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[ April 18, 2025 ] 2 agencies OK Capital One-Discover Bank merger conditioned on Discover’s fixes to interchange fee practices, payment of $250 million in fines, $1.225 billion in restitution FDIC
[ April 18, 2025 ] Judge blocks firing of 90% of CFPB staff, at least for now, as she studies whether action violates previous order CFPB
[ April 18, 2025 ] Bridge bank, hypothetical failure scenario no longer required in resolution planning requirements for large banks FDIC
[ April 18, 2025 ] Fed proposes changes in stress tests, including by averaging results over two consecutive years The Fed
[ April 17, 2025 ] Deepfakes can be battled with updated guidance, rules, Fed governor asserts The Fed

Despite looming interest rate hikes, financial stability remains solid, Fed Board chair asserts

January 26, 2022 0

Federal Reserve policymakers may be on the verge of raising interest rates to deal with rising inflation – by March, that is – but financial stability continues to be solid, the chairman of the agency […]

2 agencies OK Capital One-Discover Bank merger conditioned on Discover’s fixes to interchange fee practices, payment of $250 million in fines, $1.225 billion in restitution

April 18, 2025 0

A merger of Discover Bank, Greenwood, Del., into Capital One, National Association, McLean, Va., was approved by two federal banking regulators Friday on condition that Discover Bank and its affiliates satisfy requirements of a consent order that cites “deficiencies” in [...]
Judge blocks firing of 90% of CFPB staff, at least for now, as she studies whether action violates previous order

April 18, 2025 0

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s plan to fire approximately 1,500 staff – about 90% — at the federal consumer financial protection agency Friday, saying she was considering whether the action violated a previous order she had issued. The [...]
Bridge bank, hypothetical failure scenario no longer required in resolution planning requirements for large banks

April 18, 2025 0

Resolution plans for large banks will no longer require the institutions to use a bridge bank strategy and a hypothetical failure scenario in the plan, the federal insurer of bank deposits said Friday. In a release, the Federal Deposit Insurance [...]
Fed proposes changes in stress tests, including by averaging results over two consecutive years

April 18, 2025 0

Changes in annual stress tests for large banks – including by averaging test results over two consecutive years – were issued for public comment late Thursday by the Federal Reserve. In a release, the agency said the proposed changes in [...]
Deepfakes can be battled with updated guidance, rules, Fed governor asserts

April 17, 2025 0

Deepfakes – replicating a person’s entire identity through artificial intelligence (AI) – are on the rise, a Federal Reserve Board governor said Thursday, but he said the phony IDs can be challenged by regulators with updated guidance and rules. Speaking [...]
OCC prohibits three from larger banks for alleged theft, fraud, funds misappropriation

April 17, 2025 0

Three prohibition orders against bankers who allegedly misappropriated funds, committed fraud or committed embezzlement were made public Thursday by the national bank regulator. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), in a release, said it has prohibited: Nick [...]