Regulations & Policy: Page 12


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    Morgan Stanley, BofA, Citi exit Net-Zero Banking Alliance

    The financial institutions’ decision to leave the United Nations-backed climate coalition comes shortly after Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo announced they were doing the same.

    By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 3, 2025
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    FDIC eyes pact with BlackRock on passive investing

    The regulator reportedly gave the asset manager a Jan. 10 deadline to agree to stricter oversight when holding a 10% or greater stake in banks, similar to a deal struck last week with Vanguard.

    By Jan. 3, 2025
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    The Banking Dive Outlook on 2022

    Some narratives in 2022, such as office returns, will seem like a logical progression from the year before. Others, such as the regulatory sphere and shift toward smaller M&A, may mark a big shift from the previous 12 months.

    By Banking Dive staff
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    Kansas bank challenges $20M FDIC penalty

    CBW Bank, charged with failing to maintain adequate anti-money laundering controls, has filed a lawsuit challenging the agency’s action, calling the penalty “unreasonable and unprecedented for a bank of this size.”

    By Jan. 3, 2025
  • Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced today that they will cut the central bank’s benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to a new range of 4.75%-5%.
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    Merchants, banks spar over Fed’s debit card fee proposal

    Major trade groups for merchants and banks engaged in another round of fighting last week over whether the Federal Reserve should finalize a lower debit card interchange fee rate.

    By Lynne Marek • Jan. 3, 2025
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    Banking trade groups sue Fed over stress tests

    The central bank, a day earlier, had said it aims to improve transparency and consider public comment on its stress-testing models and scenarios. One plaintiff calls that a “first step.”

    By Jan. 2, 2025
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    Hawaiian Electric sells majority stake in American Savings Bank

    The $450 million deal follows the Hawaiian utility company’s agreement last year to put close to $2 billion toward a joint settlement stemming from the 2023 Maui wildfires.

    By Jan. 2, 2025
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    Bank of America hit with OCC order over BSA

    The bank cautioned in an October filing that it was in talks with regulators over issues with its Bank Secrecy Act compliance programs.

    By Jan. 2, 2025
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    What Jamie Dimon’s potential successor says about regulation, customer growth

    Marianne Lake, CEO of consumer and community banking at JPMorgan Chase, worries most about an uneven playing field, where “as a result of regulation or legislation, effectively, winners and losers are being picked,” she says.

    By Jan. 2, 2025
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    Warren warns OCC, Fed of ‘malfeasance’ on Capital One-Discover

    The incoming Senate Banking Committee ranking member blasted two regulators for failing to update bank merger guidelines as thoroughly as the FDIC and Justice Department.

    By Dec. 20, 2024
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    Banks, trade groups seek injunction on CFPB overdraft rule

    The same organizations that are suing the agency over its effort to limit overdraft fees to $5 filed court paperwork Wednesday to halt the rule’s implementation.

    By Dec. 20, 2024
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    CFPB sues JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo over Zelle

    Zelle operator Early Warning Services rushed the platform to market to compete with the likes of Venmo and CashApp but without effective safeguards, the agency said.

    By Dec. 20, 2024
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    Flagstar fined $3.5M for ‘misleading’ after 2021 cyberattack

    The bank “negligently made” materially misleading statements after a hack that resulted in the theft of 1.5 million customers’ personally identifying information.

    By Dec. 19, 2024
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    OCC slaps USAA over failure to fix flaws in several areas

    The order blasts the bank’s management, IT, compliance and suspicious activity reporting. It also limits new products or services and restricts USAA’s ability to expand its membership criteria.

    By Dec. 19, 2024
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    UniCredit pivots back to Commerzbank, increases stake to 28%

    The move drew stiff rebukes from the German government, which “assumed” any deal was all but dead a month ago. UniCredit said the stake bump does not affect its offer to buy Banco BPM.

    By Dec. 18, 2024
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    A running list of BaaS banks hit with consent orders in 2024

    Regulators have taken a harder look at bank-fintech partnerships. Experts said the orders highlight gaps in due diligence and monitoring related to third-party partners.

    Dec. 18, 2024
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    FDIC weighs lawsuit against ex-SVB execs

    The regulator is considering taking legal action against six former officers and 11 former directors of Silicon Valley Bank over their role in the bank’s collapse and $23 billion hit to the Deposit Insurance Fund.

    By Dec. 18, 2024
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    ConnectOne CEO could weigh more deals in warming M&A climate

    As the bank awaits approval of its purchase of The First of Long Island, ConnectOne’s CEO anticipates enhancements to regulators’ review processes, bringing more streamlined approvals under the Trump administration.

    By Dec. 17, 2024
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    Trade groups sue CFPB over overdraft rule

    It took only one day for trade groups and banks to take legal action against the financial watchdog, which announced its overdraft rule Thursday.

    By Dec. 16, 2024
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    Carver board members reelected, but activist investor calls for ‘transparency’

    The CEO of investor Dream Chasers, which sought to install two of its own members to the bank’s board, protested the vote and said the firm “will pursue every avenue available to ensure a fair and transparent election.”

    By Dec. 16, 2024
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    SouthState, Independent deal approved by Fed

    The roughly $2 billion deal is the second banking investment or combination to which the central bank has given its blessing in as many days.

    By Dec. 13, 2024
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    FDIC’s readiness ‘not sufficiently mature’ in 2023 bank crisis: OIG

    The inspector general laid out 11 recommendations to improve the agency's response, in a report Wednesday.

    By Dec. 13, 2024
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    French Hill named next House Financial Services panel chair

    The Arkansas Republican will lead the committee after current chair Patrick McHenry, R-NC, retires at the end of his term.

    By Dec. 13, 2024
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    U.S. Bank CEO talks payments split, a rising DOGE

    Dividing its payments unit into two segments under different leaders points to the significance of the business at the bank, said Andy Cecere, the lender’s chief executive.

    By Dec. 13, 2024
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    Scotiabank gets Fed’s approval to take bigger KeyBank stake

    The earlier-than-expected green light will let the Canadian lender proceed to Phase 2 of its investment — a $2 billion infusion and the right to name two directors to the Cleveland bank’s board.

    By Dec. 13, 2024
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    CFPB’s Chopra sidesteps resignation question

    When asked by lawmakers whether he would resign Jan. 20, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said he serves a five-year term but that the president “can remove us at any time.” 

    By Dec. 12, 2024