Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Texas company kept allowances steady, citing lingering concerns over the pandemic and commercial real estate. Yet it plans to open 25 offices in Dallas after a similar expansion in Houston drove asset and customer growth.
April 29 -
Payment services run by Apple, Google and Amazon may need monitoring as the tech giants’ largely unregulated financial products squeeze out those of banks, France’s competition authority warned.
April 29 -
Shopkeepers and other establishments say banks' costs have fallen substantially in recent years but interchange prices have held steady since the Federal Reserve capped them in 2010.
April 29 -
Shop owners and other establishments say banks' costs have fallen substantially in recent years but interchange prices have held steady since the Federal Reserve capped them in 2010.
April 29 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s new enforcement chief abruptly resigned Wednesday, citing a complication in a case from her prior legal career, an early and significant setback in Chairman Gary Gensler’s tenure running the Wall Street regulator.
April 29 -
Loans and tax-subsidized investments by financial institutions have helped fund food markets and pantries in low-income communities. But there is still more work to do to close the grocery gap.
April 28 -
While a merchant may choose to run a program incorrectly, it is our responsibility as professionals to fully understand what the rules are and communicate the impact if they are not followed, says Clearent's Phil Ricci.
April 28 -
The collapse of Thodex and Vebitcoin has triggered a manhunt for one of the exchange founders, led to dozens of arrests and inflicted untold losses on ordinary Turks.
April 26 -
Three months into President Biden’s term, the White House has yet to select a nominee to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or pick an acting chief. That inaction will make it more difficult for Democrats to unwind Trump-era policies, critics say.
April 23 -
The Reserve Bank of India restricted American Express Banking and Diners Club from adding new local customers, citing non-compliance with data-storage rules.
April 23 -
Regulators recently eased field-of-membership rules to promote growth of federal credit unions. A handful of institutions are taking advantage of the changes to recruit more members, but some may find the process too cumbersome.
April 22 -
The Portland, Ore., company has a simple growth plan: convert more Paycheck Protection Program borrowers into long-term customers.
April 22 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau disputes a district court ruling that misconduct claims against the company were already covered by a previous settlement.
April 22 -
Cal Poly Federal Credit Union's recent merger into SchoolsFirst highlights the difficult choice many small institutions face: diversify your field of membership or risk going out of business.
April 21 -
The pandemic has caused dramatic changes in all industries, which adds extra stress on payment companies, says PXP Financial's John Bell.
April 21 -
The legislation, led by Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., would qualify many farmers, ranchers and self-employed Americans for more Paycheck Protection Program funds.
April 21 -
Private businesses are beginning to embrace the Reserve Bank of India's plan to create competition in the country's retail digital payment space, seeking new licenses to develop alternatives to the state-owned National Payments Corp. of India system.
April 19 -
The time has come for the payments industry to take a long, hard look at how we market and sell enhanced pricing programs, says Clearent's Phil Ricci.
April 19 -
Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., has introduced legislation to make it easier for new community banks to open in areas that are underserved by the banking system.
April 15 -
Loan growth and wealth management revenue drove a 53% increase in the San Francisco bank's profit from a year earlier.
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