Policy & Regulation

Banks need more clarity about the circumstances under which attorney-client privilege applies. Otherwise they may decline to ask questions about the legality of their actions, leading to even more compliance problems.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.

Nearly seven years after the financial crisis, the uncomfortable truth for the banking industry is that populist anger remains alive and well.

The contradictory nature of data privacy and anti-money-laundering rules in the U.S. and E.U. pose a big challenge for multinational banks. But the financial sector can help fix the problem by establishing industry standards that balance national security with individual rights.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will provide an update on bank performance on Sept. 2 when it releases the Quarterly Banking Profile for the second quarter of 2015.

In a rapidly growing market outside the purview of the Truth in Lending Act or state usury caps, online lenders' rates and fees can be next to impossible to compare.

The largest bank in Tanzania has sued the U.S. Treasury Department to halt a rule that designates the bank as a "primary money laundering concern," which cuts off its access to dollar funding and may prove to be a death sentence for the institution.

First Data Corp. selected Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp. to manage its initial public offering planned for this year.

When a federal appellate panel sided with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against the Wyndham hotel chain this week, it cemented the FTC as a power to be reckoned with for companies that have poor security.

WASHINGTON — The number of complaints about the credit reporting industry rose sharply in July, surging by 56% from a month earlier, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday.