There’ll be a moratorium on new banking rules — at least for a bit. A trio of the top financial services industry regulators told the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday (Nov. 20) that any new rulemaking would not commence until next year, after the incoming...
By this time next year, America’s banking regulators will likely have new leadership. At a hearing Wednesday (Nov. 20) Rep. Patrick McHenry took the outgoing regulators to task. McHenry, the North Carolina Republican who serves as chair of the House Financial Services Committee accused officials...
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg will step down from that post and from his seat on the board of directors the day before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Gruenberg told President Joe Biden Tuesday (Nov. 19) that he will retire from...
America’s top consumer watchdog is calling for deposit insurance reform. Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made this argument last week following the failure of Oklahoma lender The First National Bank of Lindsay, according to testimony released by the bureau Monday...
September 03, 2024
Technology and third-party relationships — with service providers and digitally-focused FinTechs — have helped transform banks’ operations. Banks have been able to pivot fully into the digital age, serving a broader swath of customers than they otherwise might have if those partnerships had not been struck in the first place. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The […]
August 12, 2024
New input from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is poised to pave the way for more “branchless banking” — through interactive teller machines that can, conceivably, amp up competition...
August 07, 2024
Uninsured deposits have been in the spotlight of the regulatory gaze through the past year and a half. The failure of Silicon Valley Bank and other bouts of financial instability...
July 17, 2024
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its own 40-year-old ruling in the LoperBright Enterprises v. Raimondo case on June 28 — in what has come to being popularly tagged SCOTUS...
November 20, 2024
By this time next year, America’s banking regulators will likely have new leadership. At a hearing Wednesday (Nov. 20) Rep. Patrick McHenry took the outgoing regulators to task. McHenry, the North Carolina Republican who serves as chair of the House Financial Services Committee accused officials at agencies like the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) of […]
November 19, 2024
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg will step down from that post and from his seat on the board of directors the day before the inauguration of President-elect...
November 18, 2024
America’s top consumer watchdog is calling for deposit insurance reform. Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made this argument last week following the failure of Oklahoma...
November 18, 2024
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has extended the public comment period for its proposed rule on recordkeeping for banks’ custodial accounts. Previously scheduled to end Dec. 2, the comment...
