BANKING REGULATIONS

Yellen Cautions Trump Against Meddling With Financial Regulations
Yellen Cautions Trump Against Meddling With Financial Regulations
December 15, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the next administration should leave “critically important” financial regulations untouched. In an interview with Reuters on Friday (Dec. 13), Yellen...

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CFPB’s Overdraft Rule May Move Banks to Cut Services and a ‘Credit Lifeline’ for Consumers
CFPB’s Overdraft Rule May Move Banks to Cut Services and a ‘Credit Lifeline’ for Consumers
December 12, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

The new (and reportedly final) rule on overdraft fees may have consumer groups — and consumers — cheering. But the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB)...

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Wells Fargo CEO More Confident in Bank’s Compliance Controls
Wells Fargo CEO More Confident in Bank’s Compliance Controls
December 11, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Wells Fargo’s CEO reportedly has more confidence in his bank’s efforts to remedy its compliance issues. Charlie Scharf’s comments, as reported Wednesday (Dec. 11) by...

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OCC Hikes Assessment Rates for Large Banks
OCC Hikes Assessment Rates for Large Banks
November 27, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

America’s banking regulator says that it’s costing more to supervise the country’s largest financial institutions. As such, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...

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House Republicans Blast ‘Undue Scrutiny’ of Bank-FinTech Partnerships
House Republicans Blast ‘Undue Scrutiny’ of Bank-FinTech Partnerships
October 31, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

House Republicans are warning against what they argue is regulatory overreach in bank-FinTech partnerships. The lawmakers — all members of the House Financial Services Committee...

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TD Bank Pays $20 Million to Resolve Spoofing Case
TD Bank Pays $20 Million to Resolve Spoofing Case
September 30, 2024  |  Legal

TD Bank is reportedly settling a case involving illegal “spoof” orders by a former trader. The Canadian bank will pay more than $20 million as...

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UK’s Smaller Banks Could Benefit From New Capital Rules
UK’s Smaller Banks Could Benefit From New Capital Rules
September 12, 2024  |  Banking

New capital requirements could help Great Britain’s smaller lenders compete in the country’s mortgage market. That’s according to a report published by Reuters on Thursday...

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Banks Tap AI for Estate Management and Compliance
Banks Tap AI for Estate Management and Compliance
August 27, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is giving financial institutions new tools to meet their goals. Wells Fargo’s AI-driven estate management is boosting customer satisfaction, while Treasury Prime...

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Report: JPMorgan Chase Faces Lawsuit Aimed at Cash Sweep Program
Report: JPMorgan Chase Faces Lawsuit Aimed at Cash Sweep Program
August 26, 2024  |  Legal

JPMorgan Chase is reportedly facing a lawsuit that alleges that the bank paid “unreasonably” low interest rates on accounts used in its cash sweep program....

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