Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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On quarterly earnings calls set to begin next week, investors will be listening closely to CEO comments for any hints of how banks might deploy excess capital if they are no longer deemed systemically important.
April 2 -
The concept of privacy is evolving in the digital age in ways that demand new attention from policymakers. As stewards of considerable personal information, banks should prepare to take part in this debate.
April 2 -
Elizabeth Rossiello heard that cryptocurrencies would be the next big thing so she founded BitPesa. And while she benefited from the initial craze around bitcoin and blockchain, her company also shares bitcoin's reputational wounds.
April 2 -
Latest ADA website lawsuit against a credit union filed in Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
March 30 -
Christian credit unions are unique institutions often supported by a faith community, but they face many challenges similar to those of secular CUs.
March 30 -
A federal judge struck down two provisions of the National Credit Union Administration's embattled field of membership regulation as "manifestly contrary to statute," while upholding two others.
March 29 -
A federal judge has upheld two provisions from NCUA's revised field-of-membership rule but struck down two other measures related to population centers.
March 29 -
A BankThink argues that Treasury's GSE cash infusions are just the return of stolen money; MUFG wants its Union Bank to be one of the nation's 10 largest; fintech promises a 30-minute mortgage; and more.
March 29 -
Northwest CU Association hails victory in all three of the states it represents, including an update to Idaho's Credit Union Act, as well as bills related to data security and municipal deposits.
March 29 -
Renasant is requiring Brand Group to sell $55 million in classified loans before closing the deal, while attaching an incentive for the seller to get as much as possible for those sales.
March 29 -
Following a charter change from employee-based to a community-based field of membership, the credit union said the new name will help it reach its new base.
March 29 -
President Trump's isolationism is colliding head-on with a lucrative trend of Chinese tourists coming to the U.S. looking — and payments companies are caught in the crossfire.
March 29 -
Policies to shore up banks’ corporate cultures have remained a low priority even though some regulators want to attack the issue head on. Strengthening a firm’s ethical values may best be left to a bank’s internal brass.
March 29 -
Readers react to a drive for more public banks, weigh in the launch of an online-only bank, chime in on what millennials need and more.
March 29 -
Burdensome regulation has made it hard for community institutions to operate alongside bigger rivals, leaving consumers with less choice and more expensive banking options.
March 29 -
A majority of midsize and large banks complain that red tape is mounting and that they are passing on higher regulatory costs to customers and have less flexibility in designing products, according to a new survey by the RMA.
March 28 -
The new request for information is the 10th in the series that is part of acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s “call for evidence” to assess the CFPB’s overall effectiveness.
March 28 -
The agency said Cross River Bank and an affiliated debt settlement company misled customers into thinking a debt consolidation program would settle their debts and boost their creditworthiness.
March 28 -
Alabama-based Naheola Credit Union is the latest CU to face a suit citing alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
March 28 -
One purpose of the Senate bill was for small banks to rein in skyrocketing costs, but some bankers question whether the changes will save them money, and adapting to the reforms may even increase spending.
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