Treasury Department

The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government.

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 Dodd-Frank Looms For Capitol Hill Consideration
 Dodd-Frank Looms For Capitol Hill Consideration
February 26, 2018  |  Regulation

Dodd-Frank no more – or no more “no more” Dodd-Frank? Talk of regulatory reform is normal discourse on the Hill. Sometimes change is afoot, sometimes...

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The Anything is Possible Edition: Pot, Bitcoin And Bank Branch Closing
The Anything is Possible Edition: Pot, Bitcoin And Bank Branch Closing
February 12, 2018  |  Data Dive

On Friday, the Olympics kicked off in Pyeongchang – and the world got a chance to see there is no such thing as impossible. Lots...

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Maxine Waters Wants Treasury To Beef Up AML Enforcement
Maxine Waters Wants Treasury To Beef Up AML Enforcement
November 09, 2017  |  Regulation

California Congresswoman Maxine Waters has some questions for the Treasury Department about what it intends to do to beef up security — particularly with regards...

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Treasury Investigates Illegal Data Gathering Of Financial Records
Treasury Investigates Illegal Data Gathering Of Financial Records
October 09, 2017  |  Safety and Security

The U.S. Treasury’s in-house watchdog is reportedly looking into claims that officials at the Treasury department broke the law by looking at the financial records...

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Varo Money Applies For Charter To Become A Mobile-Only Regulated Bank
Varo Money Applies For Charter To Become A Mobile-Only Regulated Bank
July 25, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

Varo Money, the digital banking fintech that has investment backing from Warburg Pincus, filed for a national banking charter and deposit insurance, putting the Trump...

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Data Should be Held Back from Consumers, Says Treasury Report
Data Should be Held Back from Consumers, Says Treasury Report
June 15, 2017  |  CFPB

As the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) remains in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and members of Congress, data privacy has been top of...

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Trump Treasury Department Wants To Depower CFPB
Trump Treasury Department Wants To Depower CFPB
June 13, 2017  |  Regulation

In a report released late yesterday (June 12), the Treasury Department officially recommended that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be substantially stripped of its powers....

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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Names Keith Noreika To Head The OCC
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Names Keith Noreika To Head The OCC
May 04, 2017  |  Regulation

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin announced Wednesday (May 3) that he is plans to appoint Keith Noreika as a Deputy Comptroller and designate him...

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Online Lending: The Regulator Wagons Are Circlin’
Online Lending: The Regulator Wagons Are Circlin’
May 11, 2016  |  Regulation

The Treasury Department released its "timely" assessment of the online lending industry after examining 100 online lenders. The assessment says that technology is a great...

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