Regulations & Policy: Page 18


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    Bank of America trims CEO Brian Moynihan’s pay package to $29M

    It marks the third time in four years the U.S.'s second-largest bank has cut its chief executive's compensation. Moynihan now draws even with Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf.

    By Feb. 5, 2024
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    Genesis Global settles SEC suit for $21M

    The settlement will, among other things, "eliminate the risks, expenses, and uncertainty associated with protracted litigation against the SEC."

    By Feb. 2, 2024
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    Trendline

    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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    Bank of America expects employee sabbaticals to pay dividends

    The Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender’s head of global benefits breaks down this offering — and how it helped her feel refreshed and ready to work.

    By Caroline Colvin • Feb. 2, 2024
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    WaFd, Luther Burbank deal gets regulatory nods

    The deal is now expected to close by Feb. 29 and the systems and brand integration is to be completed by the first week of March, according to the banks.

    By Feb. 1, 2024
  • RBC subsidiary City National hit with $65M OCC penalty

    The regulator issued a cease-and-desist order mandating the bank improve its strategic plan, as well as its compliance risk management related to BSA/anti-money laundering and fair lending.

    By Feb. 1, 2024
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    The banking industry outlook on 2024: The year of wait-and-see

    A capital requirements proposal, fintech regulation and the CFPB itself hang in the balance as opinions (from the public and a court) and an ever-ticking clock loom large.

    By Jan. 30, 2024
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    OCC proposes end to expedited merger review

    Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu also proposed more transparency in the review process for bank deals.

    By Jan. 30, 2024
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    Dive Deposits: It’s simply the FDIC’s turn to be the black sheep

    A onetime FDIC attorney's guilty plea on child-porn charges amps up the outcry from the Senate's most vocal advocate for regime change at the agency.

    By Jan. 30, 2024
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    Texas AG bans Barclays from state municipal bonds over ESG

    The Lone Star state said the ban stems from the bank’s association with the Net Zero Banking Alliance and refusal to provide additional information about its carbon emissions commitments.

    By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 29, 2024
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    ‘Troubled’ Blue Ridge Bank enters consent order with OCC

    The OCC alleged that Blue Ridge’s BSA/AML program experienced “systemic internal controls breakdowns,” among other issues, in its second regulatory action against the bank in 18 months.

    By Jan. 29, 2024
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    Bank of America, Wells Fargo announce bonuses to rank and file

    About 97% of BofA’s workforce will get restricted stock bonuses worth a collective $800 million, while Wells Fargo employees who make less than $75,000 are eligible for cash awards of $1,000.

    By Jan. 26, 2024
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    Wells Fargo gives CEO Charlie Scharf an 18.4% raise, to $29M

    The bank said Thursday it would have paid its top executive $30.3 million for 2023, but Scharf requested the compensation panel "exercise negative discretion" because "more work remains ahead."

    By Jan. 26, 2024
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    4 BMO bankers fired, 2 resign after bullying probe: report

    An investment banker in the Toronto office of BMO’s mining group was subjected to homophobic slurs and targeted in person and virtually on Microsoft Teams, four sources told The Globe and Mail.

    By Jan. 25, 2024
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    CFPB eyes NSF fee ban for transactions declined in real time

    It’s an uncommon penalty, but the watchdog asserts that as technology advances, financial institutions may be able to block more transactions at the time of a swipe, tap or click.

    By Jan. 25, 2024
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    Bank of America’s latest office attendance tool: the ‘letter of education’

    The bank began sending notices last fall threatening disciplinary action against employees who repeatedly flout the in-office work policy, the Financial Times reported.

    By Jan. 24, 2024
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    Binance, SEC face off in court

    For the second time in one week, the Securities and Exchange Commission sought to convince a judge that crypto is a security, and a crypto company sought to convince her of the opposite.

    By Jan. 23, 2024
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    Ex-Boston, Dallas Fed chiefs cleared in OIG stock-trading report

    The officials did not violate the law, but their trades created an “appearance of a conflict of interest” that undermined public confidence in the central bank, the Fed watchdog found.

    By Jan. 23, 2024
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    Fed, NYDFS fine Chinese bank ICBC $32.4M

    “Regulated institutions must be held accountable for failing to adhere to New York’s rigorous legal and regulatory standards,” NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris said Friday.

    By Jan. 22, 2024
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    BaaS to require strong commitment, investment in 2024, experts say

    While demand for embedded banking services will continue to propel the BaaS space, experts say regulatory scrutiny will likely separate committed banks from those with a casual interest in the model.

    By Jan. 22, 2024
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    BlackRock eases ESG messaging amid increased scrutiny

    The asset manager’s investment stewardship and Q4 earnings report signal a pivot on BlackRock’s language on climate change and corporate sustainability initiatives.

    By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 19, 2024
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    OCC’s Hsu calls for ‘better brakes’ to stave off bank runs

    The acting comptroller wants regulators to implement a "targeted liquidity requirement" by which banks would be required to hold sufficient liquidity to cover stress outflows over a five-day period.

    By Jan. 19, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    9 capital-requirements comments to watch

    Fed governors, trade groups, housing advocates, academics, bank CEOs and even Basel itself have had choice words for the most contentious proposal in decades.

    By Jan. 19, 2024
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    Coinbase, SEC face off in court

    Coinbase is seeking the dismissal of an SEC lawsuit which accused the crypto exchange of trading more than a dozen tokens that should have been registered as securities.

    By Jan. 18, 2024
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    Patriot Bank to pay $1.9M to settle DOJ redlining probe

    From 2015 through at least 2020, other banks received nearly 3.5 times as many loan applications as Patriot in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Memphis, the agency said.

    By Jan. 18, 2024
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    CFPB proposal would cut overdraft fees as low as $3

    Overdraft fees would be reclassified as extensions of credit, forcing banks to disclose an APR. Banks would also choose whether to charge customers a "break-even" fee or an amount set by the CFPB.

    By Jan. 17, 2024