Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Popular Inc. in San Juan, Puerto Rico, will absorb another hit to its earnings tied to a dispute with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
December 15 -
The Federal Reserve released the final version of its total loss absorbing capacity rule one of the final elements of the post-crisis regulatory framework meant to provide a means of recapitalizing a failed megabank.
December 15 -
In response to a series of cyber bank thefts, Swift has developed new guidance. It's a necessary first step, though banks for now are still left to fend for themselves.
December 15 -
WASHINGTON Senate lawmakers are putting pressure on the Treasury Department's financial crimes unit to clarify to banks that businesses hired by marijuana growers and dispensers should not be treated like pot firms themselves.
December 14 -
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she is advising the incoming Trump administration not to roll back the improvements in bank safety and soundness enshrined in Dodd-Frank, but acknowledged that recent scandals "certainly suggest there is room for improvement" when it comes to bank culture.
December 14 -
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she is advising the incoming Trump administration not to roll back the improvements in bank safety and soundness enshrined in Dodd-Frank, but acknowledged that recent scandals certainly suggest there is room for improvement when it comes to bank culture.
December 14 -
The industry finally sees a bit of an opening in its effort to roll back the 2010 law that capped fees on debit card transactions. But opposition from the retail sector will be fierce.
December 14 -
The Federal Open Market Committee agreed unanimously Wednesday to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, a move that was widely anticipated by markets and credit union economists. The committee's expectations for interest rates in 2017, however, were more varied.
December 14 -
The percentage of EMV transactions in the United States is miniscule compared to other parts of the world, but the migration to chip cards in the U.S. is lifting the technology's global growth — now at 42.4% of all card transactions.
December 14 -
Roughly 24 hours ahead of a planned rollout of much awaited -- and much needed -- larger-denomination bolivar bills in Venezuela, banks had yet to receive the new tender on Wednesday, nor was it clear whether the banknotes had even arrived in the country.
December 14 -
Banks should embrace artificial intelligence so that they can more easily navigate policy shifts that will affect their compliance resources and processes.
December 14 -
President-elect Trump faces legal questions over his idea to hold remittances ransom to fund a wall in Mexico, but the industry should take the threat seriously.
December 14 -
After Wells Fargo became the first U.S. bank ever sanctioned over its resolution plan, observers are wondering what it means for the future of the institution and the living will process.
December 13 -
Of the five banks that failed their living will tests earlier this year and were forced to resubmit plans, only Wells Fargo failed again, resulting in immediate regulatory action that will restrict its growth, including its ability to expand internationally and buy nonbank subsidiaries.
December 13 -
Of the five banks that failed their living will tests earlier this year and were forced to resubmit plans, only Wells Fargo failed again, resulting in immediate regulatory action that will restrict its growth, including its ability to expand internationally and buy nonbank subsidiaries.
December 13 -
Venezuelans were wearily rushing to deposit bank notes or dump their cash savings entirely on Monday following an announcement by President Nicolas Maduro that he was invalidating the country’s biggest bill because of what he says is an attack on the nation’s liquidity.
December 13 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency finalized a rule Tuesday that will create a "duty to serve" for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to help low- and moderate- income consumers, including encouraging a secondary market for manufactured housing loans.
December 13 -
Judicial review of regulators' economic analyses can help validate whether a rule will solve a real problem at a reasonable cost.
December 13 -
The credit union has assets of just $56,000, and lost more than $2,000 during the first three quarters of 2016.
December 13 -
A former director at Pinnacle Financial Partners who pleaded guilty to insider trading agreed to pay a heftier fine after a judge rejected the initial penalty as being too low.
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