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The appointments of former senior leaders from a rival regulator could force the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to embrace interagency cooperation after taking a go-it-alone approach during the Trump administration, some observers say. Others worry about another extreme: the Federal Reserve having outsize influence over financial policy.
June 11 -
A new public-private network is pursuing a more comprehensive approach than other states to cultivate a strong financial technology industry by uniting banks, insurance companies, startups, government agencies, investors, universities and students.
June 9 -
Manny Alvarez, the head of California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, told staff that he plans to leave on June 18. Chief Deputy Commissioner Chris Shultz will be appointed to lead the agency on an interim basis.
June 4 -
State regulators had notched a victory in 2019 when a judge sided with the New York State Department of Financial Services in a case challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's charter. But an appeals court panel overturned that decision.
June 3 -
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu faces a host of “pressing issues” from fintech charter decisions to reforming the Community Reinvestment Act. But in contrast to predecessors, he suggests some decisions should be left to a Senate-confirmed head of the agency.
June 2 -
The Federal Reserve's Randal Quarles, in testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, sought to fend off criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren that the central bank treated with kid gloves some foreign banks under its jurisdiction that later took heavy losses. The hearing also featured a discussion about a new framework for digital assets.
May 25 -
The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has tapped Christina Tetreault as the head of the newly created Office of Financial Technology and Innovation.
May 17 -
Some worry the Senate’s rejection of the OCC rule hampers efforts to clarify legal standards for banks selling loans to fintechs.
May 12 -
The Biden administration may finally be close to naming an acting comptroller of the currency. Whoever gets the interim job or is confirmed to run the agency over the longer term will have a lengthy to-do list, from Community Reinvestment Act reform to deciding the fate of divisive Trump-era rules.
May 6 -
The industry has raised concerns about nontraditional bank owners, and some lawmakers have backed limits for industrial loan companies and cryptocurrency firms. But members of the House and Senate have been unable to reach a consensus on legislation.
May 4