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Banks Say New Capital Requirements Will Stifle Lending
Banks Say New Capital Requirements Will Stifle Lending
June 05, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

American regulators are reportedly preparing to impose new capital requirements on the country’s larger banks. The changes, as reported Monday (June 5) by the Wall...

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Wells Fargo Fined $97.8 Million for Sanctions-Related Violations
Wells Fargo Fined $97.8 Million for Sanctions-Related Violations
March 30, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

Wells Fargo has been fined $97.8 million for sanctions-related violations from 2010 to 2015. The bank reached settlements of $67.8 million with the Federal Reserve...

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Federal Reserve Denies Digital Asset Bank Custodia’s Application
Federal Reserve Denies Digital Asset Bank Custodia’s Application
January 27, 2023  |  Banking

The Federal Reserve Board has denied digital asset bank Custodia Bank’s application. The Fed said in a Friday (Jan. 27) press release that the Wyoming-based digital asset bank’s submitted application...

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Big Bank Stress Test Show Loan Losses Could Hit $560B-$700B
Big Bank Stress Test Show Loan Losses Could Hit $560B-$700B
June 25, 2020  |  Banking

The Federal Reserve Board indicated that financial institutions (FIs) can stay strong even as they weather turbulent economic conditions, as it unveiled the results of...

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US Banks Saw $2T Increase In Deposits During Pandemic
US Banks Saw $2T Increase In Deposits During Pandemic
June 22, 2020  |  Banking

A record $2 trillion has been deposited into U.S. bank accounts since the coronavirus first hit the U.S. in January, according to a report by...

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Fed Expects 6.5 Pct Drop In GDP This Year
Fed Expects 6.5 Pct Drop In GDP This Year
June 10, 2020  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) have released economic projections for the next few years, showing that the gross domestic...

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The Fed Communicates Rule Change For The SBA’s PPP
The Fed Communicates Rule Change For The SBA’s PPP
April 17, 2020  |  Coronavirus

To enhance the effectiveness of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Federal Reserve Board announced a rule change. The...

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Fed Renews Pledge To Back PPP Loans
Fed Renews Pledge To Back PPP Loans
April 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Federal Reserve Board reassured lenders on Thursday (April 16) that its loan guarantee program to small businesses is alive and well. Under the Small...

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Faster Payment Becomes A Federal Case
Faster Payment Becomes A Federal Case
March 11, 2020  |  Faster Payments

There’s a battle brewing in payments. A big one. It’s the Feds versus the Free Marketeers, and the feud between them is over whose real-time...

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