Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The central bank massively increased the money supply during the pandemic. We paid the price with high interest rates throttling the real estate industry.
January 31 -
The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday ordered Paytm Payments Bank, a unit of One 97 Communications, to stop its popular mobile wallet business along with other activities, citing persistent non-compliance and supervisory concerns.
January 31 -
The risk of harm to users' financial health is much greater with direct-to-consumer advances than it is from earned wage access programs.
January 31 -
The megabank failed to adequately protect and reimburse customers who were victims of wire-transfer fraud, according to a lawsuit by the New York Attorney General. Citi said that it follows all relevant laws and regulations.
January 30 -
Who controls the administrative agenda is the most important outcome of the election for banks. But the road to controlling that agenda runs through the Senate, where the political dynamics are considerably different than at the top of the ticket.
January 30 -
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said Monday his agency is rescinding a rule that requires merger applications to be considered approved 15 days after a comment period's closure, part of a broader effort to rethink the bank merger process.
January 29 -
Fintechs that jump ship to more stable sponsor banks need to prove they have a solid business and take compliance seriously.
January 28 -
The Virginia bank is one of three that have been publicly admonished by regulators this week due to problems related to their banking-as-a-service programs.
January 26 -
The Center for Responsible Lending calls for states to continue to police high-cost lenders rather than facilitating their growth.
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After a 2023 that witnessed several significant bank failures, here's how bank regulators should be thinking about the danger of bank runs, and structuring their supervision, going forward.
January 26 -
While less disputed than the Basel III endgame, the Federal Reserve's proposed framework for measuring and offsetting systemic risk within the nation's largest banks has sparked its own debate about what needs to be reported and the Fed's desired policy outcome for foreign subsidiaries.
January 25 -
Lawmakers criticized the Biden administration's Risk Rating 2.0 effort — which was meant to reduce insurance premiums by developing more refined models — as ineffective, arguing that the program has increased rate premiums in vulnerable areas.
January 25 -
A former comptroller of the currency assesses last year's turmoil in the industry and charts a path forward including advancements in regulation.
January 25 -
Charging a nonsufficient funds fee on a debit, ATM or peer-to-peer payment that gets declined immediately would be considered "abusive" under a proposed rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
January 24 -
Banks and Congressmen alike see U.S. regulators' version of Basel III as overly stringent for the securitization market.
January 24 -
Small banks appeared to notch a big win with the exemption from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overdraft proposal. But some experts are questioning the CFPB's rationale, given research that shows small banks' overreliance on overdraft revenue.
January 23 -
Banking regulators' push for higher capital for the largest banks may very well pass in some form, but before it does, there needs to be an articulated plan for tackling the migration of banking activities out of the banking system.
January 23 -
The CFPB is well within its authority to make these changes, which will increase the availability of credit to many Americans.
January 23 -
The former treasurer of FMC Corp. worries that the proposed new capital rules will translate into higher costs for corporate borrowers and reduced access to key types of financing options.
January 23 -
Bank regulators Friday said the existing laws governing safety and soundness and fair lending are adequate to address risks posed by artificial intelligence, noting that while AI may be used to inform lending decisions, banks are ultimately responsible for compliance.
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