The suit seeks to block the banks from complying with congressional subpoenas targeting the president’s bank records, escalating his showdown with Democratic lawmakers investigating his finances.
Wall Street moves to compete with the low-fee financial services giant; activist investor has an uphill climb for a seat at this week’s annual meeting.
The bank agreed to pay $150 million to California to settle charges it hid the risks on the sale of mortgage bonds pre-crisis; foreign suitors circle Commerzbank while Deutsche Bank seeks answers.
The central bank issued an enforcement action against Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and its New York branch, citing deficiencies related to risk management and compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act.
It remains to be seen whether anti-money-laundering provisions will get a deeper look this Congress or whether political optics will divide lawmakers on moving ahead with changes.
In a roundtable discussion, the heads of four banks called on Congress to move on CRA modernization and address the cannabis conundrum, while dismissing arguments that midsize banks need to merge to stay competitive.
The Treasury secretary told the House Financial Services Committee that he has been in coordination with the U.S. bank regulators to soften the impact of the United Kingdom potentially failing to strike a deal on its exit from the European Union.
