Compliance into the Weeds: Settlement of OCC Charges for Wells Fargo Internal Auditors
Strengthening Compliance: Lessons From the OCC's Consent Order With Patriot Bank — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
2024 Payments Year in Review: CFPB and FTC Regulatory Trends – Part Four — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Compliance Tip of the Day: TD Bank Lessons Learned – The Penalty of Growth Restrictions
Climate Risk, the emerging risk
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Community Reinvestment Act Reform: A Close Look at the Final Rule
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What the Recent Developments in Federal Preemption for National and State Banks Mean for Bank and Nonbank Consumer Financial Services Providers
Federal Banking Interagency Final Guidance on Third-Party Relationships - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Corruption, Crime and Compliance : CFPB and OCC Hit Bank of America with $250 Million Penalty for Consumer Abuse Practices
CFPB's Section 1071 Final Rule (Part 3): Potential Problem Areas – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Crypto Year in Review 2022: Federal Reserve and Central Bank Digital Currencies and FDIC/OCC Regulatory Developments - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Crypto Enforcement Is Here, and Always Has Been
Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy
Guidepost in Motion: Banking on Crypto
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 161-OCC Guidance on 3rd Party Risk Management
Episode 127 -- Deep Dive into the OCC Enforcement Action Against Wells Fargo CEO and Senior Executives
Dealing with an Unsolicited Offer - The Bank Account
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA): Recap and What to Expect in 2014
The New Normal: Taking Responsibility for Your Vendors
April 8, 2025 - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Acting Chair Travis Hill gave a speech entitled “View from the FDIC: Update on Key Policy Issues” at the American Bankers Association Washington Summit....more
March 28, 2025 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a Financial Institution Letter that provides new guidance for FDIC-supervised institutions engaging or seeking to engage in crypto-related activities...more
March 27, 2025- The U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule imposing price controls on overdraft services offered by banks and credit...more
January 10, 2025 - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it is seeking public input on strengthening privacy protections and preventing harmful surveillance in digital payments, particularly those offered...more
December 20, 2024- The Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Payment Systems Regulator have a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which sets out the high-level...more
December 11, 2024- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled “Protecting Workers’ Money and Fighting for the Dignity of Work.”...more
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled “Regulatory Recipe for Economic Uncertainty: The Endless Basel Endgame and an Onslaught of...more
July 25, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a statement reminding banks of potential risks associated with third-party arrangements...more
March 12, 2024 - The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Examining Proposals to Address Housing Affordability, Availability, and Other Community Needs."...more
December 12, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled, "Examining the Agenda of Regulators, SROs, and Standards-Setters for Accounting, Auditing."...more
December 7, 2023- U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Banking Committee Republicans are calling on Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin...more
October 24, 2023- The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly issued a final rule to modernize regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment...more
September 28, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains held a hearing titled "Energy Independence: How Burdensome Energy Regulations are Crushing Small...more
July 27, 2023- The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are requesting comment on a proposal to increase the strength and...more
February 10, 2023- The Department of the Treasury announced actions taken by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) related to excepted foreign states (EFS). Specifically, CFIUS has determined that...more
Major Developments- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership on the Debt Limit- January 19, 2023- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to all members of...more
January 12, 2023- Subcommittees of the House Financial Services Committee, as well as their respective Chairs and jurisdiction for the 118th Congress, were announced. January 11, 2023- Republican Committee members...more
November 29, 2022- The Federal Reserve Board announced technical details related to reserve requirements for depository institutions....more
October 27, 2022- U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo participated in a virtual roundtable with key stakeholders on climate impact, equity and the Inflation Reduction Act....more
July 12, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a notice seeking public comment regarding potential opportunities and risks presented by developments and adoption of digital assets as part of its work under...more
The dominant fintech narrative for the Canadian banking industry shifted in 2016 from a new entrant versus incumbent storyline to one of collaboration, as major Canadian banks continued to partner with new technology...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
Regulatory Developments - Under Review: Deposit Insurance Assessments for Small Banks - On Jan. 21, the FDIC approved revised proposed rules on risk-based federal deposit insurance assessments for small banks...more