Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Federal Reserve governor was one of two dissenting votes on the proposed capital changes earlier this year, but he said he would be open to backing the package if operational capital changes were made.
November 28 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced Tuesday that two financial officials with European regulatory backgrounds, Sir Jon Cunliffe and Elke Koenig, will join its Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee meeting on December 5 to discuss Dodd-Frank resolution authority and related issues.
November 28 -
Financial firms claim a proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would restrict lending, raise borrowing costs and result in more denials of credit to consumers.
November 28 -
U.S. regulators' swift action in March to ring-fence the banking sector after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank might have had an unintended consequence of driving cash out of bond funds by enhancing the appeal of deposits, two New York Fed researchers say.
November 28 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to limit law enforcement access to a tool that has proven vital in many criminal investigations.
November 27 -
In Canada and the U.K., borrowers can take mortgages with them from home to home. Some say this feature could unlock the U.S. housing market, but others say it would be more trouble than it's worth.
November 24 -
While bipartisan concerns have been raised about workplace abuse at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., experts say Chair Martin Gruenberg is unlikely to bow to calls for his resignation in part to protect the agency's regulatory agenda. But that could change if those calls become more stringent and bipartisan.
November 22 -
Bankers and others now will get until Jan. 16 to weigh in on a proposal that would require more large banks to hold long-term debt. Regulators say they wanted to give the public more time to thoroughly assess its implications.
November 22 -
Canada's government is preparing legislation to promote open banking development, Mastercard has gained approval to process payments in China, and more.
November 22 -
Federal reports have sharply limited the kind of plaintiffs who can prove they have standing to sue financial institutions under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
November 22 -
In a settlement with the Department of Justice, Treasury and market regulators, crypto exchange Binance agreed to pay more than $4 billion in fines and for CEO Changpeng Zhao to resign in a sprawling settlement of anti-money laundering and sanctions violations.
November 21 -
Shifting from earlier plans, the FDIC has established a special committee to investigate allegations of harassment and a toxic workplace culture at the agency. It will be led by directors Jonathan McKernan and Michael Hsu and may include as many as three nonvoting members from outside the agency.
November 21 -
Many Democrats' bank-regulatory philosophy is driven in significant part by the premise that banks are too profitable and should retain more of their profits to offset their systemic risks. But there is a danger in pushing that assumption too far.
November 21 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency's report on the system at 100 years old signals major shifts in both policy and structure are on the horizon.
November 21 -
The financial services industry has run TV ads during football games and organized lobbying visits by small-business owners in its fight against the Basel III endgame plan to raise capital requirements for larger lenders. The tactics are beginning to show signs of working.
November 20 -
Toyota's auto finance arm allegedly delayed customer refunds and provided false information to credit-reporting companies. The company must pay $48 million to compensate consumers, plus a $12 million fine.
November 20 -
Prehired, a bankrupt tech boot camp firm, agreed to pay more than $30 million for deceptive practices, false job guarantees and illegal loans to students, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced.
November 20 -
In her first remarks since the release of a sweeping report on the banks, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson urges them to strengthen underwriting and communication with their members' regulators.
November 20 -
In our ongoing battle against financial fraud, we need a holistic overhaul of the regulatory landscape to safeguard the financial industry and its stakeholders effectively.
November 20 -
The banking-as-a-service pioneer has been reeling from the business since an enforcement action from a federal regulator last year.
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