Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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The North Carolina-based bank is considering the idea of selling a portion of its securities portfolio as a way to build capital, CEO Bill Rogers said Tuesday. At the end of the third quarter, Truist's securities were worth about 20% less than what the company paid for them.
December 5 -
Plain vanilla deals likely exempt, if equity is not sold to third parties
December 4 -
The Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision said the central bank is weighing regulatory and supervisory changes to liquidity management standards. Current approaches, he said, might not be able to contend with the speed of modern runs.
December 1 -
During a second day of comparatively mild questioning from lawmakers in semiannual oversight hearings, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said artificial intelligence could exacerbate existing weaknesses in the financial system without tighter protections.
November 30 -
The decision narrows scope of impacted transactions and participants, to the market's relief.
November 30 -
Financial firms claim a proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would restrict lending, raise borrowing costs and result in more denials of credit to consumers.
November 28 -
The financial services industry has run TV ads during football games and organized lobbying visits by small-business owners in its fight against the Basel III endgame plan to raise capital requirements for larger lenders. The tactics are beginning to show signs of working.
November 20 -
In her first remarks since the release of a sweeping report on the banks, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson urges them to strengthen underwriting and communication with their members' regulators.
November 20 -
Three GOP leaders of the House Financial Services Committee, including Chairman Patrick McHenry, say they'll explore possible connections between the agency's alleged "toxic" work culture and its staffing shortages that may have contributed to this year's banking crisis.
November 17 -
The House Financial Services Committee asked Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Chairman Martin Gruenberg tough questions about alleged workplace misconduct at the agency during a Wednesday hearing, while reiterating concerns about a proposed capital hike.
November 15 -
Moderate Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee voiced concerns about the impact of the Basel III endgame proposal on small businesses and minority communities, saying regulators should consider revisions or an extended comment period.
November 14 -
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Tim Scott, R-S.C., released one of his first major public bank policy pushes in months after formally suspending his presidential campaign.
November 13 -
The Cincinnati-based bank, which purchased a solar lender last year, is facing an investigation from 17 state attorneys general over the acquired company's lending practices and contractor network. One solar panel installer has gone bankrupt and faced complaints across the country.
November 9 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report last week examining state CRA laws that have a more expansive scope and are more tightly integrated in the state licensing process.
November 6 -
Heads of the three major bank regulatory agencies made their case for why the recently finalized framework implementing the Community Reinvestment Act is not all bad for the banks subjected to it.
November 6 -
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr says that while there has been some opposition to the recent overhaul of Community Reinvestment Act regulations, he expects that banks, supervisors and communities will adapt and thrive once it's fully implemented.
November 3 -
Regulators are looking into practices within JPMorgan's securities arm and investigating parts of its trading operations, according to a regulatory filing by America's largest bank.
November 2 -
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he expects the final version of the Basel III endgame reforms to garner "broad support" after comments are received and addressed.
November 1 -
The resolution ends the firm's brief challenge to feds over its designation to utilize more flexible underwriting as it meets underserved borrower thresholds.
November 1 -
In a lawsuit between a Puerto Rican bank and the New York Fed, a federal judge ruled that reserve banks are not obligated to give master accounts to banks they deem risky. The decision could have implications for other master account challenges.
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