Legal issues and news

A recent study shows credit unions are likely to be increasingly reliant on vendor partners if they want to maximize efficiency and security in the account-opening process.

It is human nature to do as little as possible when it comes to secure passwords. The new NIST standard helps solve that problem.

The investment money’s flowing into fintech that’s flexible and broad enough to build a bridge between issuers and merchants. For PayU’s investment wing, that’s a $500 million blanket covering cross-border commerce, open tools and markets in dire need of a digital revolution.

A former call center worker says he lost his job last year after reporting that employees were given incentives to market credit cards to ineligible borrowers.

There is anticipation that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could release its debt collections proposal later this week.

Given the risks of improperly securing a multicloud environment, it's crucial to engage with partners who understand networking, says Mounir Hahad, head of threat research for for Juniper Networks.

The California company was issued a consent order after it failed to meet the conditions of a January 2018 informal agreement.

Big banks may have found a way to lower needed reserve levels; with Brexit delayed, Goldman will hold off on expansion.

Banks that serve U.S. farmers are increasingly restructuring existing loans and boosting the collateral needed for new ones as the numbers of late and missed payments have risen.

The head of the agency's innovation office said the program will be available only to OCC-regulated institutions.

The tech company denied allegations from Bessemer System Federal Credit Union regarding security issues and other problems with Fiserv's services.

As chief operational risk officer, Carrie Lichter played a key role in bringing to life Fifth Third's high-tech war room, also known as the cyber fusion center.

The banks were ordered to submit records related to President Trump's businesses, but lawmakers have agreed to give the companies until seven days after a judge rules on the Trump family's request to block the subpoena.

FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams revealed an effort by the banking agencies to gain better clarity on how authorities use the huge amounts of suspicious activity reports that banks must submit under anti-money-laundering laws.

Three former CU employees are subject to the latest round of prohibitions from the National Credit Union Administration.

CEO Solomon says the bank has not yet begun discussions with DOJ about its role in the scandal; the $1 billion buyback would be its first in 20 years.

Worldpay is rolling out FraudSight, a new fraud prevention tool that uses machine learning to spot suspicious transactions across all in-store and e-commerce checkout points, according to a Tuesday press release.

The suit seeks to block the banks from complying with congressional subpoenas targeting the president’s bank records, escalating his showdown with Democratic lawmakers investigating his finances.

Director Kathy Kraninger said the agency will emphasize a confidential supervisory process instead of just doling out public enforcement actions. But skeptics worry this will let companies escape punishment.

Many banks rely on the location data they get from carriers through data aggregators to spot fraudulent transactions. With telecom companies shutting that source down, banks are worried it could significantly hurt their capacity to detect fraud.