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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. BSBY was not well received by US regulators from its inception, but the market eventually embraced SOFR over BSBY. No ISDA documents.

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Federal and State Banking Regulators Issue New Examination Procedures on Sampling Methodologies, UDAP/UDAAP, and CARES Act

CFPB Monitor

Recently, the federal banking regulators issued four new sets of examination procedures. The booklet contains examination procedures regarding supervision of OCC-regulated banks and savings associations related to Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“UDAP”) and Sections 1031 and 1036 of the Dodd-Frank Act (“UDAAP”).

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

South State Correspondent

As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. 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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Lawmakers Urge CFPB To Ease Up On Small Banks

PYMNTS

Although the CFPB has claimed, in many cases, that it allows many smaller banks and credit unions to be exempt from many of the regulations, the congressional members have expressed fear that the bureau may not be doing enough to ensure those smaller financial institution aren’t unnecessarily regulated.

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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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Community Business Bank in Calif. Redeems Tarp-Related Shares

American Banker

Community Business Bank in West Sacramento, Calif., has finally put the Troubled Asset Relief Program in the past.

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CRA Goals Are the Casualty of CIT-OneWest Merger

American Banker

The ultimate approval of the CIT-OneWest merger by regulators represents a giant step backwards for the Community Reinvestment Act.