Cyber security

CFPB, FTC need more teeth in dealing with credit bureaus, GAO says

03/26/19

The watchdog’s report — requested by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. — called for civil money penalty authority and better supervision to guard consumer data.

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State regulators should take the lead on data privacy: CSBS

03/15/19

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors urged Sens. Mike Crapo and Sherrod Brown to establish a baseline for consumer protection in data privacy and security that would leave room for stricter state rules.

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Takeaways from Trump budget: CFPB reform, FHA fees and student loans

03/11/19

The 2020 budget would add the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and FSOC to congressional appropriations, charge lenders for FHA upgrades and require universities to have skin in the game on student loans.

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Community bankers brace for rough year — and worse 2020

03/05/19

Concerns about an economic slowdown, rising deposit prices and cybersecurity abound, a survey found.

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Banks won’t be able to remain on sidelines of privacy debate

03/03/19

The data breach at Equifax and Facebook's scandals have made data privacy a big issue to state and federal lawmakers. Here's why banks need to be worried.

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JPMorgan's Dimon: Square innovated where we should have

02/26/19

The CEO of the nation's biggest bank gave the fintech props for revolutionizing payments and then building off its success to provide a whole range of services to small-business clients.

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How this small bank combats fraud without alienating customers

02/21/19

As large banks put stronger fraud monitoring and authentication technology in place, fraudsters have been turning to small banks, like Kennebunk Bank on the coast of Maine. Here's how it fought back.

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When your vendor's vendor has sloppy security

02/13/19

A security breach that left 24 million mortgage documents unprotected on a server is rekindling concerns about the risks posed by fourth parties.

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Veteran of IBM's Deep Blue launches AI-based cybersecurity company

02/05/19

Banks are a primary market to be pursued by Blue Hexagon, which received $31 million in venture capital.

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Reg changes drive Chemical-TCF union; Fed seeks stress-test input

01/29/19

Last year’s Dodd-Frank rollback facilitated the Chemical-TCF deal; the Fed is holding a conference this summer to discuss possible changes to the tests.

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