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The structuring law that former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert stands accused of violating highlights how federal prosecutors use the banking system as leverage.
June 1 -
Newly elected Rep. French Hill knows firsthand what it's like to lead a bank through a crisis and implement the sometimes complex rules of Dodd-Frank. That knowledge may prove key as he battles to make regulation simpler for small banks.
June 1 -
The Federal Reserve Board issued an enforcement action against State Street requiring the bank to beef up its anti-money-laundering and Bank Secrecy Act compliance measures within 60 days after finding the existing protocols were insufficient.
June 1 -
U.S. banks enjoyed their ninth straight quarter of total profits exceeding $35 billion, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s first-quarter report on the industry's health. The FDIC said the growth in net income was "broad-based", spurred by a solid increase in net operating revenue, while community banks once again outpaced the industry at large. Here are some key takeaways.
June 1
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The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the appointment of a senior official at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to lead the central banks efforts to improve the national payments system.
May 29 -
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the appointment of a senior official at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to lead the central banks efforts to improve the national payments system.
May 29 -
Former Wells Fargo Chief Executive Richard Kovacevich on Friday said that "regulation is killing small banks."
May 29 -
A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week, including a call for a small-business loan brokers' code of ethics and why Congress needs to level the playing field for investors in bank obligations.
May 29
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Bank of America has been ordered to pay a $30 million civil money penalty on allegations that it wrongfully used documents in litigation for debt collection and violated a law protecting members of the military and their families.
May 29
