On May 23, Congress passed a bill to revise Dodd-Frank to reduce regulatory burdens on banks. Just as with the original Dodd-Frank Act, the real work will have to be done by the banking agencies and thus months will have to...more
On February 2, 2018, the Fed announced that it issued a consent Cease and Desist order with Wells Fargo—the bank holding company. The Fed’s press release noted that Wells is replacing 4 directors within this year (out of 17...more
2/6/2018
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Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Board of Directors ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Regulation YY ,
Risk Management ,
Senior Managers ,
Wells Fargo
Last week, the DFS announced an enforcement action and charges against the NY Branch of Habib Bank, a Pakistani bank that had been doing business in NY for almost 40 years....more
9/2/2017
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Banks ,
Cease and Desist ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Banks ,
NYDFS ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Pakistan ,
Terrorist Financing
Yesterday the Fed published a proposed guidance document for its expectations for board of directors of banks. The release only applies to the boards of banks with over $50 billion in consolidated assets, but the intent of...more
At the end of last week, the Fed and the other banking agencies issued an interpretation that applied to investments in certain foreign funds by foreign banking organizations that are subject to the Volcker rule. Such banks...more