Bank Regulation

Bank Regulation
Congressional Actions Against CFPB Overdraft, Digital Payments Rules May Spur Financial Services Innovation
March 06, 2025

Wednesday’s (March 5) actions in Congress against two Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rules — one governing digital payments providers, the other focused on bank overdraft fees — open up a new front against the embattled agency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Bank of England Weighs New Capital Thresholds for Smaller Lenders
March 05, 2025

The Bank of England is weighing an increase to its retail deposits leverage ratio threshold. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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FDIC Regulatory Revamp May Smooth Path to Bank Mergers, Formations and FinTech Partnerships
March 05, 2025

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), like other regulatory agencies, is rapidly being reshaped. The very structure of the agency may be drastically altered. A continuing rollback of rules and enforcement actions will have repercussions for banks and FinTechs alike. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Evolve to Disburse More Funds Tied to Synapse Bankruptcy
March 04, 2025

Evolve Bank & Trust said Tuesday (March 4) that it is set to return some funds to end users impacted by the Synapse bankruptcy but does not yet have the information it needs to return additional funds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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FDIC Wants to Lessen Scrutiny Into Banking Mega-Mergers
March 04, 2025

The FDIC wants to roll back a policy that had increased oversight into large bank mergers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Interest Rate Caps Threaten Credit Access and FinTech Partnerships
March 03, 2025

There have been pockets of momentum to curb interest rates charged for balances credit cards and for loans extended by FinTechs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Section 1033 May Fall Short of its Data Security and Open Banking Goals
March 03, 2025

There’s a rule of thumb in law that states that hard cases make bad law. The sentiment can be reworked a bit to extend to regulations, where bad policy translates into bad rule-making. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Report: European Commission to Seek Banks’ Comments on Capital Requirements
February 28, 2025

The European Commission reportedly wants to seek comments from banks on its plan to implement the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), which determines how banks estimate potential losses and, therefore, capital requirements. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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TD Bank Says Guidepost Solutions Will Oversee AML Compliance Remediation Efforts
February 27, 2025

TD Bank said Thursday (Feb. 27) that U.S. authorities selected consulting firm Guidepost Solutions as the independent monitor to oversee the bank’s remediation efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...