Compliance

When Diebold wrapped up its $1.8 billion Wincor Nixdorf acquisition last August, there was one asterisk on the deal: The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)—which this week threw a flag on Mastercard’s proposed acquisition of VocaLink—wanted to explore whether the ATM network giants’ merger stifled local competition.

For years, there's been a lot of talk about personal information as an unalloyed asset. But by now it should be clear that the more information a company has about its customers, the bigger a target it is for hackers.

The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Jan. 12 on the nomination of Dr. Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A California consumer group on Thursday urged the Senate Finance Committee to delay an upcoming nomination hearing into Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin after a leaked 2013 memo described alleged illegal foreclosure practices at OneWest Bank when he was chairman and CEO.

In addition to citing fears about loosening underwriting standards, cyber threats, and potential obsolescence, the OCC added sales practices as a source of significant risk to the banking industry in response to Wells Fargo's recent phony accounts scandal.

Retailers are fighting back against financial industry efforts to repeal a cap on debit interchange fees.

Retailers are fighting back against financial industry efforts to repeal a cap on debit interchange fees.

Mastercard's $900 million acquisition of British payment company VocaLink is under fire, as the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority contends the deal will give the card network an unfair advantage in ATM-related negotiations.

As payment apps that mix social media components gain momentum, industry experts are wary that law enforcement will place even more surveillance and policing roles on payment processors.

The bank formerly run by Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Treasury Department, allegedly used illegal practices in foreclosing on delinquent homeowners, according to a leaked 2013 memo from the California Attorney General's Office.

Directors today are expected to perform many duties that, even a decade ago, weren't part of the job, from overseeing cybersecurity and the bank's culture to setting online and mobile strategy. Yet the composition of many bank boards hasn't changed all that much. Here's what to do if you have longtime members who lack the skills needed to help a bank compete.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday levied more than $23 million in fines and restitution against two of the nation's largest consumer credit agencies, saying that the companies deceived consumers into paying for data that had little beneficial value.

The Senate Banking Committee will have six fresh faces in the new Congress as Republicans grapple with a slimmer majority.

In an enforcement action totaling more than $23 million in fines and restitution, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that TransUnion and Equifax – two of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies – had misled consumers on the value of the data they marketed.

CUNA and NAFCU are pushing for massive changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2017, along with reg reform and protecting recent changes to NCUA rules that seek to expand how credit unions do business.

Capital One Financial in McLean, Va., is facing regulatory delays in its bid to buy a credit card business from the outdoor equipment chain Cabela's.

Capital One Financial in McLean, Va., is facing regulatory delays as it looks to buy a credit card business from outdoor equipment chain Cabela's.

Since the Dodd-Frank Act was passed in 2010, bank industry representatives have confidently predicted that the next year would bring significant changes, only to see their hopes dashed amid partisan divisions over proposed fixes. Until now.

A group of central bankers has postponed its planned meeting to review the details of the final capital and governance standards outlined in the Basel III accords, offering little explanation except that "more time is needed" to complete the rules.

The new year is shaping up to be the one in which sizable changes to the Dodd-Frank Act are finally enacted, thanks to Republican victories in the White House, Senate and House.