Michael Hsu

OCC’s Hsu Encourages FIs to Help Immigrants Gain Access to Credit   
OCC’s Hsu Encourages FIs to Help Immigrants Gain Access to Credit   
April 11, 2024  |  Financial Inclusion

This week, Michael Hsu, acting comptroller of the currency at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) called on U.S. financial institutions (FIs) to take...

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Bank Regulators Worry About Merger Systemic Risks, Banks About Fraud
Bank Regulators Worry About Merger Systemic Risks, Banks About Fraud
March 22, 2024  |  Banking

Michael Hsu, acting comptroller of the currency at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), recently voiced support for a new proposal by Federal Deposit Insurance...

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OCC Head Concerned About Bank-FinTech Collaboration
OCC Head Concerned About Bank-FinTech Collaboration
February 26, 2024  |  Banking

Michael Hsu, CEO and acting comptroller of the currency for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), recently reiterated his agency’s commitment to...

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Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu Says Bank-FinTech Partnerships Complicate Risk Monitoring
Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu Says Bank-FinTech Partnerships Complicate Risk Monitoring
February 21, 2024  |  Partnerships

Michael Hsu, the acting comptroller of the currency, emphasized the importance of banks actively managing risks associated with their relationships with FinTech companies.  During a...

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Regulators Worry as Banks’ Debt to Shadow Lenders Tops $1 Trillion
Regulators Worry as Banks’ Debt to Shadow Lenders Tops $1 Trillion
February 11, 2024  |  Banking

American lenders have loaned so-called “shadow banks” more than $1 trillion, and regulators are worried. That’s according to a report Saturday (Feb. 10) by the...

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Crypto and the Circle of Disintermediation
Crypto and the Circle of Disintermediation
November 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Banks have been getting louder and louder about their opposition to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) like the digital dollar over the course of 2022,...

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US Regulators Sound Cautious Note on FinTech Innovation
US Regulators Sound Cautious Note on FinTech Innovation
October 17, 2022  |  Regulation

If there was at least some consensus that came out of last week’s D.C. FinTech Week confab, it’s that banks and the regulators that oversee...

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Crypto, Bank Overlap a Focus of DC FinTech Week
Crypto, Bank Overlap a Focus of DC FinTech Week
October 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto’s recent volatility has shone a spotlight on the risks digital assets can pose for banks, according to Michael Barr, vice chair for supervision of...

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OCC Head Reiterates Banking Regulators’ Cautious Approach to Crypto
OCC Head Reiterates Banking Regulators’ Cautious Approach to Crypto
September 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Recent events have reinforced the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) position that lenders must ask permission before participating in the cryptocurrency industry...

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