Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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The closely watched case — which goes to the heart of how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operates — could have a huge impact on consumers, the agency and the many industries it oversees and those it seeks to regulate.
February 27 -
Regulators are bringing enforcement cases while also proposing wider changes that would alter the industry for years to come. The scrutiny covers pricing discrimination, products that make car purchases more expensive and lenders' handling of repossessions.
February 6 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s Office of Inspector General found a number of weaknesses in the agency's cyber risk examination program.
February 1 -
Bank regulators should heed the Treasury Department's call to embrace cutting-edge tools for credit scoring.
January 11 -
Risk mitigation service prevents costly litigation.
January 5 -
The Senate voted to confirm Martin Gruenberg as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Travis Hill as its vice chairman and Jonathan McKernan to join the agency's board.
December 19 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. also approved the advance notice of proposed rulemaking for large-bank resolvability requirements and made some changes to its process for banks to appeal supervisory decisions.
October 18 -
The bank regulators said they are open to all possibilities as they sought input on potential changes to resolution policies for large regional banks, but that hasn't stopped policy specialists from reading between the lines.
October 18 -
Partisan politics is playing a larger role in public finance, flaring up into bickering more often than in the past.
October 12 -
The Biden administration has selected Travis Hill, formerly Jelena McWilliams' policy chief, for the No. 2 spot on the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
September 20 - AB - Policy & Regulation
A piece of legislation cleared the House this week that would allow for so-called "desktop appraisals" on properties financed by government-backed veteran loans.
September 16 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued the letters ordering the companies to stop making false or misleading representations of deposit insurance.
August 19 -
The model law establishes regulatory standards for the pet insurance industry.
August 15 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said that digital marketers involved in the development of content strategy can be liable for "unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices."
August 10 -
New research from Moody’s Analytics finds that the number of ESG-related controversies is on the rise.
July 27 - AB - Policy & Regulation
American Banker interviewed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief about his views on Big Tech, the qualified mortgage rule, real-time payments apps and more.
July 27 -
Missteps and consumer wariness are leading insurers and insurtechs to discuss issues of fairness and bias in the use of AI for insurance processes.
June 29 -
The UK’s accounting watchdog is proposing new rules for insurance companies to make sure actuaries factor in climate change risk.
June 15 -
Insurance commissioners from Maryland and Montana spoke at the event.
June 14 -
The U.S. Department of Transportation proposed on Thursday that lane-keeping support, automatic emergency braking, blind spot detection and blind spot intervention be incorporated into its Five-Star Safety Ratings program for new cars.
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