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Senate Banking Committee Meets to Disscus Bank Failures, Regulatory Shortcomings

Today, the US Senate Banking Committee will meet to discuss the recent calamitous events in the banking sector. Multiple banks have experienced bank runs, and several have been taken over as these firms fell prey to poor management in regard to interest rate risk, and… Read More

New York Community Bancorp Subsidiary Assumes Deposits of Signature Bank, Does Not Include Digital Bank Business

Signature Bridge Bank, the new bank created by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) after it took over failed Signature Bank, is effectively being acquired by a subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp. According to a statement by the FDIC, substantially all deposits and certain… Read More

Treasury, FDIC, Federal Reserve Announce Action to Protect All Deposits at Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank in New York

The US Department of Treasury, FDIC and Federal Reserve have joined to protect all account holders at the Silicon Valley Bank (NASDAQ:SIVB), which was taken over by the federal government on Friday. The exceptional action means that accounts holding over $250,000 will have access to… Read More

FDIC Closes Silicon Valley Bank to Protect Depositors

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has decided to wind down the operations of Silicon Valley Bank (NASDAQ:SVIB), following a capital deficit and an effective run on the bank. SVB has long been a top business bank for startups based in Silicon Valley and around… Read More

OCC, FDIC, US Federal Reserve Join to Warn About “Crypto-Asset Market Vulnerabilities”

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), have joined once again in issuing a warning on crypto. Last month, the three federal entities issued a statement cautioning banks… Read More

Pryor Cashman Partner Calls US Federal Regulators Statement on Crypto and Banking a Reversal of Administration’s Digital Asset Policy

This past week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a joint statement cautioning banks on their activities that involve digital assets (crypto). The joint statement… Read More

Law Firm Cautions Banks on Providing Crypto Services Following Bank Regulators Statement

Earlier today, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve made the interesting move to jointly issue a statement cautioning banks about working with crypto firms. The joint statement… Read More

Group of Federal Regulators Warn Banks on Providing Crypto Services: Cautions on Fraud, Scams, Risk

Three federal bank regulators, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), US Federal Reserve Bank, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), have joined to caution the public on “crypto asset” risks to banking firms. The statement follows a year of turmoil in… Read More

Senators Warren, Smith Send Letters to US Federal Reserve Chair, FDIC Acting Chair, Demanding Information on Banking Industry and Ties to Crypto

The aftershocks of FTX’s bankruptcy will be felt for many months. The collapse of the crypto exchange and the potential loss of billions in value has fueled demands for regulatory oversight on Capitol Hill with renewed vigor. Earlier this week, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator… Read More

SoFi Gets Scrutiny from Senate Banking Committee Democrats Who Also Press Regulators on the Fintech Offering Digital Asset Services

Democrat members of the Senate Banking Committee have sent a letter to SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI) inquiring about its activities in regard to digital asset trading. At the same time, the Senators have forwarded a letter to three bank regulators, the Office of the Comptroller of the… Read More

Cease and Desist: FDIC Tells Crypto Firms to Stop Making False Statements About Deposit Insurance

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued a unique Cease and Desist statement telling five crypto firms to stop making misleading claims regarding deposit insurance. According to the FDIC, these five firms were each the recipient of a C&D letter: Cryponews.com Cryptosec.info SmartAsset.com FTX.US… Read More

Here is the FDIC Advisory on Insured Firms that Deal with Crypto

Following the Voyager Digital (TSX: VOYG) (OTCQX: VYGVF) debacle that ended in bankruptcy after a loan from Three Arrow Capital (3AC) was not repaid, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was compelled to make a statement on certain holdings at the Metropolitan Commercial Bank. As was… Read More

FDIC Tells Voyager Digital to Stop Misleading Customers on Deposit Insurance

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the government agency that provides bank deposit insurance, has taken the unique act of publicly chastising Voyager Digital regarding claims of false statements on deposit insurance status. Voyager Digital filed for bankruptcy protection following the collapse of  Three Arrows… Read More

FDIC-Supervised Institutions Engaging in Crypto-Related Activities Must Inform the FDIC

All FDIC-supervised institutions that plan to engage in, or that are presently engaged in, any activities involving or related to crypto-assets are now required to inform the FDIC. FDIC-supervised institutions are “requested to provide information described in this letter.” The FDIC confirmed that it would… Read More

Unprecedented Inflation to Impact Financial Markets, Consumer Behavior

A report from PeerIQ notes that the official numbers are in and they’re not looking so great. Inflation, as measured by the CPI, surged at a higher than expected 7.5% annualized rate in January 2022. That’s the fastest rate of price increases since 1982. Expectations… Read More

Acting FDIC Chair Martin J. Gruenberg Reveals FDIC Priorities for 2022 Including Climate Change, Crypto-Assets

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Acting Chair Martin J. Gruenberg released on February 7, 2022 the following statement and summary of the FDIC’s priorities for the coming year: “The FDIC’s core mission is to maintain stability and public confidence in the U.S. financial system…. Read More

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Issues Interpretive Letter on Cryptocurrency and Banks, Joint Statement on Crypto Issued by Fed, OCC and FDIC

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the leading regulatory overseeing national banks, has issued a letter confirming that national banks and federal savings associations can engage in crypto but must demonstrate adequate controls in place before they can engage in certain cryptocurrency,… Read More

FDIC Selects PeerIQ, Palantir, Others for Proposals to Accelerate Adoption of Modern Tech Tools

PeerIQ, a top online lending data and analytics operation, has been selected along with several other firms to submit proposals to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) aiming to boost the utilization of modern technology tools. PeerIQ is joined by Palantir Technologies, S&P Global Market… Read More

FDIC Announces that Teams Will Be Chosen to Explore Technology to Address Needs of Unbanked Consumers

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently revealed that eight teams have been chosen to take part in a “tech sprint” designed “to explore new technologies and techniques” to assist banking institutions with meeting the requirements of unbanked consumers. The FDIC’s technology lab, FDITECH, introduced… Read More

FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams Calls on US Regulators to Support Financial Innovation including Digital Assets

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), which is one of two agencies that offers deposit insurance to depositors in US depository institutions (the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures credit unions based in the US), will reportedly be asking for details… Read More

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