Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has lowered the Utah bank's CRA score to "needs to improve," putting other banks that work with high-rate lenders on notice.
February 7 -
Bank of England and the U.K. Treasury stepped up work on creating a digital currency to sit alongside physical banknotes and sought to allay concerns that the work could threaten the stability of banks.
February 7 -
In February 2018, the Federal Reserve prohibited the San Francisco-based bank from growing beyond $1.95 trillion. Five years later, analysts, investors and lawmakers are left with more questions than answers about the unprecedented enforcement action.
February 7 -
Regulators are bringing enforcement cases while also proposing wider changes that would alter the industry for years to come. The scrutiny covers pricing discrimination, products that make car purchases more expensive and lenders' handling of repossessions.
February 6 -
Coinbase, Paxos, MetaBank and PayPal all claim the primary purpose exception, which allows companies to place deposits at banks without limits applied to brokered deposits.
February 6 -
Townstone Financial in Chicago had been accused of discriminating against certain consumers by trying to discourage them from applying for home loans. However, a judge ruled that federal law protects only actual applicants.
February 6 -
Without proper oversight of cryptocurrency exchanges, we will continue to see hucksters and dilettantes making off with customers' funds.
February 6 -
After the scandal explodes, Wells Fargo's former chief security officer embarks on a long journey into the legal system.
February 6 -
The House of Representatives approved a bill that would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to halve the number of board meetings many credit unions would have to conduct each year.
February 3 -
A core issue in the upcoming fight over late fees involves what data is being collected on card issuers' costs and losses associated with late payments.
February 3 -
The top U.S. derivatives watchdog wants new cybersecurity rules as a recent attack on the software company ION Trading U.K. continues to roil the industry.
February 3 -
Swiss prosecutors are investigating a data leak involving thousands of former Credit Suisse Group clients who'd reportedly held $100 billion with the bank, in a case set to further discourage whistleblowing in the secretive country.
February 3 -
The models that underpin the central bank's climate risk management exercise are deeply flawed and unsuited to the task at hand.
February 3 -
An article in the Los Angeles Times provides an opportunity for bank executives to address the underlying problems. Instead comes a focus on damage control.
February 3 -
Pointing to an FDIC policy change in 2020, regulatory experts say it's time for the agency to revisit what constitutes a brokered deposit.
February 2 -
U.S. prosecutors in the Justice Department's fraud unit are looking into Silvergate Capital Corp.'s dealings with the fallen crypto giants FTX and Alameda Research, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 2 -
The subprime lender OppFi sued California's consumer protection agency last year, arguing its loans are not subject to the state's interest rate cap of 36%. State officials are asking a judge for an injunction on new loans until the broader fight is resolved.
February 2 -
The bank establishes a committee with the express purpose of addressing employee misconduct. But as the problem of unauthorized customer accounts grows, it stops meeting.
February 2 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s Office of Inspector General found a number of weaknesses in the agency's cyber risk examination program.
February 1 -
Federal Reserve officials quietly tightened internal restrictions on employees' political activities after several reserve banks ran afoul of Congress over real or perceived engagement on issues within the domain of elected officials.
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