Financial crimes

Deutsche Bank failed and Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley restrained; antitrust lawsuit brought by retailers may be near a resolution.

The class-action suit filed on behalf of people who lost money in the scam accuses Bank of America of failing to spot suspicious activity, including deposits of hundreds of thousands of dollars into accounts with small or negative balances.

With more permanent fixes not yet gaining enough traction, recent attempts to clarify marijuana banking rules through appropriations are also falling flat.

The company said the aim of a redesign and additional automation is to make its compliance software easier for bankers to use.

The payments company said it plans to spend $1 billion to $3 billion a year on acquisitions; NYS fines bank $205 million.

The settlement resolves one of several regulatory issues that have dogged the German bank's U.S. operations.

Jelena McWilliams said the agency will ask banks what's working and what's not; the acquisition of Hyperwallet Systems lets PayPal offer more services.

The House Financial Services Committee was scheduled to vote on legislation to modernize anti-money-laundering rules, but the latest version of the bill excludes a key provision involving the collection of beneficial ownership information.

From a major CFPB deadline to a long-anticipated fintech report, there's a lot to watch for in the days to come.

From a major CFPB deadline to a long-anticipated fintech report, there's a lot to watch for in the days to come.

The settlement is the latest development in probes by governments around the globe into banks’ manipulation of benchmark interest rates.

The new chair of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors argues that state regulators will keep protecting consumers if the CFPB curtails oversight.

The legislation unveiled this week left out a requirement — included in an earlier version — for new companies to report their true owners.

Institutions that have been opening consumer accounts without consent need to prepare for the fallout, even if the OCC has said it won't name names.

In his inaugural hearing as comptroller of the currency, Joseph Otting defended his decision not to publicly rebuke banks for Wells Fargo-like problems.

The House Financial Services Committee is preparing to vote on legislation to modernize anti-money-laundering rules, but the latest version of the bill excludes a key provision involving the collection of beneficial ownership information.

Republican congressmen Blaine Luetkemeyer and Steve Pearce say their new legislation would update anti-money-laundering and counterterrorism requirements for small financial institutions.

Wong was placed on administrative leave in February and arrested in May in connection with alleged embezzlement and fraud at the credi tunion.

Legislation with bipartisan support would raise the threshold for reporting suspicious activity, a goal banks have long sought.

Financial institutions can improve monitoring of suspicious activity and potentially risky customers using algorithms, but they need to treat this new technology with caution.