Policy & Regulation

Regulators have taken a critical look at AML controls and handed out significant fines to financial institutions found to be lacking, according to Chad Hetherington, global vice president of professional services for NICE Actimize.

Readers debate the merits of activist pressure on bank business, discuss the Trump administration's influence on the CFPB, consider Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan's performance before Congress and more.

The regulator's governing body has been short-handed since former chairman Debbie Matz stepped down in April 2016.

Recounting her family’s financial struggles, Jelena McWilliams said regulatory policy should address the plight of the underbanked.

The Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will hold two public meetings to consider the deal's impact on the U.S. banking system.

A bipartisan group of senators is proposing legislation to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to weigh alternatives before putting a large, complex nonbank under Federal Reserve supervision.

The new U.S. Faster Payments Council states a clear mission — to promote faster payments in the U.S. But this new entity could butt heads with the Federal Reserve if it thinks the Fed isn't moving fast enough.

The National Credit Union Administration board held its monthly open board meeting Thursday – likely board member Rick Metsger's last hearing with the panel before two new members join.

Community bankers and state regulators want the FDIC and other agencies to rethink their approach to a simplified capital ratio for smaller institutions.

With heightened scrutiny from regulators and the public for wrongdoing, financial institutions need to put more focus on preventing mistakes in the first place.