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Federal prosecutors are cracking down on violations of the Bank Secrecy Act often without first clarifying to virtual currency firms and other industries the sort of behavior will get them in trouble.
July 10
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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.
July 10
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The Republican presidential contender is reviewing legislation opposed by banks that would allow payday loan stores to expand into a variety of new products and services.
July 9 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has suggested that financial institutions get busy on implementing consumer protections for real-time and faster payments.
July 9 -
Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard jumped into the debate over growing concerns about diminishing market liquidity, conceding that new bank rules may be a factor.
July 9 -
Deposit premiums could rise at 20% of banks with up to $10 billion in assets. Many of those banks could rethink asset concentrations that would trigger higher assessments.
July 9 -
While the Federal Reserve and other regulators extended the deadline for some parts of the Volcker rule, July 21 is the deadline for all banks to have a compliance regime in place.
July 9
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The federal government has taken the unusual step of suing a dead bank president's estate for repayment of bailout funds the bank received during the financial crisis.
July 9 -
In nearly two decades of payday lending, Charlie Hallinan stayed one step ahead of state laws while amassing a fortune one high-interest loan at a time.
July 9 -
The Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., convened a hearing where he and others criticized the Financial Stability Board for its lack of accountability and influence on U.S. regulators.
July 9
