BANKING REGULATIONS

CFPB Open Banking Review Could Place Banks and FinTechs at Odds

CFPB Open Banking Review Could Place Banks and FinTechs at Odds
CFPB Open Banking Review Could Place Banks and FinTechs at Odds
May 13, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is preparing to review its open banking rule. That rule was issued by the CFPB last fall, covering consumer-permissioned...

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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  |  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  |  Legal & Regulation

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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