Policymaking

Banking roots remain sticky subject for political hopefuls

09/12/17

A New Jersey politician has downplayed his Goldman Sachs career. The move shows that bankers have a ways to go rebuilding credibility with voters, though factors such as party affiliation, location and the type of banking career also matter.

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Are big-bank directors too distracted to govern?

09/08/17

Serving on multiple boards while holding full-time executive positions weakens a director’s ability to fulfill the governance demands at complex institutions.

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CFPB needs more than a caretaker to succeed Cordray

09/07/17

Neglecting to appoint a full-time director could shortchange efforts to improve the bureau’s transparency and undertake other needed reforms.

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Square to apply for industrial bank, inflaming ILC debate

09/06/17

The company's application, which is expected to be announced as early as Thursday, comes after online lender SoFi applied in June for an industrial loan company. The bank is expected to be led by a former Green Dot executive.

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Fed dodges key decision on faster payments

09/06/17

The central bank said Wednesday that it will assess a range of options regarding its operational role in a modernized payment system, an issue that divides large and small banks.

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Cordray skirts gubernatorial talk; no more SIFIs?

09/05/17

CFPB director gives political speech but avoids saying if he will run for governor in Ohio; Treasury is looking into getting rid of the "too big to fail" label.

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N.Y. Fed's Dudley failed to disclose sibling worked at Wells Fargo

09/01/17

A law firm hired by the New York Fed board concluded that Dudley’s error was "inadvertent," and that while it violated the reserve bank's own code of conduct, it did not violate federal statutes.

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OCC, FDIC to shorten securities settlement cycle

09/01/17

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. have signed off on an abbreviation of the settlement cycle for securities to two days from three days.

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Cordray denies politics influenced payday lending rule

08/30/17

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray said his possible political ambitions did not affect the small-dollar rule, while declining to spell out if he was running for office.

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HUD revamps reverse mortgage program fees to stem losses

08/29/17

The agency will charge higher upfront premiums for most Home Equity Conversion Mortgage borrowers while lowering the annual premium.

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