Regulations & Policy: Page 19


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    Top 6 banks dole out $9.4B toward FDIC special fee in Q4

    JPMorgan Chase paid the largest share, at $2.9 billion, to replenish the agency’s deposit insurance fund following last year's bank failures. The bank reported $49.6 billion in annual net income.

    By Jan. 16, 2024
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    Fed bans ex-banker, fines 3 others over data handling

    A Wyoming bank’s former CFO received more than 280,000 electronic documents — some containing confidential supervisory information — shortly after he was terminated from the bank in 2019, the Fed said.

    By Jan. 16, 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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    Genesis Global Trading to pay $8M fine, surrender BitLicense

    The Digital Currency Group subsidiary has been winding down since September. New York's crypto czar penalized it Friday for failing to comply with regulations while in operation.

    By Jan. 16, 2024
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    Morgan Stanley to pay $249M to resolve block-trading probe

    The bank signed a three-year nonprosecution agreement with the Justice Department. Former bank executive Pawan Passi agreed to a one-year ban from the securities industry and will pay a $250,000 fine.

    By Jan. 12, 2024
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    Stablecoin issuer Circle files for IPO

    Circle, which issues the USDC stablecoin, said Thursday it filed confidential paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission — one day after the SEC's approval of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs.

    By Jan. 11, 2024
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    TD execs knew in November 2022 about DOJ’s probe into AML: report

    Regulatory scrutiny of TD's AML practices has long been rumored as the catalyst for the May 2023 collapse of the bank's proposed $13.4 billion acquisition of First Horizon.

    By Jan. 11, 2024
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    Revolut hit with biometric ID class action in Illinois

    Several tech companies have been hit with lawsuits under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act in recent years.

    By Jan. 10, 2024
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    Barr hints at looming changes for emergency fund, capital requirements

    A post-SVB lending facility may end in March as scheduled, the Fed supervisory czar indicated. Meanwhile, the public looks to get a louder say on the impact of new capital rules.

    By Jan. 10, 2024
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    Biden taps new FDIC IG amid sexual misconduct probe

    Jennifer Fain has served more than 22 years at various offices of inspector general and was nominated by the president in September to lead the FDIC OIG, before the misconduct allegations emerged.

    By Jan. 9, 2024
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    5 banking trends to watch in 2024

    Banking observers will watch this month’s earnings for clues as to whether 2023’s crisis can return. The capital-requirements debate and a CFPB-focused Supreme Court case also warrant attention.

    By , , , Jan. 9, 2024
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    3 takeaways: FDIC’s McKernan puts asset managers, wait times in focus

    The FDIC should take a closer look at interactions between Vanguard, BlackRock or State Street and publicly traded banking organizations, agency board member Jonathan McKernan said.

    By Jan. 8, 2024
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    Binance.US taps chief compliance officer

    Lesley O’Neill joins Binance.US after two years holding a similar position at digital identity verification fintech Prove Identity.

    By Jan. 5, 2024
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    House Financial Services stalwart Luetkemeyer to leave Congress

    Blaine Luetkemeyer’s exit brings uncertainty as to who might replace Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-NC, as chair of the House Financial Services Committee.

    By Jan. 5, 2024
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    St. Louis Fed hires ex-NY Fed exec as next president

    Alberto Musalem’s hire marks the second high-profile Fed role taken by a Hispanic economist in the past year. He’ll start April 2 and succeed James Bullard, who stepped down in August.

    By Jan. 5, 2024
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    New Hampshire bill would make use of ESG in investments a felony

    The bill would punish “knowingly” using ESG factors in investment decisions with up to 20 years in prison. The state’s House of Representatives will hold a public hearing Feb. 1 to receive feedback.

    By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 4, 2024
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    Wells Fargo workers in Delaware file for union election

    Wells employees at several branches nationally have made clear their intent to unionize. Late last month, a branch in New Mexico became the first to vote to do so.

    By Jan. 4, 2024
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    Bank groups flag concerns with CFPB’s open banking proposal

    The Bank Policy Institute and The Clearing House want the consumer watchdog to take a tougher stance on screen scraping, and allow banks to charge fees to cover the cost of enabling data sharing.

    By Jan. 3, 2024
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    Fed’s 12 regional banks adopt records transparency policy

    The policy, released by the New York Fed, will be effective Jan. 1 and “seeks to simplify and standardize the Federal Reserve Banks’ public information request process,” the central bank said.

    By Dec. 22, 2023
  • Canada approves RBC’s $10B deal for HSBC unit

    The largest domestic deal in Canadian history comes with strings. Notably, RBC must establish a global banking hub in Vancouver and boost staffing by 10% at its client operations center in Winnipeg.

    By Dec. 22, 2023
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    Biden vetoes lawmakers’ efforts to roll back CFPB data collection rule

    “If enacted, this resolution would harm all those that stand to benefit from expanded transparency and accountability,” the president said Tuesday.

    By Dec. 21, 2023
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    Wells Fargo branch votes to join a union

    A second location withdrew its petition. Votes at branches in Florida and California are expected next month. The next step, a collective bargaining agreement, may take more than a year.

    By Dec. 21, 2023
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    Many Americans surprised by overdraft fees, CFPB says

    Only 22% of households that were charged an overdraft fee or nonsufficient fund fee within the past year expected their most recent overdraft, the consumer watchdog said in a report Tuesday.

    By Dec. 20, 2023
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    U.S. Bank fined $36M over freezes of COVID-era unemployment benefits

    The Minneapolis-based lender flagged a CFPB probe into prepaid card use last year. The OCC added a separate penalty Tuesday.

    By Dec. 20, 2023
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    Finma calls for more powers after Credit Suisse’s collapse

    Between 2018 and 2022, the Swiss regulator conducted 108 on-site supervisory reviews at Credit Suisse. It found 382 points that required action — 113 of which were classified as high or critical.

    By Dec. 19, 2023
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    Tennessee sues BlackRock over ‘misleading’ ESG strategy

    The lawsuit claims the $9.1T firm misled consumers about the scope and effects of its ESG activity, as well as released conflicting statements regarding ESG’s influence over its business decisions. 

    By Dec. 19, 2023