Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The bank is offering big bonuses to hire new financial advisors; recent share repurchases have raised the cost of future rebuys.
February 3 -
Now that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it will scrap an unpopular standard for so-called qualified mortgages, the big question is what will take its place.
February 2 -
Verdict on OCC’s supervision of Wells Fargo expected in late spring; TD Bank names Matt Boss its new consumer products chief; CenterState and South State plan $3.2B merger with operations stretching from Virginia to Florida; and more from this week’s most-read stories.
February 1 -
After maintaining a $250,000 exemption threshold for real estate appraisals for nearly 20 years, the National Credit Union Administration is set to raise that limit to $400,000.
January 31 -
The expansion comes after a year in which net income at the Nashville-based credit union dropped by more than half amid a rise in delinquencies and charge offs.
January 31 -
Banks would be allowed to own stakes in venture capital funds; the combined BB&T-SunTrust isn’t realizing cost savings as fast as it projected.
January 31 -
The consumer bureau alleges the Providence, R.I., bank mismanaged billing error claims over a six-year period. Citizens Bank says it is “puzzled and disappointed” by the agency’s action.
January 30 -
The American Bankers Association said it’s offering a new online course because of increased demand by members for training tailored to banking.
January 30 -
The agency has named Thomas G. Ward as the bureau's assistant director for enforcement. House Democrats have questioned Ward's role as a political appointee in the Trump administration.
January 30 -
The agency has named Thomas G. Ward as the bureau’s assistant director for enforcement. House Democrats have questioned Ward's role as a political appointee in the Trump administration.
January 30 -
The new regulation aims to standardize the process for determining if those owning less than a quarter of a bank must comply with holding company requirements.
January 30 -
In another rollback of the bank trading ban, the federal agencies unveiled a plan to allow financial institutions to invest in multiple companies through certain fund structures.
January 30 -
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he was “comfortable” with a recent speech by Gov. Lael Brainard objecting to significant aspects of the Community Reinvestment Act plan proposed by the OCC and FDIC.
January 29 -
Most stakeholders agree that the Community Reinvestment Act needs to be updated, but a congressional hearing featuring the regulator leading the overhaul effort showed just how contentious the process has become.
January 29 -
The Financial Services Committee will also hold hearings next month on monetary policy, the CFPB and "astroturfing" worries, among other things.
January 29 -
Criminals are filling the void left by lax U.S. regulation of cryptocurrencies.
January 29 -
Critics of the OCC have long maintained that the agency was too close with the San Francisco bank. A watchdog's assessment of what transpired between 2009 and 2017 is expected to be completed late this spring.
January 28 -
Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting upset some House Democrats when he was a no-show at a previous oversight hearing. They will now get a chance to question him about the future of the Community Reinvestment Act.
January 28 -
The recent Dodd-Frank rollbacks for smaller banks could encourage risk-taking that leads to a systemic issue.
January 28 -
The regulators plan to drop the 3% limit on bank investments in venture capital funds; Visa invests in another fintech startup.
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