Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Security Traders Association conference in D.C. led a panel about the SEC's proposal to scale back robo-advisors and AI in markets.
October 13 -
The FDIC launched a campaign Wednesday to educate the public about the importance of deposit insurance, a move designed to counter lingering concerns arising from this spring's bank failures and the resurgence of imitation banks.
October 13 -
A pending new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on customer data will force banks to improve customer service and be more competitive in their pricing.
October 13 -
The goal is to reflect the increasing threat to financial stability that regulators now see from ESG factors such as climate change and inequality.
October 12 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Justice Department warned banks and other lenders that credit applicants cannot be rejected due to their immigration status.
October 12 -
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Stephen Ehrlich in U.S. federal court in New York, claiming he and Voyager 'fraudulently solicited participation in and operated a digital asset trading and custody platform.'
October 12 -
Regulators should consider whether additional investor protections are needed for the fast-growing market, Caroline Crenshaw, an SEC commissioner, said in a speech Wednesday.
October 12 -
Former Barclays boss Jes Staley has been banned from the U.K. financial services industry after "recklessly" misleading regulators and the bank about his relationship with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
October 12 -
Unfair regulations must be challenged, and bankers are increasingly turning to lawsuits to do so, writes Ken Thomas, president of Community Development Fund Advisors.
October 12 -
The proposals appear "somewhat bizarrely" to be a response to the problems at U.S. regional banks in March, according to Citigroup Chairman John C. Dugan.
October 11 -
The new Federal Trade Commission proposal would require companies to disclose whether any fees are refundable up-front and would ban hidden or misleading fees.
October 11 -
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman shared some of her more pointed skepticisms about potential capital changes in a speech Wednesday, saying enhanced requirements could increase systemic risk.
October 11 -
The Financial Conduct Authority issued 146 alerts on crypto asset marketing, multiple payment companies in Canada are trying to spur adoption of open banking, and more.
October 11 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleged in a lawsuit that the nonbank lender violated a 2019 consent order and submitted incorrect information in 2020.
October 11 -
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said the CFPB is enforcing a long-dormant provision of Dodd-Frank in its advisory opinion prohibiting banks from charging fees to obtain basic account information.
October 11 -
Blue Ridge Bank in Virginia changed course after its rapid growth in the fintech partnership business landed it in hot water. But the path back to a traditional community banking model is also proving to be bumpy.
October 10 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a proposal requiring larger banks to implement a three-line-of-defense risk management model and increased board independence in response to observed weaknesses in corporate governance during past financial crises and recent bank failures.
October 10 -
A lack of accurate information about banks' inner workings is meant to protect banks and instill market discipline. But it probably makes everything worse.
October 10 -
In a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, 10 members of the committee demanded answers about how supervisory information was made public.
October 10 -
The Federal Reserve's top regulator cited the financial crisis of 2008 repeatedly in a speech about the merits of new risk-capital standards — proposals that have drawn unprecedented fire from banking trade groups and members of Congress.
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