Jelena McWilliams

FDIC to offer parental paid leave to employees

10/09/19

All personnel will qualify for up to six weeks of paid leave following the birth, adoption, or foster-care placement of a child in their home, the agency said.

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It's not enough to fix the de novo application process

10/09/19

Even with the FDIC actively encouraging groups to start banks, challenges like raising capital and low interest rates make it tough.

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Regulators need new approach to innovation

10/04/19

FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams reaches out to tech pros to bring fresh ideas to the agency.

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'Litigation threats are destroying innovation': Comments of the week

10/03/19

Readers react to a regulator's promise to reduce regulation that hinders innovation, Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan to impose heavier taxes on lobby groups, Freddie Mac's exploration into AI and more.

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Regulators can be the glue in bank-fintech partnerships: FDIC chief

10/01/19

Jelena McWilliams told community bankers that policymakers should be a resource for banks trying to adopt new technology.

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Regulators propose easing margin requirements on swaps

09/17/19

The plan approved by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Tuesday would require banks to exchange initial margin only in deals involving external swaps parties.

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FDIC tries to ease small banks' concerns with capital rule revamp

09/17/19

Regulators have redefined a simplified capital measure for community banks following criticism that their 2018 proposal did not go far enough.

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Bank industry earnings set yet another record in 2Q: FDIC

09/05/19

Higher net interest income and securities gains boosted quarterly profit to $62.6 billion, which was 4% higher from a year earlier. But potential trouble signs from lower interest rates may emerge.

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Regulators aren’t done rolling back Volcker Rule

08/25/19

The agencies handed banks a significant victory when they finalized revisions to the Dodd-Frank proprietary trading ban, but officials also plan to re-propose changes to the “covered funds” section of the rule.

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'A compliance nightmare': Comments of the week

08/22/19

Readers react to regulators revamping the Volcker Rule and the U.S. Postal Service getting into banking, criticize HUD's plan to make it harder for consumers to allege discrimination and more.

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