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

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...

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

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...

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Report: Goldman Sachs to Reduce Staff by Up to 5% in Annual Review
Report: Goldman Sachs to Reduce Staff by Up to 5% in Annual Review
March 04, 2025  |  Personnel

Goldman Sachs reportedly plans to cut 3% to 5% of its staff in an annual review process. The cut would amount to about 1,395 jobs and...

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Societe Generale’s Digital Banking Expected to Bolster Overall Business
Societe Generale’s Digital Banking Expected to Bolster Overall Business
March 04, 2025  |  Banking

Analysts expect Societe Generale’s digital retail unit to boost business as a whole. That’s according to a report Tuesday (March 4) by Bloomberg News, citing a note from...

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

There have been pockets of momentum to curb interest rates charged for balances credit cards and for loans extended by FinTechs. But the impact may...

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

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...

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

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...

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