COVID-19 and the resulting economic downturn are expected to strain the U.S. banking system at a time when banks are grappling with how to modernize their products and services and keep pace with technological innovation....more
1. Q. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) implements the disbursement of $1,200 payments of COVID-19 stimulus funds to millions of Americans. How will the current payment system address the...more
The COVID-19 pandemic presents extraordinary and unique challenges for financial institutions. Banks provide critical financial services to the public and are an integral part of the financial life of most Americans. Unlike...more
Recently, an American bank entered into a deferred prosecution agreement requiring it to pay over US$610 million in penalties. The plea agreement was based on “impos[ing] hard caps on the number of transactions subject to AML...more
A serious regulatory issue can derail a bank merger or acquisition. Sometimes a bank will begin a transaction with a known, pre-existing regulatory issue, and other times an unanticipated regulatory issue develops during the...more
Some bankers view the rapid rise of “fintech” as an existential threat to traditional banks, especially community banks. But while fintech surely is changing financial services, it is also creating new opportunities for...more