Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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KPMG has been the bank's auditor since 1931. Critics say it's time for a change.
April 5 -
Credit unions have seen a slew of legal victories in lawsuits claiming CUs' websites violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, but there are fears attorneys pursuing those cases may be changing their strategy.
April 5 -
National Credit Union Administration board member Rick Metsger says a federal judge overstepped the court's bounds when striking down portions of the agency's field-of-membership rule, but stopped short of saying the regulator planned to appeal the decision.
April 5 -
John Williams, a monetary policy expert, has been a critic of Wall Street culture and has voiced concerns about financial startups not offering equal access to credit.
April 5 -
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., questioned Bank of America's decision to discontinue free online checking accounts used by many low-income consumers in light of the bank's recent profits and corporate tax cuts.
April 4 -
The Treasury Department's inspector general is seeking the identity of an Office of Financial Research employee who produced several YouTube videos that raised concerns about discrimination and diversity problems.
April 4 -
The information request is the 11th issued by the agency since acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney in January launched a review to examine the bureau's practices.
April 4 -
Efforts by financial institutions to track "beneficial ownership" data in advance of a regulatory deadline next month is complicated by the challenge of getting customers to cough up the information.
April 4 -
Everytown for Gun Safety says that its recommended guidelines are similar to banks' know-your-customer principles.
April 4 -
Banks have not yet finished with the wave of lawsuits stemming from the financial crisis. There are ways they can better ward off those threats next time around.
April 4 -
The San Francisco Fed chief, an economist, is seen as a complement to Fed chair Powell; the proposal would make it easier for banks to comply with the law.
April 4 -
His suggestion to force major agency rules to be preapproved by Congress is a threat to consumers and lenders alike.
April 3 -
The financial services industry and community reinvestment advocates both praised the Treasury Department’s recommendations for reforming Community Reinvestment Act enforcement.
April 3 -
Considering Walmart spent the better part of a decade trying to establish its own bank, it comes as no surprise that the retail giant is aiming big with its latest financial service.
April 3 -
The Treasury's recommendations come as federal bank regulators have indicated they will soon release a proposal to reform Community Reinvestment Act policy.
April 3 -
The state’s banking regulator said that the online consumer lender made over 46,000 small loans to Bay State consumers without a license. The company surrendered its license to the state regulator as part of a 2011 consent order.
April 3 -
The latest salvo by the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — proposing in the agency's semiannual report that all CFPB rules be subject to congressional approval — left many observers stumped if not outraged.
April 2 -
If the National Credit Union Administration appeals a judge's decision against part of its rule, it could help the ABA potentially upend other provisions.
April 2 -
As part of a larger regulatory relief effort, regulators have raised the dollar-amount threshold for commercial real estate transactions that require a formal appraisal.
April 2 -
Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney proposed dramatic curbs to his agency's power in a report Monday, including a recommendation that all CFPB rules must be approved by Congress.
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