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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

South State Correspondent

In the wake of regional bank failures, one potential answer to equity shorting and bank runs is having the FDIC increase deposit insurance. The regulators are considering three options: raising the limit above $250k, raising the cap for only certain accounts (such as banks’ business accounts), or eliminating the cap entirely.

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Lessons Learned From the Fourth United States Bank Failure of 2023

Perficient

A rather small bank, as of the end of its first quarter, the bank reported $139 million in total assets and $130 million in total deposits in its FDIC Call Report. Bank Closed By Regulators Almost all bank closures happen on a Friday so that regulators can work all weekend to reopen the bank on Monday. bank to fail this year.

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Acquisition and integration considerations for banks in 2024

Abrigo

Account for the details before your FDIC bank acquisition Consider these tips for assessing your institution and a to-be-acquired institution for a smooth integration You might also like this webinar, "Valuation and purchase accounting: Navigating the changing M&A landscape."

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U.S. Regulators to Bank Boards: “Debt is Good”

Perficient

The regulators feel that this proposed LTD rule would: Improve the resolvability of these banking organizations in case of failure, Potentially reduce costs to the Deposit Insurance Fund, and Mitigate financial stability and contagion risks by reducing the risk of loss to uninsured depositors.

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Top 10 Crypto scams to look for in 2023

Abrigo

banking regulators recently warned financial institutions that dealing with cryptocurrency exposes them to an array of risks. The events of the past year have been marked by significant volatility and the exposure of vulnerabilities in the crypto-asset sector," read a joint statement from the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and the OCC.

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Compliance changes to watch in 2023

Independent Banker

While the pace of bank regulatory changes has diminished from a few years ago, several issues will either become effective or likely develop in 2023. 1, and applicable to the first quarterly assessment period of 2023 with an invoice payment date of June 30, 2023. Source: FDIC. Finalization is expected as early as 2023.

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FDIC reports bumpy 4Q for banks, warns of credit risks ahead

American Banker

Net income at the nation's more than 4,000 banks dipped markedly in the final quarter of 2023, though for the full year it exceeded pre-pandemic averages. Deterioration in commercial real estate and credit card lending is a concern, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg says.

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