Policy & Regulation

The agencies issued a joint statement on the types collaborative arrangements that a bank could employ to make BSA/AML compliance more efficient.

A two-year-old lawsuit by the CFPB may be languishing, but nine members of the Teachers Federation of America sued the student loan servicing giant alleging that it misled borrowers in public service professions in order to line its pockets.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday called for acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney to reveal the vetting process that led to the hiring of a political appointee whose past incendiary writings have caused an uproar at the agency.

For more than a year, the central bank has been under pressure to speed the development of a real-time payment system. But it faces tough questions about what its own role should be.

Applications this year are more than double the 2017 mark and the most since 2009. But with some fintechs withdrawing their bids, observers are urging caution.

The legislation would require the restructuring of financial institutions that have a total exposure exceeding 3% of the nation’s GDP.

Banks are being encouraged to offer smaller loans as an alternative to payday products, but their high interest rates can still put consumers in debt.

Otting says the bank is not moving fast enough to repay customers who were unfairly sold auto insurance; lack of regulation lets traders use software to move prices.

The economy could “positively slow down in mid-2019” and consumer debt levels are a huge concern, but technology and lessons learned from the crisis could still create opportunity for small banks, says Beneficial’s Gerry Cuddy ahead of a big speech on current conditions.

National Credit Union Administration Chairman Mark McWatters called on lawmakers to further expand field-of-membership options for CUs and to permit the regulator to oversee third-party vendors, including fintech partners.