Policymaking

Who will be the next Fed chair?

08/08/17

With Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen's term due to expire in February, speculation is rampant in D.C. about who might replace her — or whether she will be replaced at all.

[more]

Institutions shouldn't count on Congress killing CFPB arbitration rule

08/04/17

The financial services industry is at risk of being caught flat-footed if a legislative measure to rescind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule regulating arbitration agreements fails to pass.

[more]

FDIC defends right to charter new banks against OCC criticism

08/04/17

After repeated attacks from acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. defended its role in greenlighting prospective bank applicants.

[more]

CFPB eyes new disclosures for overdraft programs

08/04/17

The CFPB released four sample disclosure forms for opting in to overdraft programs that it said would make it easier for consumers to evaluate the costs and risks of such coverage.

[more]

Fed details expectations for big banks' boards

08/03/17

The Federal Reserve Board released a proposal Thursday that is designed to clarify the agency's expectations for the biggest banks' boards of directors.

[more]

Beware the return of the ILC

08/02/17

Events of the past decade demonstrate that further tearing down firewalls between banking and non-banking businesses would be a huge mistake.

[more]

High-cost installment loans: No improvement over payday loans

08/02/17

With the environment in Washington favoring deregulation, banks are pushing regulators to let them back into the payday lending game. They should know better.

[more]

Banks ease standards for C&I loans, raise the bar on CRE loans: Fed

07/31/17

The Fed’s quarterly Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey found that demand decreased for both commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans.

[more]

Bank in limbo: American Samoa's bold attempt to save its economy

07/31/17

The South Pacific island's leaders have a creative solution to fix their cash-based economy that hasn't been done in the U.S. in nearly a century. But will regulators approve?

[more]

New Wells scandal harms effort to nix CFPB arbitration rule

07/28/17

Republican efforts to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's arbitration rule were dealt a significant blow Friday by another Wells Fargo scandal.

[more]