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Did regulators send warning shot at already roiled BaaS space?
It’s clear the Synapse debacle was on regulators’ minds when they issued last week’s statement highlighting risks associated with banks’ third-party partnerships, analysts said.
By Caitlin Mullen • July 31, 2024 -
Q&A
5 questions for Brex’s new compliance chief
When it comes to innovation, “if it's moving too quickly for customer protection to keep pace, it’s not happening,” said Sibongile Ngako, who recently joined the fintech as chief compliance officer.
By Caitlin Mullen • July 31, 2024 -
Trendline
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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Trump pledges to fire Gensler, support crypto
The Republican presidential nominee told Bitcoin 2024 attendees that, if elected, he will hire advisers who “want to see your industry thrive, not dive.”
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 29, 2024 -
Affirm says CFPB’s proposed BNPL rules will confuse customers
In commenting on the proposal, the BNPL provider said consumers would be better served by rules specific to BNPL transactions, as opposed to credit card regulations.
By Patrick Cooley • July 29, 2024 -
Q&A
Clair CEO backs CFPB rule proposal on EWA
Nico Simko supports the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent rule proposal, and it may be a competitive advantage for him.
By Lynne Marek • July 29, 2024 -
Warner pushes bill requiring banks to test discount window
The lawmaker introduced a measure that would reduce stigma tied to the Fed’s short-term lending facility, which has seen a litany of attention from regulators in recent weeks.
By Caitlin Mullen • July 26, 2024 -
5 takeaways from the FDIC’s Travis Hill on liquidity, Basel
Banks must be willing to use the liquidity facilities available to them, and regulators must come together on a Basel endgame re-proposal, the FDIC’s vice chair said Wednesday.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 25, 2024 -
Revolut gets UK banking license
Unreliable revenue figures and a complicated share structure likely contributed to the fintech’s three-year wait. But Revolut’s numbers came in robust and on time this year.
By Dan Ennis • July 25, 2024 -
Fed cites digital bank Jiko over capital planning woes
The central bank is requiring the startup, which bought a bank in 2020, to submit a liquidity risk management plan with steps to diversify its funding sources and enhanced stress test scenarios.
By Dan Ennis • July 24, 2024 -
Revolut faces more fraud claims than other UK banks: report
A spokesperson said the fintech investigates each fraud claim independently of other cases, and that it takes such claims “incredibly seriously.”
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 24, 2024 -
Column
Dive Deposits: Menendez, Vance’s changing fortunes spotlight Senate banking panel
Despite the New Jersey Democrat’s resignation and the Ohio Republican’s possible ascent to vice president, the Senate panel can expect business as usual — albeit with heightened urgency.
By Dan Ennis • July 24, 2024 -
FTC demands pricing input from JPMorgan, Mastercard
The Federal Trade Commission demanded information from the megabank, card network and other companies to better understand how consumer data is being used in pricing.
By Lynne Marek • July 24, 2024 -
Fed fines Green Dot $44M
The consent order has been expected since February, when Green Dot revealed that reasonable associated losses could total $50 million.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 22, 2024 -
What bankers might expect if Kamala Harris wins the White House
The Democratic front-runner went solo to get California a meatier mortgage settlement — and demanded names in Wells Fargo’s fake-accounts case. But she took flak for not prosecuting OneWest.
By Dan Ennis • July 22, 2024 -
‘Polarizing’ state laws risk ‘fragmenting’ system: OCC’s Hsu
Banks are increasingly asked by state policies to “pick a side in service of performative politics rather than deliberative policy,” Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said.
By Lamar Johnson • July 22, 2024 -
Citi COO intended to deceive OCC, ex-employee says
In an amended lawsuit, former Citi data executive Kathleen Martin claims Anand Selva suggested twice that she fudge data to the bank’s primary regulator. She declined and lost her job two weeks later, she says.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 19, 2024 -
Capital One-Discover deal critics, supporters sound off
Executives with the two companies and a number of community groups spoke in favor of the $35.3 billion merger Friday, while a raft of critics urged regulators to block the deal.
By Caitlin Mullen • July 19, 2024 -
OCC bans 7 bankers in misappropriation, PPP cases
The bankers include former employees of JPMorgan, BofA, Wells Fargo and Varo. In one case, an ex-U.S. Bank employee received $29,375 in PPP funds and misrepresented payroll and business expenses.
By Dan Ennis • July 19, 2024 -
Hsu signals OCC to review preemption rules
In a speech Wednesday, the acting Comptroller of the Currency also pointed to the need for heightened regulation of bigger banks and the rising complexity of bank-nonbank ties.
By Caitlin Mullen • July 18, 2024 -
6 ways the CFPB wants to keep its eyes on fintech middlemen
Clearer guidance around “rent-a-bank,” open banking and buy now, pay later will ensure more consumers benefit, Director Rohit Chopra said in remarks last week.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • July 17, 2024 -
Discover to sell student loan portfolio to Carlyle, KKR in $10.8B deal
The student loan sale is the latest loose end Discover seeks to tie up since Capital One announced its intent to purchase the card company.
By Caitlin Mullen • July 17, 2024 -
First Republic ex-employees’ suit dismissed against FDIC
A federal district judge said his court “lacks jurisdiction” over the lawsuit, brought by 170 ex-First Republic employees who say the FDIC is blocking them from $150 million in retirement funds.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 15, 2024 -
Citi leans on tech modernization to fix data quality management failings
Days after federal regulators hit the bank with more than $135 million in fines, CEO Jane Fraser said Citi's transformation efforts addressed "decades of underinvestment."
By Matt Ashare • July 15, 2024 -
Column
Dive Deposits: It was Citi’s week and, arguably, everybody won
The bank shook off fresh penalties by reporting skyrocketing revenue in its banking unit. It’s no wonder Citi granted $41 million to its banking chief. But a rival for that job may be glad he left.
By Dan Ennis • July 12, 2024 -
Senators press Jamie Dimon on alleged climate turnabout
The lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, demanded answers from the JPMorgan Chase CEO on the bank's environmental "commitments" and "aspirations."
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • July 11, 2024