Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Just as two North Carolina universities have dominated college basketball in recent decades, two banks from the Tar Heel state have dominated much of U.S. banking since 1990, turning Florida, especially, into a "banking colony."
April 14 -
Two recent executive orders could speed up the administration's push to rollback regulations, but they also change the notice-and-comment rulemaking process.
April 14 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will not enforce or supervise nonbank financial firms that miss upcoming compliance deadlines for the nonbank registry of repeat offenders.
April 11 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had accused the Dallas bank of "deliberately disconnecting 24 million customer service calls" among other "unfair" acts. But the motion to dismiss allows the CFPB to refile the case again.
April 11 -
The JPMorgan Chase CEO said Friday that recent turmoil in the bond market highlights the need for more capital and liquidity flexibility.
April 11 -
The National Federation of Independent Business calls on the Treasury to delete beneficial ownership data collected under a now-paused rule, citing privacy risks and small-business burdens.
April 11 -
Despite dire warnings of catastrophe, the deregulation of surface transportation in the 1970s delivered huge benefits to consumers. The banking industry is ripe for a similar regulatory restructuring.
April 11 -
A Department of Government Efficiency team is working with FDIC leadership to "increase efficiency," which could include cuts to contracts and streamlining staff. FDIC says DOGE staffers have "appropriate clearances."
April 10 -
Versions of the bill were introduced in the House and Senate, raising odds that a national trigger lead ban could be near.
April 10 -
Regulators said the payment company did not provide sufficient customer identification and monitoring, increasing risk for its transfer app. This week's fine follows earlier penalties in other states and the federal government.
April 10 -
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman, who has been nominated to be the central bank's top regulator, sidestepped direct questions about the Trump administration's incursion into the Fed's regulatory independence.
April 10 -
Rather than trying to police the way banks' artificial intelligence models are designed, regulators should assess the results they produce and make sure they adhere to existing consumer protection rules.
April 10 -
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman will go before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday for her confirmation hearing to be the next vice chair for supervision at the central bank.
April 10 -
House Financial Services Committee member Andy Barr, R-Ky., will introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's merger rule that went into effect in January.
April 10 -
Congressional Review Act resolutions to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overdraft and larger participant rules now go to President Trump for his signature.
April 9 -
A federal appeals court panel seemed open to accommodating the Trump administration by putting some conditions on a preliminary injunction that has blocked it from reductions in force at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
April 9 -
A group of 24 state attorneys general Wednesday called on House members to reject a Senate-passed Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overdraft cap.
April 9 -
In a speech at the American Bankers Association Washington Summit Wednesday morning, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed economic risks from tariffs, floated capital reforms and urged regulatory relief for community banks.
April 9 -
The decision to stop enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act, which requires the disclosure of the beneficial ownership of businesses, could make the U.S. an attractive environment for fraudsters.
April 9 -
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said regulators, not the DOJ, should pursue most crypto cases.
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