Regulations & Policy: Page 17


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    Fraser’s pay is still on the bottom rung, but the floor has risen

    The Citi CEO saw a 6.1% compensation boost to $26 million — on trend among bank chiefs — in a year when the lender launched its toughest reshuffle.

    By Feb. 21, 2024
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    Cross-border payments remain focus for Fed

    Tools that “automate processes, reduce costs and promote effective safeguards across jurisdictions” may help improve cross-border payments, a Federal Reserve official said last week.

    By Lynne Marek • Feb. 20, 2024
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    Artificial intelligence

    Banks are enthusiastic about AI’s promises. But can they get customers on board, and will regulators let the innovation happen?

    By Banking Dive staff
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    Warren probes Zelle scam policy

    Three senators, including Elizabeth Warren, asked Zelle owner Early Warning Services to provide detailed information about its fraud reimbursement policy.

    By James Pothen • Feb. 20, 2024
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    Capital One to acquire Discover in $35.3B deal

    The transaction would give a big boost to a bank well-known for its credit card component, yet lend regulatory gravitas and investment dollars to a struggling card network.

    By Feb. 20, 2024
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    Dive Deposits: Regulators, bankers talk about NYCB without saying its name

    The Fed's vice chair for supervision pledged more scrutiny of CRE portfolios and a closer look when banks cross a certain asset threshold.

    By Feb. 16, 2024
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    Fed unveils 2024 stress test scenarios

    The results of the stress test, which will include 32 banks instead of 23 compared to last year, are expected to be out in June, the Federal Reserve said. 

    By Ken McCarthy • Feb. 16, 2024
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    Wells Fargo fake-accounts consent order lifted by OCC

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said the bank’s “safety and soundness” and its compliance with regulations have prompted the agency to terminate the 2016 consent order.

    By Feb. 16, 2024
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    Viva Wallet CEO sues JPMorgan, claiming bank is limiting growth

    Haris Karonis alleges JPMorgan, which owns 48.5% of Viva, is seizing on "perverse incentives" that allow the bank to take full control of the fintech if its value falls below €5 billion next year.

    By Feb. 15, 2024
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    SoLo Funds nears 2M users

    The peer-to-peer lending platform has faced some regulatory backlash, but a study from London's Centre for Economics and Business Research shows it's cheaper than many other subprime options.

    By Feb. 14, 2024
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    Santander says no breaches of US sanctions found in internal review: reports

    The Spanish bank conducted an internal review following a Financial Times report that money held there violated sanctions held by the U.S. against Iran, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg and Reuters.

    By Feb. 14, 2024
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    IRS sues FDIC to get $1.45B in SVB back taxes

    The amount covers corporate income and employment taxes due between 2020 and 2023, but is an estimate because a review of the tax returns is ongoing, the IRS said. The FDIC has denied SVB’s entire tax claim.

    By Feb. 14, 2024
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    Bank lobbyists ride a 15-year high

    Thanks in part to a contentious capital requirements proposal, banks — especially midsize ones — have their highest lobbyist headcount since 2008, according to OpenSecrets.

    By Feb. 13, 2024
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    Citi faces rebukes, new orders from regulators: report

    The Federal Reserve sent three notices late last year instructing the lender to improve its data and governance, Reuters reported.

    By Feb. 12, 2024
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    NY AG expands suit against DCG

    Attorney General Letitia James initially alleged that Digital Currency Group and others defrauded investors of $1 billion. Now, after hearing from more investors, that number is up to $3 billion.

    By Feb. 12, 2024
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    Barclays ceases direct funding of new fossil fuel projects

    The London-based bank will also require all of its portfolio energy companies to report their scoped emissions reductions targets and any expansion plans by Jan. 1, 2025.

    By Lamar Johnson • Feb. 12, 2024
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    U.S. Bank, KeyBank, Huntington tagged in $81M round of SEC penalties

    KeyBank ($10 million) and U.S. Bank ($8 million) warned investors of the WhatsApp probes in November. Huntington ($1.5 million) self-reported and took the smallest penalty, the SEC said.

    By Feb. 9, 2024
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    Yellen backs legislation to avert AI threat to financial stability

    Testimony by the Treasury secretary follows a pledge by the Biden administration to seize on the benefits of artificial intelligence while containing its risks.

    By Jim Tyson • Feb. 8, 2024
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    Ex-Heartland Tri-State CEO charged with embezzling $47M in crypto

    A Heartland customer told authorities he saw a red flag when Shan Hanes, the bank’s CEO until July, asked him for $12 million to help take his money out of a crypto investment, according to Bloomberg.

    By Feb. 8, 2024
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    Dutch neobank Bunq withdraws application for US banking charter

    Bunq is the latest in a line of European neobanks to back out of pursuing a U.S. banking charter, though it stated plans to reapply, American Banker reported. 

    By Feb. 8, 2024
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    Fiserv CEO details special bank charter pursuit

    The processing and acquiring company, which seeks a “very specific” special bank charter, doesn’t intend to compete with its financial institution partners, Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano said Tuesday.

    By Feb. 7, 2024
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    NYCB enlists ex-Flagstar CEO after Moody’s downgrade

    The bank named Alessandro DiNello as executive chair Wednesday and issued updated deposit and liquidity statistics to reassure investors. But some have still filed suit.

    By Feb. 7, 2024
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    FNB to pay $13.5M to settle DOJ redlining probe

    The bank, between 2017 and 2021, failed to provide mortgage services to predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Charlotte and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the agency said.

    By Ken McCarthy • Feb. 6, 2024
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    Bank groups sue regulators over CRA updates

    "[T]he new and unnecessarily complex evaluation could result in banks being forced to close branches or reduce product offerings," according to ICBA CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey.

    By Feb. 6, 2024
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    NYCB’s risk chief left bank ahead of Q4 loss report, stock dip

    The bank’s announcement that it would set aside $552 million in loan-loss reserves and cut its dividend came amid pressure from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Bloomberg reported.

    By Feb. 6, 2024
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    Republican lawmakers raise concerns over FDITech

    “[D]uring your tenure, the FDIC has moved innovation backwards,” the GOP lawmakers noted in the letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Martin Gruenberg. 

    By Feb. 5, 2024