It’s been almost a year since the White House began cutbacks at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Now, workers at the CFPB remain in a holding pattern, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Dec. 7). The widespread layoffs planned by President Donald Trump’s...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says its financial supervision efforts will continue next year. The regulator on Friday (Nov. 21) announced its “Humility in Supervisions Pledge,” outlining its enforcement priorities for 2026. The pledge was flagged in a report by Reuters, which noted this...
America’s consumer finance watchdog wants to pare back and slow its small‑business lending data rule. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) argued that a tighter phased start will lead to improved data quality and lower compliance costs. The 198‑page notice dealing with the change is...
European regulators are reportedly planning to expand central supervision of stock exchanges and cryptocurrency exchanges. This effort is part of a larger push to strengthen the EU’s competitiveness in relation to the U.S. by making sure companies can find funding and scale within Europe without...
July 01, 2024
2024 is fast becoming the summer of consent orders for smaller banks. That’s because, with the news Friday (June 28) that Tennessee-based Thread Bancorp is now the latest financial institution (FI) to come under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) scrutiny, managing for the operational, compliance and strategic risks that come with third-party tie-ups is […]
February 07, 2019
September approaches, of course (as it always does) – but this time, with a red-letter day on the 13th as PSD2 takes effect. As readers of these digital pages know,...
October 08, 2026
American Express takes its responsibility to fight financial crime seriously and is committed to addressing concerns outlined by banking regulators, Chairman and CEO Stephen J. Squeri said in a statement released Thursday (Oct. 8). Squeri issued the statement on the same day the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve […]
December 07, 2025
It’s been almost a year since the White House began cutbacks at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Now, workers at the CFPB remain in a holding pattern, The Wall...
November 23, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says its financial supervision efforts will continue next year. The regulator on Friday (Nov. 21) announced its “Humility in Supervisions Pledge,” outlining its enforcement...
November 12, 2025
America’s consumer finance watchdog wants to pare back and slow its small‑business lending data rule. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) argued that a tighter phased start will lead to...