Compliance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's lawsuit against Sprint Corp. is likely to be a test case for whether it has the power to oversee telecommunications firms.

New York financial regulator Benjamin Lawsky revised his proposal for policing virtual-currency companies to eliminate some rules that Silicon Valley claimed would crush the fledgling industry.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation allowing state-chartered credit unions to combine select employer groups, associational and community groups into a single field of membership at the same time, according to the New York Credit Union Association (NYCUA).

State money transmitter licensing laws are among the most important rules that address the dangers posed by payments, especially in the non-bank payments area.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against Sprint Corp., alleging it illegally processed improper third-party billing charges – marking the first time the agency has pursued a telecommunications firm.

More than two dozen Senate lawmakers signed a letter this week urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency to drop its proposal to tighten Federal Home Loan Bank membership rules.

One big question in the debate over regulating cryptocurrencies is whether to apply existing rules to these new technologies or craft new ones. A state regulators' trade group recognizes that there may be no one right answer.

A federal monitor is investigating whether Ocwen Financial is treating borrowers fairly after a whistleblower said the company may have improperly influenced which mortgages were picked for a compliance review.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has its sights set on prepaid and debit cards offered to college students as such products are filling the gaps left by credit card issuers which have largely left the space, according to a study released by the agency Dec. 15.

The KYC Registry is the next flagship in financial crime compliance, delivering on our commitment to provide community-wide solutions for the industry, says SWIFT CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — At NCUA's final board meeting of 2014, Chairman Debbie Matz announced the formation of two working groups, one focused on field-of-membership issues and the other on supplemental capital.

New York State's top banking regulator Benjamin M. Lawsky released details Wednesday of his plan to require the state's financial institutions — including credit unions — to upgrade their cyber-defense systems.

International regulators proposed a common template Tuesday for banks to use when disclosing their long-term liquidity compliance plans, which regulators say will help market participants assess and compare banks' plans to one another.

Tax authorities all over the world are making decisions on how to view the new and increasingly popular decentralized digital currencies such as Bitcoin.

Banks would have to upgrade their systems to accommodate faster transactions, and originating banks would pay the receiving financial institutions a fee to cover those costs, under a plan from Nacha, the industry group that sets ACH rules.

Amid huge regulatory pressure to strengthen anti-money-laundering controls, banks are grappling with a shortage of compliance talent.

Despite the many high-profile breaches that occurred over the past year, too many businesses have not adopted strong security practices and as many as a third don't have a clear understanding of where their sensitive data is stored or how it is protected.

WASHINGTON — Credit unions aren't the only ones bracing for changes to rules related to risk-based capital and risk weights.

At a roundtable with federal and state regulators in Los Angeles this week, bankers offered some fresh ideas about possible regulatory relief. Here is a sampling.

DENVER—As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau prepares to establish national rules regarding payday lending, the success of Colorado's payday lending law may provide some type of model for federal action on matter. But the credit union community is cautioning that a closer look is necessary.