Compliance

To strengthen AML protections, strengthen sales practices

04/24/19

Banks need to ensure those building new business are driven to look for evidence of illegal activity.

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CFPB to give more information to firms under investigation

04/23/19

Under a new policy, a company subject to a civil investigative demand will learn from the agency about what conduct the probe is targeting and what legal provisions the firm may have violated.

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Avant to pay $3.85M to settle allegations of deceiving borrowers

04/15/19

The Federal Trade Commission accused the online lender of numerous violations in connection with its loan servicing practices. In one example, Avant allegedly informed customers that they could make payments by credit card or debit card but then refused to accept such payments.

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Wells Fargo's new timeline to escape asset cap: There isn’t one

04/12/19

The San Francisco bank is under pressure from investors to get out from under a Fed-imposed asset cap and to hire a new permanent CEO. But executives said Friday that thoroughness is more important than speed.

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Is Wells Fargo stuck in the denial stage of recovery?

04/07/19

Since Wells Fargo’s phony-accounts scandal broke in 2016, the bank has appeared contrite in public. In private, it’s a different story.

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With lawyer as interim CEO, Wells Fargo looks to mend fences with regulators

03/29/19

The bank's decision to select its general counsel as successor to Tim Sloan, albeit on a temporary basis, focused attention on its frayed relationships with the Federal Reserve and the OCC.

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Apple Card raises pressure on banks — and fintechs

03/25/19

The new Apple Card wasn't just one product of many announced at the Steve Jobs Theater on Monday — it was the glue that binds all of Apple's new services together.

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Setting the record straight on CRA reform

03/25/19

Robust public discussion from a diverse array of stakeholders has informed regulators working to reform the Community Reinvestment Act, but it has also included some misleading claims, writes a top OCC official.

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Examiners should stay focused on ‘big picture’: FDIC’s McWilliams

03/22/19

The head of the agency said she wants FDIC staff to be proactive with banks that show visible problems, but not “focus more on seeking out dirt than on whether the home is clean.”

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5 key takeaways from the FIS-Worldpay deal

03/18/19

Given the size of the deal — which includes about $9 billion of Worldpay’s debt on top of a $34 billion bid — the pressure’s on to build a global powerhouse that can counter other major fintech mergers announced in the past weeks. FIS must also emerge as a nimble rival to the startups that threaten the old order.

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