Regulation
The Federal Reserve has outlined the process state member banks must follow before issuing, redeeming or holding stablecoins. The agency also says it will create an examination process to monitor novel activities.
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Goldman Sachs told Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., that it made $60 million on the purchase and sale of part of Silicon Valley Bank's loan portfolio.
August 8 -
Many small-business lenders have less than 18 months to figure out how to gather and report on an extensive array of data.
August 8
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Much of the industry is slimming down, with some banks calling it quits on riskier sectors and selling loans they no longer want. The trend is particularly prominent at regional banks that are preparing to comply with new capital rules.
August 6 -
The board of the Home Loan Bank of San Francisco chose not to renew Teresa Bryce Bazemore's contract that ends in 2024, and has initiated a search for a new CEO.
August 4 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., said that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. could do more to penalize banks that have downwardly revised their uninsured deposits as the agency looks to collect its special assessment.
August 4 -
The rapid pace of innovation, reliance on a web of vendors and regulatory scrutiny means fourth-party risk is a more pressing consideration than in the past.
August 4 -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is reviewing HSBC's lending practices in certain majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, the bank disclosed. The regions under scrutiny include New York, Seattle and several parts of California, according to the nonprofit organization whose complaint prompted the investigation.
August 2 -
Regulators remain skeptical toward digital assets in the wake of major crypto-industry partner-bank failures, but in the absence of legislative direction, oversight of crypto is largely left to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC's approach has been aggressive, but its authority has been muddied by recent court decisions.
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The racially targeted mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store in 2022 has renewed conversations about whether banks have a duty to help segregated, impoverished communities that were shaped in part by discriminatory lending practices. What do banks owe the Black community, and what influence could they have?
July 31
