The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today issued guidance on highlighting the regulatory expectations for nonbank sellers of prepaid cards. The guidance — which addresses frequently asked questions related to non-bank prepaid card offerings — supplements previous guidance issued by FinCEN in 2011.
Investigating what is ahead for banks across multiple topics.
Travis Hill will be acting FDIC chairman; David Lebryk will lead Treasury until Scott Bessent's confirmation.
Illinois regulators closed Pulaski Savings Bank of Chicago and appointed the FDIC as receiver. Millennium Bank of Des Plaines, Illinois, agreed to assume all deposits and most of its assets.
The FDIC sued 17 former executives and directors of Silicon Valley Bank, alleging their gross negligence led to the collapse of the institution.
The U.S. government will begin using “extraordinary measures” on Tuesday, Jan. 21, to avoid hitting the debt limit, outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said today in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
This year could be a “banner year” for bank mergers and acquisitions, with improving economic conditions, enhanced net interest margins and the possibility of tax cuts, according to a recent analysis by the law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth.
