BANKING REGULATIONS

Fed Vice Chair Michael S. Barr Calls for Stablecoin Regulation
Fed Vice Chair Michael S. Barr Calls for Stablecoin Regulation
October 27, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Michael S. Barr, vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve, addressed the increased experimentation with new payment technologies, such as stablecoins and central bank digital...

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CFPB Says Surprise Overdraft and NSF Fees Lead to $120 Million in Refunds
CFPB Says Surprise Overdraft and NSF Fees Lead to $120 Million in Refunds
October 11, 2023  |  CFPB

Surprise overdraft and nonsufficient funds (NSF) fees account for a significant portion of the refunds to consumers by companies announced Wednesday (Oct. 11) by the...

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SVB’s Collapse Cost $16 Billion, and Fed’s Watchdog Wants to Know Why
SVB’s Collapse Cost $16 Billion, and Fed’s Watchdog Wants to Know Why
September 28, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

When Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed this spring, it shocked the market.  But while those economic and banking sector wobbles have since largely abated, the third-largest...

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Finastra Debuts Compliance-as-a-Service to Combat Fraud
Finastra Debuts Compliance-as-a-Service to Combat Fraud
September 14, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Financial software firm Finastra has debuted a “Compliance-as-a-Service” solution for banks. The new tool, announced by the British company Thursday (Sept. 14) and available on Microsoft Azure, includes real-time...

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SVB Financial Pushes To Escrow $2B in Seized FDIC Funds
SVB Financial Pushes To Escrow $2B in Seized FDIC Funds
August 15, 2023  |  Legal

Embattled lender SVB Financial, which is embroiled in a dispute with the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC), says it is losing $8.5 million a...

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State Regulator Closes Silicon Valley Bank and Appoints FDIC Receiver
State Regulator Closes Silicon Valley Bank and Appoints FDIC Receiver
March 10, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Silicon Valley Bank has been taken over and closed by a state financial regulator. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) took possession of the...

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Biden Officially Nominates Omarova to Head OCC Despite Objections
Biden Officially Nominates Omarova to Head OCC Despite Objections
November 03, 2021  |  Bank Regulation

Over the objections of bankers and critics in the Senate, President Joe Biden officially nominated Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova to serve as the...

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Automation Can Do For SCA Compliance What Human Hands Cannot
Automation Can Do For SCA Compliance What Human Hands Cannot
September 13, 2021  |  Authentication

Digital transactions are quickly becoming the norm, with trillions of dollars crisscrossing the globe via the internet. Securing this fast-growing market is the EU’s Revised...

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China Likely To See More P2P Shutdowns This Year
China Likely To See More P2P Shutdowns This Year
January 09, 2020  |  International

China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market is headed for more turbulence in 2020 as more of its popular platforms face potentially being shut down as the...

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