Regulations & Policy: Page 8


  • Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, speaks during a congressional hearing, while sitting next to Martin Gruenberg, chair of the FDIC and Michael Hsu, acting comptroller of the currency
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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 July 31, 2024
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    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 July 31, 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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    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 July 29, 2024
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    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
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    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
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    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 July 26, 2024
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    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 July 25, 2024
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    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 July 25, 2024
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    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 July 24, 2024
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    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 July 24, 2024
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    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 July 24, 2024
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    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
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    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 July 22, 2024
  • U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris marks the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act during an event in the East Room of the White House on February 02, 2023.
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    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 July 22, 2024
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    ‘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
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    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 July 19, 2024
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    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 July 19, 2024
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    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 July 19, 2024
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    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 July 18, 2024
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    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 July 17, 2024
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    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 July 17, 2024
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    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 July 15, 2024
  • Citi CEO Jane Fraser joins a meeting hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden with corporate chief executives and members of his cabinet to discuss the looming federal debt limit in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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    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
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    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 July 12, 2024
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    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 July 11, 2024