Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Two San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday introduced a resolution that would "end all business with Wells Fargo," in response to the fake account scandal and other practices that have harmed consumers.
October 18 -
Recent moves by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including a plan to regulate payday lending, take away what limited credit options consumers have.
October 18 -
Full $6 billion borrowing line will remain open, but CUs shouldnt expect refunds of assessments anytime soon.
October 18 -
Rhode Island, while geographically small, represents strong business prospects for London-based WorldRemit.
October 18 -
Visa unexpectedly announced the resignation of CEO Charlie Scharf, making way for longtime Amex executive Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., a current board member, to take over the role effective Dec. 1.
October 17 -
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council reiterated Monday that its cybersecurity assessment tool is voluntary, despite bankers' fears that not using it could put them in hot water with their examiners.
October 17 -
With implementation of a new IRS rule just weeks away, a group of seven financial trade groups, including Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU), wrote a joint letter to the head of the IRS saying the rule could harm their members' mortgage lending activities.
October 17 -
Australia's banks have submitted a formal statement to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
slamming Apple.October 17 -
As a result of the SEC's latest reforms, today's money-market funds are very different products than their precrisis predecessors. Calls for additional layers of burdensome regulation over this industry are unwarranted.
October 17 -
Wells Fargos freshly installed CEO made clear Friday that he wants to chart a new course following the revelation that thousands of employees opened phony accounts. But Tim Sloan made few promises about what the megabank will eventually look like.
October 14 -
The budget proposal was released less than two weeks before the agency's first public budget hearing since 2008 and drew immediate criticisms from the CU trade associations.
October 14 -
A nationwide payday lending rule would add to credit unions' regulatory burden and could increase costs -- a move which would ultimately lead to increase costs for consumers, NASCUS told CFPB.
October 14 -
Consumers voted with their feet in September, as the embattled bank said Friday that new checking accounts were down by 25% from year earlier.
October 14 -
Consumers voted with their feet in September, as the embattled bank said Friday that new checking accounts were down by 25% from a year earlier.
October 14 -
WASHINGTON Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White should be demoted as head of the agency because of her lack of support for a rule that would require companies to publicly disclose their political spending, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said Friday.
October 14 -
WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton would engage in a review of financial regulations and simplify or eliminate those that are found to be unnecessary if she is elected president, a top adviser said Thursday.
October 14 -
WASHINGTON The government should encourage the development of the fintech sector, but should not grant a safe harbor for such firms, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said Thursday.
October 14 -
Warren's voice is powerful in criticizing big banks, but she could play a more active role in providing relief to community banks to help boost job creation.
October 14 -
WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton would engage in a review of financial regulations and simplify or eliminate those that are found to be unnecessary if she is elected president, a top adviser said Thursday.
October 13 -
A $28.5 million fine wont have much impact on the worlds largest credit union, but observers say that being disciplined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be a bellwether for further enforcement actions from the embattled agency.
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