05.14.12
In an effort to clarify the supervisory expectations for stress testing of banking organizations, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly issued a statement today stating that the recently proposed initiatives ...
04.10.12
01.10.12
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s full jurisdiction and enforcement authority has been launched by the appointment by President Obama of Richard Cordray as the CFPB’s first Director.
12.22.11
Harold P. Reichwald, Co-Chair of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Financial Services & Banking Practice participated in a discussion moderated by John R. Phelps of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS).
On December 20, 2011, the Federal Reserve Board issued proposed regulations intended to strengthen the regulation and supervision of large bank holding companies (BHCs) and systemically important nonbank financial firms as required by Dodd-Frank Sections 165 and 166.
12.08.11
Congress took out its anger with the credit rating agencies for the role their flawed ratings for securitizations and other structured products played in the U.S. economic collapse by enacting Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank).
12.06.11
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11.21.11
This article examines the key responsibilities of bank directors in governance and the important practices they should follow.
11.03.11
Over 400 banks have been closed since the onset of the financial crisis in mid-2008.
09.07.11
As fall arrives and football returns, banking headlines seem removed from the daily challenges and operations of community banks.