Regulations & Policy: Page 5
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Europe’s other players are watching Commerzbank, UniCredit, too
Executives from BNP Paribas and BBVA weighed in on the state of M&A and offered differing theories about why the continent is falling short globally against Wall Street.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 27, 2024 -
Banks’ use of discount window can be part of the norm: Fed’s Barr
The central bank is exploring targeted adjustments to the current liquidity framework based on the lessons learned from spring 2023 bank failures, the vice chair for supervision said.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Sept. 27, 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?
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Warren wants regulators to boost NYCB’s capital ratio
The Massachusetts Democrat slammed the Fed and OCC for “lax oversight” of the embattled lender, and called on the agencies to impose stronger controls on the bank.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 26, 2024 -
Coinbase urges court to force SEC to draft digital asset rules
A lawyer for the crypto exchange said the agency still hasn’t explained its reasoning for denying a request for guidelines as to how it determines what is a security.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 25, 2024 -
Lawmakers fret over capital requirements uncertainty
One House Democrat called a subcommittee hearing “premature,” given that a reproposal is not yet concrete. A witness, meanwhile, called the U.S.'s Basel work more “Infinity War” than endgame.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 25, 2024 -
Commerzbank names next CEO amid UniCredit advances
Executives met to discuss strategy after Italy’s UniCredit rapidly amassed a sizable stake in the German bank, in what may be a hostile push to create a European counterbalance to Wall Street.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 24, 2024 -
Most global banks unprepared for climate change risks: report
U.S. banks ranked lowest, by region, in climate adaptation maturity, a Climate X survey of 50 commercial banks found. Bank of America, Citi and PNC scored highest among U.S. banks.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Dive Deposits: Throw away your Basel timeline. Two dominoes have fallen.
It was already a stretch to get revamped capital requirements across the finish line unobstructed. Now they reportedly face a “no” vote from an outspoken Democrat.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 20, 2024 -
Macquarie investment unit settles SEC charges for $79.8M
The advisory firm will settle SEC charges for asset overvaluation and illegal cross trades conducted between January 2017 and April 2021 related to a discontinued fixed-income investment strategy.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Sept. 20, 2024 -
OceanFirst to pay $15M in DOJ redlining settlement
The bank failed to provide mortgage lending services to predominantly nonwhite neighborhoods in three New Jersey counties, the agency said. The OCC downgraded the bank’s CRA rating in 2021.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 19, 2024 -
Evolve Bank ‘failed in its most basic duty,’ stole from customers: lawsuit
The allegations come from Yotta Technologies, a fintech that says its customers are currently locked out of more than $100 million in funds.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 18, 2024 -
DOJ joins OCC, FDIC in updating bank merger guidelines
Regulators’ revamped guidelines increase the agencies’ discretion, which is likely to stoke industry uncertainty and, perhaps, extend the timeline to approval, analysts say.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 18, 2024 -
Fed payments proposal pits big banks against small rivals
Large institutions welcome the move to extend the operating hours of two interbank payments systems, but smaller ones may feel the squeeze of increased workload, staffing and competition.
By Lynne Marek • Sept. 18, 2024 -
CFPB wants banks to prove overdraft opt-ins
Regulators should assume, as a default, that customers have not agreed to coverage and fees unless banks can provide signed agreements or recorded conversations, the agency said in a policy reminder.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 18, 2024 -
FDIC seeks tougher recordkeeping on fintech partners
The regulator also approved a policy update to consider small business and residential loan originations, in addition to deposits, when evaluating a merger’s competitive effects.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 17, 2024 -
KeyBank CFO eyes opportunities through Scotia deal
The two banks are exploring potential partnership opportunities – and their geographic footprints might allow a jumping-off point, KeyBank CFO Clark Khayat said last week at a conference.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 16, 2024 -
Lawmakers push for crackdown on fintech, ban on false claims
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Chris Van Hollen demanded tighter regulations on BaaS and fintech partnerships, saying they pose “a broader threat to the stability of our banking system and the economy.”
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Sept. 13, 2024 -
OCC hits Wells Fargo with AML enforcement action
The newest order for the bank introduces questions around whether it could affect the lifting of Wells' asset cap, or if other big banks might face AML orders.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 12, 2024 -
Atlanta Fed chief violated trading rules, OIG finds
Raphael Bostic’s transactions created “an appearance of a conflict of interest,” the central bank watchdog said, making no recommendation for next steps.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 12, 2024 -
RBC names interim CFO Gibson as permanent
The move presumably puts more distance between the bank and Gibson’s predecessor, Nadine Ahn, who has sued the bank for wrongful dismissal and damages.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Sept. 12, 2024 -
A year after reorg, progress at Citi comes in ‘fits and starts’
New penalties gave the bank focal points for its tech overhaul. But Citi is also aiming to keep staff robust enough – in the right places – to chase opportunity, CFO Mark Mason said.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 12, 2024 -
BofA, JPMorgan, others urged to stop financing livestock production
An open letter singles out the nation's largest banks for their support of food giants like JBS, saying lending activities undermine the sector’s environmental commitments.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 12, 2024 -
Innovation may slow amid bank-fintech partnership scrutiny: analysts
Additional guardrails, however, are necessary as business connections grow more complex and as fintechs tackle more compliance responsibilities, a regulator said.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Sept. 11, 2024 -
9 crucial reactions to the capital requirements preview
BofA and JPMorgan execs talk death, despair and a lack of specifics, while lawmakers and regulators appear to fall along party lines in the snowballing fight over the Basel endgame.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 11, 2024 -
TD to pay CFPB $28M for giving credit agencies inaccurate data
The penalty is hardly the largest that Canada’s second-largest lender expects. TD is facing criminal and civil investigations into its U.S. anti-money laundering program and anticipates a fine in the billions of dollars before year’s end.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 11, 2024