OCC proposes giving some thrifts same rights as national banks

09/10/18

The proposed rule is another step in the agency's implementation of a regulatory relief bill that President Trump signed into law in May.

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In reg relief just as with Dodd-Frank, spotlight's trained on Fed

09/10/18

The central bank, which received broad authority after the crisis to supervise big banks, is expected to get more attention from lawmakers over its discretion to ease banks’ burden.

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FDIC proposes retiring hundreds of financial institution letters

09/10/18

The agency says the effort, part of a review conducted every 10 years, will help eliminate regulatory red tape.

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Former CFPB advisory board members criticize new structure of panel

09/10/18

Consumer advocates and academics recently removed from the Consumer Advisory Board said they were "disappointed" that the board will be reconstituted with fewer members.

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CRA reform, fintech threat shift bank lobbying effort toward regulators

09/10/18

PNC's Todd Barnhart, incoming Consumer Bankers Association chair, says the group is concentrating on the impending process of modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act among other issues that do not require action on Capitol Hill.

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Citigroup is said to plan crypto trading that mimics market

09/10/18

Citigroup is developing a new mechanism for trading cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin that would put it at the forefront of Wall Street's efforts to let clients bet on the largely unregulated market, according to a person with knowledge of the plans.

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Can another meltdown happen?; Deutsche Bank loses a big investor

09/10/18

The financial press ponders how a replay of the 2008 crisis can be avoided; losing HNA's 7.6% stake may be a blessing in disguise, but DB's funding costs remain a worry.

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New digital banking chief at First Horizon

09/07/18

Dawn Morris, formerly of Webster Financial, will also oversee marketing and customer experience.

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Mystery JPMorgan hacker nabbed by feds. What does Russian know?

09/07/18

Andrei Tyurin, a Russian citizen who is alleged to have performed key cyber-work in a hack of JPMorgan Chase and several other companies, was extradited to New York on Friday from the republic of Georgia.

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Advisory boards are back at CFPB, but with fewer members

09/07/18

The agency announced a new lineup for the Consumer Advisory Board after having fired its previous members and those of two other panels.

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