Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases seeking to overturn the legal principle known as "Chevron deference," that could usher in a new era of litigation by corporations against government agencies.
January 16 -
Payments fraud is the most expensive kind, at $450B; anti-financial-crime execs are the most worried about real-time payments, a survey from Nasdaq and Oliver Wyman found.
January 16 -
A coalition of financial trade groups issued a joint comment letter asserting that the federal bank regulators' proposed capital rule lacked justification and evidence required by the Administrative Procedure Act, threatening legal action if regulators don't delay and significantly amend the rule.
January 12 -
The National Association of Realtors is facing multiple crises, including a recent blackmail threat that led to the resignation of its now-former president.
January 12 -
Navy Federal, the nation's largest credit union, is facing a lawsuit about its allegedly discriminatory mortgage lending practices.
January 12 -
The guidance also underscores consumer rights to obtain access to their own information as well as identities of sources providing data.
January 11 -
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said feedback received will be incorporated into the final version of the capital reform rule.
January 9 -
With the retirement of Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., the number of Congressional representatives with direct banking experience is becoming increasingly rare.
January 8 -
Alberto Musalem, a finance professor with experience in both the public and private sectors, will take over the reins at the regional reserve bank in April.
January 4 -
The agency reconfirmed the new nonbank capital rule won't become effective until late next year after inadvertently publishing an update with an earlier date.
December 28 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will take a bite out of bank profits in 2024 by issuing final rules on overdraft and credit card late fees, among other major rulemakings.
December 27 -
Changes affecting market pricing and court actions with game-changing potential were among the leading policy developments in housing finance last year.
December 26 -
Federal regulators will look to finalize capital rules for banks with at least $100 billion of assets. Here's what to look for as the contentious regulations move through the rulemaking process.
December 25 -
The Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are suing a real estate developer over an alleged bait-and-switch land-sale scheme near Houston. The developer used TikTok and other social media sites to lure Hispanic immigrants into predatory loans, the government alleges.
December 20 -
The lawsuit accuses Navy Federal of violating the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act after a CNN report that the lender approved a lower percentage of Black and Latino mortgage applicants.
December 18 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is appealing a lower court ruling that the agency exceeded its authority in bringing an anti-discrimination enforcement action against a Chicago mortgage lender after he made disparaging remarks about Blacks and Hispanics.
December 18 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and other Senate Democrats urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to rescind regulations or guidance that contradict the way Dodd-Frank says the OCC should deal with state consumer protection rules.
December 18 -
From federal agencies to the states, here's what some of the top housing policy themes could be in the coming election year, according to experts.
December 18 -
Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and John Kennedy, R-La., have reintroduced their ILC bill that would subject companies that hold an ILC charter to similar oversight as traditional banks, while measures to cap interest rates and ban 'trigger leads' have also been introduced.
December 15 -
Members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Thursday warned of increasing financial risks posed by artificial intelligence in its annual report, noting AI's potential to amplify cyber threats, induce herd behavior and even compromise bank safety and soundness.
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