Swiss financial market supervisory authority FINMA will require UBS to revise its recovery and emergency plans due to the bank’s June 2023 takeover of Credit Suisse. The regulator has suspended the annual approval of UBS’ recovery and emergency plans and expects the bank to further...
Federal regulators are encouraging banks and financial institutions to work with borrowers impacted by Hurricane Milton. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and other agencies and regulators issued an advisory Tuesday (Oct. 15) encouraging financial institutions in areas affected by the storm to work with...
TD Bank’s American unit is reportedly set to plead guilty to anti-money laundering failures. The Toronto-based bank is expected to pay a roughly $3 billion penalty and agree to limits on its growth in the U.S. as part of the plea deal, the Wall Street...
A relatively obscure corner of the banking sector is being thrust into the spotlight — and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. may change the ways in which industrial loan companies operate. In doing so, it may be the case that nonbanks, including FinTechs and especially retailers,...
Starling Bank has been fined 29 million pounds ($38 million) for failing to implement proper financial crime controls. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the penalty against the neobank Wednesday (Oct. 2), noting that it stemmed from problems first identified in 2021. The fine comes amid a...
The Federal Reserve has terminated a decade-old enforcement action against Citigroup that focused on deficiencies tied to the banking giant’s anti-money laundering (AML) practices. On Oct. 1, the central bank announced the termination of the 2013 action — one that had not carried a fine....
British banking giant Barclays will pay $4 million to settle a U.S. regulatory case. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced Tuesday (Oct. 1) that it had settled charges against the bank for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations relating to swap reporting. “Over the...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is inviting public comments on the first application from an organization seeking recognition as an open banking standard-setter. The application from Financial Data Exchange (FDX) has been published by the CFPB and the comment deadline is Oct. 16, according...
At a time when the market expects interest rates to continue dropping, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is cautioning banks and building societies about lowering the rates they offer on consumers’ savings faster than they raised them. The regulator said in an update...
