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The Federal Reserve Board chairman told Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a letter that the central bank is actively reviewing the bank's progress in following a February consent order.

ACI Worldwide is the latest to adopt technology from Israel-based BioCatch that monitors shoppers’ behavior to spot irregularities signaling potential fraud.

Credit card fraud is on the rise in the U.K. with more than $2 billion being stolen from credit and debit cards over the past twelve months, an increase of 38% on the previous year. But while large scale data breaches have been heavily blamed for this surge in crime, ex-fraudster Tony Sales says one of the most pertinent reasons is a persistent lack of understanding within the financial industry of how criminals operate.

The senior central bank official signaled interest in deploying the countercyclical capital tool for the first time as corporate bond risks build.

Businesses need to prove that they have taken all possible actions to inform and mitigate the damage during an event, writes Ryan Wilk, vice president of customer success for NuData Security, a Mastercard company.

The agency's semiannual report on risks in the industry focused heavily on the high volume of commercial loans as well as banks' exposure to nonfinancial corporate debt, which is near a record share of GDP.

U.S. banks and other financial firms are projecting higher spending on cybersecurity as they face bigger threats and more attacks.

The amount of debt owed by businesses and the valuations of corporations are elevated, creating a growing source of concern, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

A 2016 law expanded credit union powers in the Great Lakes State, but it also capped how CUs can invest in GSEs – a move that nearly cost one institution $6 million.

The proposal by Fannie and Freddie’s regulator to impose bank-like capital requirements would be relevant only if the companies leave conservatorship. But that hasn’t stopped lenders from requesting changes.