Regulations & Policy
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Warren warns OCC, Fed of ‘malfeasance’ on Capital One-Discover
The incoming Senate Banking Committee ranking member blasted two regulators for failing to update bank merger guidelines as thoroughly as the FDIC and Justice Department.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Banks, trade groups seek injunction on CFPB overdraft rule
The same organizations that are suing the agency over its effort to limit overdraft fees to $5 filed court paperwork Wednesday to halt the rule’s implementation.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Fraud and AML in banking
The past year has been one of reckoning with regard to fraud — from TD’s $3 billion AML penalty to the continuing punitive phase connected to PPP misdeeds, crypto bankruptcies and pig butchering.
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CFPB sues JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo over Zelle
Zelle operator Early Warning Services rushed the platform to market to compete with the likes of Venmo and CashApp but without effective safeguards, the agency said.
By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Flagstar fined $3.5M for ‘misleading’ after 2021 cyberattack
The bank “negligently made” materially misleading statements after a hack that resulted in the theft of 1.5 million customers’ personally identifying information.
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OCC slaps USAA over failure to fix flaws in several areas
The order blasts the bank’s management, IT, compliance and suspicious activity reporting. It also limits new products or services and restricts USAA’s ability to expand its membership criteria.
By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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UniCredit pivots back to Commerzbank, increases stake to 28%
The move drew stiff rebukes from the German government, which “assumed” any deal was all but dead a month ago. UniCredit said the stake bump does not affect its offer to buy Banco BPM.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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TrackerA running list of BaaS banks hit with consent orders in 2024
Regulators have taken a harder look at bank-fintech partnerships. Experts said the orders highlight gaps in due diligence and monitoring related to third-party partners.
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FDIC weighs lawsuit against ex-SVB execs
The regulator is considering taking legal action against six former officers and 11 former directors of Silicon Valley Bank over their role in the bank’s collapse and $23 billion hit to the Deposit Insurance Fund.
By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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ConnectOne CEO could weigh more deals in warming M&A climate
As the bank awaits approval of its purchase of The First of Long Island, ConnectOne’s CEO anticipates enhancements to regulators’ review processes, bringing more streamlined approvals under the Trump administration.
By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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Trade groups sue CFPB over overdraft rule
It took only one day for trade groups and banks to take legal action against the financial watchdog, which announced its overdraft rule Thursday.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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Carver board members reelected, but activist investor calls for ‘transparency’
The CEO of investor Dream Chasers, which sought to install two of its own members to the bank’s board, protested the vote and said the firm “will pursue every avenue available to ensure a fair and transparent election.”
By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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SouthState, Independent deal approved by Fed
The roughly $2 billion deal is the second banking investment or combination to which the central bank has given its blessing in as many days.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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FDIC’s readiness ‘not sufficiently mature’ in 2023 bank crisis: OIG
The inspector general laid out 11 recommendations to improve the agency's response, in a report Wednesday.
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French Hill named next House Financial Services panel chair
The Arkansas Republican will lead the committee after current chair Patrick McHenry, R-NC, retires at the end of his term.
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U.S. Bank CEO talks payments split, a rising DOGE
Dividing its payments unit into two segments under different leaders points to the significance of the business at the bank, said Andy Cecere, the lender’s chief executive.
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Scotiabank gets Fed’s approval to take bigger KeyBank stake
The earlier-than-expected green light will let the Canadian lender proceed to Phase 2 of its investment — a $2 billion infusion and the right to name two directors to the Cleveland bank’s board.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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CFPB’s Chopra sidesteps resignation question
When asked by lawmakers whether he would resign Jan. 20, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said he serves a five-year term but that the president “can remove us at any time.”
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Nonbranch Wells Fargo workers vote to unionize
A group of conduct management investigators spread across the country voted to join Wells Fargo Workers United. The National Labor Relations Board certified the vote Tuesday.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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CFPB final rule would pin overdraft fee at $5
Banks and credit unions with $10 billion or more in assets could alternately choose a break-even overdraft protection cost or make credit card-like disclosures to consumers, the CFPB said.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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FDIC letters give credence to ‘Choke Point 2.0’ claims: Coinbase CLO
The agency asked nearly two dozen banks to pause crypto-related activity in 2022, according to letters unveiled via Coinbase’s FOIA requests.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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Wells Fargo’s Scharf calls for capital requirements clarity
The bank’s CEO on Wednesday called uncertainty around how much extra capital banks will be required to hold “a crazy way to run a system.”
By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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UBS, Barclays diverge on whether to chase US wealth
Barclays indicated the U.S. is “not a priority” in its plan to expand in wealth management. For UBS, which detailed its own realignment Tuesday, stateside mass-affluent wealth is a great white whale.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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PNC’s Demchak: De-regulation clamor is overblown
“I think people are a little bit too excited … that they’re just going to let everybody run free here,” the Pittsburgh bank's CEO said. “I don’t see that at all.”
By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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Goldman Sachs exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance
The bank said it would remain “focused on the increasingly elevated sustainability standards and reporting requirements imposed by regulators around the world.”
By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Citi CFO: Evolving data standards make upgrade more complex
Mark Mason, the bank’s finance chief, also said the focus on the need to improve data tied to regulatory reporting isn’t unique to Citi.
By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 10, 2024
