Efforts by the Executive Branch to shape and control regulatory output is nothing new. Beginning with the Nixon Administration, several administrations have issued Executive Orders (EOs) to limit or otherwise influence how...more
During the Biden-Harris Administration, the relationship between financial institutions and their regulators chilled considerably. The financial services industry works daily with its regulators—especially through the...more
11/20/2024
/ Banks ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Chevron Deference ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Digital Assets ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statutory Authority ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
UDAAP
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) holds tremendous promise for financial institutions and their customers. But that promise comes with potential peril, as highlighted in a recent alert issued by the U.S. Treasury...more
11/19/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Deep Fake ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Machine Learning ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
While the coming weeks and months will provide more clarity, we already can anticipate some indications of what is in store for bank regulation, supervision, and enforcement in a second Trump Administration. To help navigate...more
11/15/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Brokered Deposits ,
Chevron Deference ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
Deregulation ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interagency Guidance ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda
"The United States, with its history of welcoming innovators, has a large reserve of good will. In a country that ever aspires to improve with time, people are hopeful that bad policy approaches can change. This hope is not...more