Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The company said it had cut 20 positions and found a way to shed 35,000 square feet of office space by the end of 2020.
June 29 -
In response to the Federal Reserve's stress tests, Wells said it will lower its third-quarter distribution to shareholders. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and five other companies announced stress test capital buffers that exceed the minimum requirement.
June 29 -
The Supreme Court threw out a key statutory provision concerning the agency’s leadership structure, but the presidential election and possible legislative reforms could bring about more changes to the embattled bureau.
June 29 -
The court's decision not to consider an appeal from the American Bankers Association is likely to be the last step in a legal saga dating back to 2016.
June 29 -
In a split 5-4 decision, the justices gave presidents new power to remove the agency's head at will. The ruling could have far-reaching implications for other regulators with single directors.
June 29 -
The agency wants more timely information on the banks it supervises; investors filed a criminal complaint against Ernst & Young, calling their work “a disaster” for failing to expose the scandal.
June 29 -
Two years after a consumer protection law changed how banks and other companies handle customer information, a new proposal aims for more sweeping reforms.
June 28 -
Some observers said the central bank should have suspended dividends entirely in response to an unprecedented economic emergency caused by the pandemic. Others said its more cautious moves were appropriate because big banks' capital is strong and the economy could bounce back.
June 26 -
Wells Fargo customers targeted with phishing attacks using calendar invites; Fed freezes stock buybacks, caps dividends after stress test results; Citigroup names Titi Cole its head of global operations and fraud prevention.
June 26 -
The Loan Source, the nonbank lender buying the Paycheck Protection Program loans, has similar deals in place with other lenders.
June 26 -
The Fed stopped short of banning payouts entirely following bank stress tests; banks get greater freedom to invest in venture capital funds and reduced collateral on swap trades.
June 26 -
In the most sweeping capital distribution order since the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve says it will prohibit big banks from buying back their stock in the third quarter and limit dividend payments to second-quarter levels.
June 25 -
Deferral periods on scores of commercial loans will soon be ending, and many banks’ profits this year could turn on whether borrowers can resume making payments or will seek extensions.
June 25 -
Five financial regulatory agencies clarified the meaning of "covered funds" under the Volcker Rule. Meanwhile, the FDIC gave certain banks more flexibility in interaffiliate exchanges of swaps and adopted a workaround of a court decision governing interest rates on loans sold across state lines.
June 25 -
The Philadelphia-based credit union crossed the $3 billion-asset threshold despite a drop in first-quarter earnings.
June 25 -
With just 13 decisions remaining on the docket this session, the high court's highly anticipated ruling in a case challenging the agency's leadership structure could come as early as next Monday.
June 25 -
The Paycheck Protection Program had more than $100 billion in funding left as of last Saturday, with only days remaining until the Small Business Administration stops taking new applications on June 30.
June 25 -
Borrower relief is necessary in a national emergency, but if the exclusion of the deferred loans from troubled-debt restructurings is extended past the end of the year, safety and soundness could be compromised.
June 25 -
Despite success lobbying for PPP inclusion and the elimination of Regulation D, the industry must continue to push for additional reforms.
June 25 -
The embattled German payments company filed for insolvency, while its former COO is either on the run or looking for the missing $2 billion; the giant asset manager is looking to hire more college graduates rather than poach junior bankers.
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