FDIC

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is one of two agencies that provide deposit insurance to depositors in U.S. depository institutions, the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures credit unions.

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FDIC Consent Orders Show Internal and External Risk Exposure

FDIC Consent Orders Show Internal and External Risk Exposure
FDIC Consent Orders Show Internal and External Risk Exposure
September 27, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

A spate of recent enforcement decisions from the FDIC underscores risks that banks face — external as well as internal ones, where employees have allegedly...

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CFPB’s Chopra: Consumers Need More Disclosure on Nonbank Risks
CFPB’s Chopra: Consumers Need More Disclosure on Nonbank Risks
September 25, 2024  |  Regulation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) recent proposal on recordkeeping for bank deposits received from third-party, nonbank companies is a step in the right direction....

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Report: Banks Took in $1 Trillion From High Interest Rates
Report: Banks Took in $1 Trillion From High Interest Rates
September 22, 2024  |  Banking

American banks banked $1 trillion thanks to a recent stretch of high interest rates. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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German Central Bank: Mergers Must Yield ‘Robust’ Competition
German Central Bank: Mergers Must Yield ‘Robust’ Competition
September 18, 2024  |  Banking

The chief of Germany’s central bank wants bank mergers to produce robust, competitive institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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FDIC’s New Merger Guidelines Heighten Focus on Bank Sector’s ‘Stability’
FDIC’s New Merger Guidelines Heighten Focus on Bank Sector’s ‘Stability’
September 17, 2024  |  Banking

For the banks, the urge to merge may get held up by regulators — who’d formerly been using decades-old guidelines by which to judge the...

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FDIC Proposes Rule to Strengthen Banks’ Recordkeeping for Custodial Accounts
FDIC Proposes Rule to Strengthen Banks’ Recordkeeping for Custodial Accounts
September 17, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has proposed a rule that would strengthen recordkeeping for bank deposits received from third party, non-bank companies that accept those...

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Lawmakers Question Banking Agencies’ Ties to ‘Opaque’ Global Organization
Lawmakers Question Banking Agencies’ Ties to ‘Opaque’ Global Organization
September 16, 2024  |  Regulation

Two U.S. lawmakers want the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to help them evaluate the memberships of federal banking agencies in a global governance body, the...

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Capital Costs vs. Economic Growth: The Fed’s Balancing Act on Bank Lending
Capital Costs vs. Economic Growth: The Fed’s Balancing Act on Bank Lending
September 10, 2024  |  Loans

Regulators have scaled back capital requirements for banks, reducing the holdings that must be on the books to buffer against economic and other shocks. Get...

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FDIC Sees Non-Depository Financial Institution Loans Surge, Hinting at New Risks
FDIC Sees Non-Depository Financial Institution Loans Surge, Hinting at New Risks
September 09, 2024  |  Loans

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s latest quarterly banking industry report hints at where risks lie if additional pressures come to bear on financial services firms...

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