Special inspector general stripped of PPP oversight

At issue is the Treasury Department's reluctance to share data with SIGPR regarding participants in the Coronavirus Relief Fund and the Payroll Support Program.

By Dan Ennis • May 3, 2021

Biden plan would boost bank data sharing with IRS

The effort would require banks and P2P payment services to report annual account inflows and outflows to the IRS in an attempt to capture up to $460 billion in unpaid taxes, mostly from businesses.

By Dan Ennis • April 30, 2021

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Since the approval of Capital One’s acquisition of Discover, banks have increasingly waded into new deals. Beyond that, they’ve doubled down on strategy, from organic growth to branch placement to app design.

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Deutsche Bank OKs 3-day remote work: CFO

Germany's largest lender intends to let employees work from home 40% to 60% of the time, going forward, CFO James von Moltke said.

By Jane Thier • April 29, 2021

Senate Democrats call on OCC to revoke Trump-era 'true lender' rule

Supporters of the rule say it provides regulatory clarity and expands access to credit, while Democrats and consumer advocates argue it allows nonbanks to take advantage of vulnerable borrowers.

By Anna Hrushka • April 29, 2021

Retail organizations sue Fed over debit law enforcement

Two North Dakota retail associations allege in a new federal lawsuit the Fed hasn't properly fulfilled its duty to determine "reasonable" debit card processing fees under a 2010 law.

By Lynne Marek • April 29, 2021

JPMorgan expands program to get jobs for people with criminal background

CEO Jamie Dimon will co-chair a forum for 29 member companies to share resources and advice on re-employing people with arrest histories. The bank will also invest an extra $12.5 million in community organizations.

By Dan Ennis • April 27, 2021

Time hasn't stalled regulators' resolve on Ripple, Robinhood cases

Federal and state securities agencies press on with new filings against the blockchain payments company and the day-trading app — despite a leadership change at one of the regulators.

By Dan Ennis • April 26, 2021

Senate banking chair 'not ready to move' on pot banking bill

Republicans have historically been cannabis bill holdouts. Now, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, says the panel's "too much about Wall Street and not enough about housing ... rural and urban affairs and people's everyday economic lives."

By Anna Hrushka • April 23, 2021

PPP bill would make loan recalculations retroactive for farmers, sole proprietors

The legislation would also let borrowers show a 25% year-over-year revenue downturn over any 90 consecutive days, not just quarter to quarter.

By Dan Ennis • April 21, 2021

House lawmakers pass cannabis banking bill

Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-CO, has introduced the bill every Congress since 2013. It passed in the House in 2019, only to stall in the then-Republican-controlled Senate, where the bill heads now.

By Anna Hrushka • April 20, 2021

Crypto exchange Binance hires ex-OCC chief Brooks as US CEO

Hiring an executive with intimate knowledge of U.S. regulations presumably would help the exchange, initially based in China, expand its stateside operations without raising red flags.

By Dan Ennis • April 20, 2021

Policy questions remain as global governments explore CBDCs

Bank Policy Institute's chief examines the impact and drawbacks of various models of digital coin as the Fed and other countries forge ahead.

By Anna Hrushka • April 19, 2021

Barclays drops its role as lead underwriter in prison bond sale

Two advocacy groups terminated the bank's membership and refunded its dues last week, while 30 activists castigated the U.K. lender for seemingly going back on a 2019 promise.

By Dan Ennis • Updated April 19, 2021

JPMorgan, Citi follow Bank of America with trillion-dollar ESG pledges

JPMorgan's $2.5 trillion commitment could rebalance the scales. The bank has financed about $317 billion in fossil-fuel activity since 2015, an activist group found. In that time, it has put nearly $210 billion toward green initiatives.

By Dan Ennis • April 16, 2021

Another Marcus exec flees — this time, to JPMorgan Chase

The departure of the digital bank's head of product is being followed closely by that of Goldman's communications chief, who is leaving after nine years.

By Dan Ennis • Updated April 16, 2021

With neobank purchase, Avant mirrors SoFi's path

Buying Level gives Avant direct access to customers' account information, allowing it to look at people's cash flow, spending, bill pay — data points for which Avant currently pays an aggregator.

By Dan Ennis • April 13, 2021

Bank of America boosts its ESG financing goal to $1 trillion by 2030

Combined with the bank's $500 billion pledge toward socially inclusive finance, the figure effectively doubles Goldman Sachs's landmark $750 billion ESG pledge from 2019.

By Dan Ennis • April 12, 2021

California bill would create free banking services for state's residents

The effort comes as the FDIC launches a campaign in the Atlanta and Houston markets to get more Black and Hispanic households to open bank accounts.

By Anna Hrushka • April 7, 2021

Chance for early feedback spurs banks to join FedNow pilot program

More than 110 organizations are participating in the real-time payment effort, which is still slated for a 2023 debut.

By Anna Hrushka • April 6, 2021

Climate-risk players take a one-level-higher approach

A guerrilla tactic of sorts may be helping Fed officials, the Treasury secretary and a U.S. senator push discussion about the proper venue for research on global warming.

By Dan Ennis • April 6, 2021

The growing interest in servicing the cannabis industry

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April 5, 2021

Citi hires FinCEN chief to lead compliance in bank's new unit

The change of leadership at FinCEN comes as the regulator is seeking public comment on how to implement new rules on reporting the identity of corporations' beneficial owners.

By Dan Ennis • April 5, 2021

Wells Fargo, Bank of America roll out office-return benchmarks

Wells extended remote-work arrangements through Sept. 6 but said it would return to a "more normal operating model" soon after. Meanwhile, BofA said it aims to have its 1,800 new-graduate hires working in the office by October.

By Dan Ennis • March 31, 2021

Those footsteps Citi hears on diversity and inclusion are JPMorgan's

The nation's largest bank pledged to hire 300 new Black and Latinx wealth advisers by 2025. The move comes as Citi poaches its next chief diversity officer — in another executive loss for Goldman.

By Dan Ennis • March 29, 2021

Fed to lift dividend, buyback limits June 30 for banks that pass stress tests

The central bank is releasing stress test results June 24. Four banks — Regions, BMO and the U.S. units of MUFG and the Royal Bank of Canada — have opted in to the tests, alongside the 19 institutions already subject to them.

By Dan Ennis • Updated June 8, 2021