Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Chamber of Digital Commerce has opened a new outpost in the nation's capital. But instead of looking for a staid law office, the bitcoin advocacy group formed a partnership with the local incubator 1776 to launch the DC Blockchain Center.
September 28 -
Following industry objections to how the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. defines brokered deposits, a House panel heard testimony Tuesday on a series of bills that would amend the definition.
September 27 -
The Federal Housing Administration issued a proposal Tuesday that would make it easier for lenders to secure government guarantees for condominium loans.
September 27 -
Since John Stumpf's appearance before the Senate Banking Committee last week, the situation has become even worse for the Wells Fargo CEO, with new lawsuits filed, the Labor Department opening an investigation and the CFTC fining it for an unrelated action. Here's what to expect when Stumpf appears in the House on Thursday.
September 27 -
IBM is introducing a set of new systems and tools to help banks in the U.S., Europe and Asia adapt to certain global initiatives to modernize financial services, including advancing real-time payments and sharing customer data with third parties through APIs.
September 27 -
The Department of Labor said Tuesday it is launching a probe into whether Wells Fargo violated labor laws by instituting stringent sales quotas practices that led to a $190 million settlement with federal regulators earlier this month.
September 27 -
Lenders are starting to bring artificial intelligence into their lending processes. Some wonder whether the machines can make rational, unbiased choices.
September 27 -
The Department of Labor said Tuesday it is launching a probe into whether Wells Fargo violated labor laws by instituting stringent sales quotas practices that led to a $190 million settlement with federal regulators earlier this month.
September 27 -
WASHINGTON The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a $400,000 settlement with Wells Fargo over violations of agency reporting rules related to the banks swaps business the latest in a string of public relations headaches for the embattled bank.
September 27 -
Amex has been given the court's blessing to deter merchants from steering consumers away from its pricier cards, raising questions for those pushing newer loyalty strategies.
September 27 -
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump used the first debate late Monday to attack the Federal Reserve Board, reiterating accusations that it has purposely kept interest rates low to help President Obama.
September 27 -
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump used the first debate late Monday to attack the Federal Reserve Board, reiterating accusations that it has purposely kept interest rates low to help President Obama.
September 26 -
Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo laid out a sweeping vision of the future of the central bank's hallmark supervisory stress testing program a vision that involves major concessions to midsize regionals and puts added pressure of the largest and most systemically risky banks.
September 26 -
Just in time for the first presidential debate, the Credit Union National Association is rolling out the next phase of its Strong Credit Unions, Strong Middle Class campaign, which it launched last year during the run-up to primary voting.
September 26 -
Matz was appointed to NCUA twice, by two different presidents, and has in-the-trenches experience from her time as an executive vice president at a credit union.
September 26 -
American Express Co. can prohibit merchants from steering customers to credit cards with lower transaction fees, a federal appeals court ruled in a case involving about $50 billion of merchant fees annually.
September 26 -
Technology? Bankers can keep up. New regulations? We've got people to handle that. But how to account for the flight of customers, prospective employees and economic opportunities from rural areas is perhaps the biggest challenge facing community lenders and policymakers, warns a longtime Oklahoma banker.
September 26 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday fined a large auto title lender $9 million for failing to disclose the terms and costs of its title loans in three states, and for illegally exposing consumers' information to their employers.
September 26 -
Park National in Newark, Ohio, has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that its loan-loss accounting underplayed credit problems at a troubled acquisition.
September 26 -
In a speech Monday, Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo outlined sweeping changes to the Fed's hallmark supervisory program, including bank-specific but substantially higher capital minimums and dropping a qualitative grade for all but the largest and most complex banks.
September 26


