Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has difficulties supervising its government travel card program and has reimbursed some employees for lodging and meals while not on official travel, a watchdog said Thursday.
June 30 -
BancorpSouth Bank agreed Wednesday to a $10.6 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Justice Department for allegedly discriminatory mortgage lending practices that harmed minorities.
June 29 -
The vast majority of big banks seem to be getting a handle on the costly, labor-intensive and time-consuming stress-testing process. But for a pair of large banking companies, Santander Holdings USA and Deutsche Bank Trust Corp., the stress tests have so far proven to be an unconquerable challenge.
June 29 -
Sen. Mark Warner D-Va., blasted businessman Donald Trump Wednesday for his promises to be tough on Wall Street.
June 29 -
The Financial Stability Oversight Council announced Wednesday it was rescinding the systemic designation of GE Capital, the first time the interagency body has de-designated a firm.
June 29 -
After the departure of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's director last month, the future of the Treasury Department unit remains the subject of fierce speculation within the financial services industry.
June 29 -
SEATTLE Disruptionboth positive and negativewas on display at America's Credit Union Conference Tuesday, with intelligence from the man who brought us the Genius Bar and selling Tesla vehicles at the mall, to how the new NCUA chairman is disrupting some long-standing traditions at the agency, how "Brexit" is disrupting the economy and how conference host Credit Union National Association is looking to disrupt the way Americans think of credit unions.
June 29 -
Bankers, fintech entrepreneurs, regulators and other financial services players gathered in New Orleans last week to discuss the future of the industry at SourceMedia's Digital Banking 2016 conference. Here are some of the highlights of the conference. For more, check out the hashtag #digibank16 on Twitter.
June 29 -
WASHINGTON Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to roll back regulations and accused rival Hillary Clinton of being beholden to Wall Street.
June 28 -
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear eight new cases, including business clashes over ATM fees and housing discrimination, as it bolstered its agenda for the nine-month term that starts in October.I
June 28 -
Two Democratic Senate Banking Committee members have asked Walmart, Green Dot, and MasterCard to explain an outage in which Walmart MoneyCard users were blocked from accessing their funds.
June 28 -
The NCUA is tracking the flooding in West Virginia that has killed 26 people, including a member of Pioneer WV FCU.
June 28 -
The legislation to reform the Dodd-Frank Act promotes the idea that the best defense against another crisis is simpler, higher capital requirements, not prescriptive regulations.
June 28 -
Federal regulations including the FFIEC's recent mobile security guidelines have not kept pace with mobile innovation and the security risks users face from smartphone banking platforms.
June 28 -
WASHINGTON Community banks and credit unions would be forced to stop making short-term, small dollar loans if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's payday lending proposal is adopted, two trade groups said Monday.
June 27 -
The U.K.'s surprise vote last week to leave the European Union has upped the ante for the banks taking part in the Federal Reserve Board's second round of stress tests on Wednesday.
June 27 -
WASHINGTON Community banks and credit unions would be forced to stop making short-term, small dollar loans if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's payday lending proposal is adopted, two trade groups said Monday.
June 27 -
A more nuanced view than the two opposing camps supporting or denigrating Dodd-Frank seeks to make banks profitable while ensuring consumers are protected and benefit from economic growth.
June 27 -
In a setback for the U.S. consumer finance industry, the Supreme Court said Monday that it will not review a lower court's decision that bolstered the ability of states to enforce bans on high-cost lending.
June 27 -
WASHINGTON More than fifty state bankers associations have rallied behind legislation from Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, to repeal caps on debit interchange fees.
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