Regulation

The only way for Fincen to assure that banks have the tools to identify illicit shell companies is for the agency to verify the information in its new beneficial ownership database.

Amid the clamor over the agency's new beneficial ownership database, banks want FinCEN to withdraw the rule.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has lowered the Utah bank's CRA score to "needs to improve," putting other banks that work with high-rate lenders on notice. 

The House of Representatives approved a bill that would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to halve the number of board meetings many credit unions would have to conduct each year.

A judge said he would approve Deutsche Bank's $26.3 million settlement of a lawsuit that accused the bank of misleading investors about how thoroughly it vetted clients, including Jeffrey Epstein and Russian tycoons.

Authorities gained from Russian sanctions legislation helped law enforcement build the case against Hong Kong-based exchange.

Thieves have become adept at exploiting digital vulnerabilities, conducting heists that resulted in more than $3 billion in losses last year.

Burdensome regulations have decimated correspondent banking relationships, harming the most vulnerable in the U.S. and abroad.

Some lenders to companies owned by women, minorities and veterans say they'd prefer that the Small Business Administration strengthen its Community Advantage program rather than bring them into the agency's flagship loan-guarantee program.

In a joint review published Friday, the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. found problems with two foreign banks' bankruptcy resolution plans.