Regulation and compliance
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey criticized the degree of "opacity" surrounding some community benefit agreements, or written deals between banks and community groups ahead of a merger that often involve billions of dollars of commitments.
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Frustrations with gatekeeping, a lack of diversity and the way home appraisal is overseen are spurring many practitioners to call for an overhaul of the industry's governance structure.
September 7 -
At an industry conference, a Federal Reserve official spoke about standardizing climate risk disclosures, while a representative from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency examined the red-state backlash against banks that disfavor fossil fuels.
September 7
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AB - TechnologySmarter tech solutions can help banks worried about fines from regulators keep their employees on authorized apps and devices.
September 7 -
After the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cracked down on a $2.8 billion-asset bank, industry observers expect more scrutiny of the ties between banks and financial technology startups.
September 6 -
Technology designed to direct more consumers online can create difficulties for groups that rely on branches and other in-person services, according to Janis Bowdler, a racial equity counselor with the Treasury Department.
September 6 -
Though fewer people are writing checks, banks of all sizes are seeing a massive increase in check fraud since 2020. Recouping losses from bad checks is pitting banks against each other, and regulators may have to weigh in.
September 1 -
The 2012 order, which came alongside fines to U.S. authorities totaling nearly $2 billion, had sullied the London-based bank's reputation. "Over the last decade HSBC's employees have worked hard to transform the bank's financial crime risk management capabilities," HSBC says.
September 1 -
The cybersecurity crisis arising from super-fast computing is approaching more quickly than the industry and its regulators may realize.
August 29 -
A decade ago, Think Finance partnered with Native American tribes in an effort to avoid state interest-rate caps on consumer loans. After the company's legal woes finally ended this month, court documents shed light on its rapid rise and steep fall.
August 28
