FDIC

Four U.S. regulators join global innovation network

10/24/19

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commision announced Thursday they had joined the Global Financial Innovation Network.

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It’s a ‘lonely walk’ to the top at FDIC for a woman of color

10/24/19

Arleas Upton Kea shares her 30-year journey to become the first African-American woman to serve as deputy to the FDIC chairman and chief operating officer.

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Banking charter remains a long way off for fintechs after court ruling

10/22/19

A regulatory cloud still follows fintech companies following a judge's decision throwing out the Office of the Comptroller Currency’s special-purpose charter.

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FDIC to issue proposal on brokered deposits by yearend, McWilliams says

10/21/19

The chairman acknowledged the timetable is "ambitious."

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Fed, FDIC will explore changes to Camels rating system

10/18/19

The two agencies requested comment on the scorecard regulators use to assess a bank's overall health as some question whether ratings are consistently applied.

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Don’t mess with rules curbing derivatives risk

10/18/19

A regulatory proposal to ease the initial margin buffer on certain derivatives trading could be harmful to the economy.

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'Enough of this nonsense': Comments of the week

10/17/19

Readers cast doubts on regulatory attempts to jointly revamp the Community Reinvestment Act, react to Democrats berating the CFPB head, an upcoming House hearing with Facebook's CEO and more.

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Regulators offer CECL guidance to aid industry's adoption

10/17/19

The four prudential agencies, which will enforce the new credit loss methodology developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, said they want to promote consistency.

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Joint CRA plan is no sure thing, FDIC's McWilliams says

10/16/19

The three federal bank regulators often say they want to work together to reform the Community Reinvestment Act. But once again, a senior official has raised the possibility the agencies will move separately.

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Regional banks sound alarm over new interest rate benchmark

10/16/19

Executives sent a letter to the federal banking regulators last month expressing concern that an alternative to the London interbank offered rate could limit credit availability.

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