Financial crimes

From anti-money-laundering reform to pot banking, there are deals to be had on financial services legislation. The question is whether anyone wants to make them.

Technology-driven systems aren’t enough to root out anti-money-laundering violations. Congress should consider creating a program that would encourage those with knowledge of illegal behavior to come forward.

The accounts — which eschew paper checks and overdraft protection — appeal beyond the low-income customers they were intended for; lenders are embracing artificial intelligence systems to analyze more data to determine creditworthiness.

Despite strong performance in the industry overall, analysts expect regulators to shutter more institutions in the years ahead.

With a divided Congress in place, policymakers will face challenges in passing major financial legislation this year. But there are still a number of core issues set to be debated.

Two former credit union employees were banned as the result of theft and other claims from the NCUA board.

The year saw anxiety over how banks would respond to record consumer debt, disruptive glitches at TD Bank and SunTrust, ongoing scandal at Wells Fargo, and much, much more.

As more states permit medical or recreational use, and legal uncertainty persists at the federal level, CUs' decision whether to do business with marijuana firms is trickier than ever.

The alleged supervisory lapses occurred over a five-year period, according to the regulator.

CBTX said an unauthorized person obtained personal information for about 7,800 customers.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced Friday that it has lifted restrictions relating to U.S. Bank's flawed efforts to prevent money laundering and Citi's deceptive marketing and billing practices.

Regulators give OK, but find “shortcomings” that need to be addressed; Labor Department says the bank is laying off U.S. workers while hiring overseas.

The NYSE contract will pay out in cryptocurrency; 10 Estonians who worked at the Danish bank were detained, and prosecutors promise more arrests.

Bank hit, but CEO Jes Staley escapes NYS fine for trying to unmask a whistleblower; Malaysia will pursue criminal complaints against Goldman in other countries.

A U.S. District judge in Scranton denied the student lender's motion to dismiss the suit.

A former senior staffer at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was found guilty of embezzling confidential information about banks from the agency before she left her post, and could face up to 20 years in prison.

The objectives of a Financial Crimes Enforcement Network rule requiring financial institutions to collect “beneficial ownership” details are laudable, but the regulation can be subverted by unscrupulous customers.

Richard Harra was also fined $300,000 for painting a false picture of the bank’s financial health at the height of the financial crisis.

Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over 1MDB; Wall Street banks hit by market volatility while small banks face margin compression.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is joining with a fellow Senate Democrat Chris Van Hollen in seeking a Banking Committee investigation of Deutsche Bank's compliance with U.S. safeguards against money laundering.