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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
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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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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. Get the Full Story...

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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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Credit Unions and FinTechs Find Common Ground Through Personalization
Credit Unions and FinTechs Find Common Ground Through Personalization
February 27, 2025  |  Credit Unions

Not all that long ago, FinTechs competed with banks — especially credit unions and smaller players — for the same set of customers and accounts....

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CEO Interview: ‘Regulatory Relaxation’ and Simplicity Key to FinTech Growth
CEO Interview: ‘Regulatory Relaxation’ and Simplicity Key to FinTech Growth
February 25, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

The new administration is barely a month old, so it’s too soon to tell exactly what financial services regulation will look like. But with the...

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