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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. Unfortunately, some banks adopted BSBY as one of their preferred indexes and in doing so created risk in derivatives and operations. No ISDA documents.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Paulina Gonzalez, Executive Director, California Reinvestment Coalition, San Francisco, CA. Community Bank Advisory Council Members.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.

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CFPB announces advisory committee members

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). Leigh Phillips, President and CEO, EARN DBA SaverLife (San Francisco, CA). Bank (Minneapolis, MN).

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Recap of Money 20/20 USA 2023 and 10 Banking Thoughts

South State Correspondent

Our Top 10 Insights From Money 20/20 From these sessions and announcements, we pulled out ten of our most important takeaways, each having an impact on bank operations in the coming year. This bill of “personal financial data rights” is similar to the California Privacy Protection Act that is already in force for banks doing business in CA.

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PSD2 Takes Center Stage And Open Banking Era Opens

PYMNTS

In an interview with PYMNTS, Jordi Gascon, with EMEA Security at CA Technologies, noted the challenges for banks across the EU, right out of the gate: “PSD2 compliance is a must, and they need to cope with the intrinsic risks of opening their infrastructure to third parties.” How might PSD2 have an impact beyond the European community?

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Opus Taps Exec to Manage Balance Sheet Operations

American Banker

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calf., has given more responsibilities to its head of capital markets.