Politics and policy
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler told lawmakers that artificial intelligence could be used to game securities transactions in favor of corporate interests over those of investors. Critics say the SEC's plan to combat such conflicts of interest is hostile to technology.
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The Department of Health and Human Services' recommendation to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III substance has sparked renewed interest in cannabis banking reforms in Congress, but in itself will do little to make banking cannabis businesses easier.
September 11 -
The CU Relief Fund for Ukraine, which launched in late 2022, now takes public donations and is working to recruit more institutions to its cause.
September 11
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The Federal Reserve has been reducing its liabilities steadily since last March, and those effects are starting to be felt. But how low it should ultimately go — and how long it can stay low — is a tricky question.
September 5 -
Banks have offered a more tepid critique of regulatory proposals to expand resolution planning and long-term debt for regional banks, suggesting the industry is intent on curbing July's Basel III capital proposal instead.
August 31 -
The Attorney General's office found the firm complies with a 2021 state law banning contracts with companies that "discriminate" against the firearm industry.
August 25 -
House Republicans' accusation that government agencies are being weaponized against political conservatives underlines a longstanding challenge for banks: Balancing customers' data privacy and stopping financial crime.
August 24 -
After the turbulence of the banking crisis, here are a dozen ideas experts have for keeping the financial system healthy, from American Banker's BankThink op-ed section.
August 24 -
The lack of affordable housing is becoming an increasingly acute political and economic problem. But a few small tweaks to a Federal Housing Administration loan program could unlock prospective homeowners' potential to solve that problem for themselves.
August 22 -
A 2018 report laid the groundwork for the Biden administration's push to root out discrimination in home valuation. A counter study says no such practices exist.
August 17
