BANKING REGULATIONS

European Central Bank Reportedly Looking to Simplify Banking Rules
European Central Bank Reportedly Looking to Simplify Banking Rules
April 27, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

The European Central Bank (ECB) has reportedly created a task force to simplify Europe’s banking rules. The task force is chaired by ECB Vice President...

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Senate Bill Would Eliminate Reputational Risk as Measure of Safety and Soundness
Senate Bill Would Eliminate Reputational Risk as Measure of Safety and Soundness
March 07, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., has introduced a bill that would stop federal banking agencies from using reputational risk as a measure to determine...

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Paytm CEO Expects Digital Bank Recovery Following Regulatory Suspension
Paytm CEO Expects Digital Bank Recovery Following Regulatory Suspension
January 21, 2025  |  Digital-First Banking

The founder of Paytm expects the company’s banking unit to spring back to life. Last year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) all but shuttered...

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Banking and BNPL Shifts in Limbo as Trump’s Executive Order Pauses Pending Regulations 
Banking and BNPL Shifts in Limbo as Trump’s Executive Order Pauses Pending Regulations 
January 21, 2025  |  Politics

Amid the blizzard of executive orders that marked the first day of the Trump administration, there was widespread speculation that the new president would take...

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Yellen Cautions Trump Against Meddling With Financial Regulations
Yellen Cautions Trump Against Meddling With Financial Regulations
December 15, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the next administration should leave “critically important” financial regulations untouched. In an interview with Reuters on Friday (Dec. 13), Yellen...

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CFPB’s Overdraft Rule May Move Banks to Cut Services and a ‘Credit Lifeline’ for Consumers
CFPB’s Overdraft Rule May Move Banks to Cut Services and a ‘Credit Lifeline’ for Consumers
December 12, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

The new (and reportedly final) rule on overdraft fees may have consumer groups — and consumers — cheering. But the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB)...

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Wells Fargo CEO More Confident in Bank’s Compliance Controls
Wells Fargo CEO More Confident in Bank’s Compliance Controls
December 11, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Wells Fargo’s CEO reportedly has more confidence in his bank’s efforts to remedy its compliance issues. Charlie Scharf’s comments, as reported Wednesday (Dec. 11) by...

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OCC Hikes Assessment Rates for Large Banks
OCC Hikes Assessment Rates for Large Banks
November 27, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

America’s banking regulator says that it’s costing more to supervise the country’s largest financial institutions. As such, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...

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House Republicans Blast ‘Undue Scrutiny’ of Bank-FinTech Partnerships
House Republicans Blast ‘Undue Scrutiny’ of Bank-FinTech Partnerships
October 31, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

House Republicans are warning against what they argue is regulatory overreach in bank-FinTech partnerships. The lawmakers — all members of the House Financial Services Committee...

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