Chasing Charters
BY MICHELE ALT When it comes to bank charters, there’s a sizable gulf between the OCC’s words and actions. In his February 21 speech at...
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Poorani Jeyasekar
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Klaros Insights on Generative AI - Part 2
BY POORANI JEYASEKAR AND DAT TRAN President Biden’s executive order on the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of...
Poorani Jeyasekar
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Klaros Insights on Generative AI - Part 1
BY POORANI JEYASEKAR AND DAT TRAN In today’s competitive landscape, the mantra of ‘doing more with less’ resonates across multiple...
Klaros Group
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The Klaros take on the new Fed Guidance on novel activities
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Kevin Stein
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Chairman Gruenberg is Swinging
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Tod Gordon
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Michele Alt
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Regulators Need to Finish the Job of Curbing Faulty Banker Incentive Compensation Arrangements
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Patrick Haggerty
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Bail-In Out: What Happened to Bondholders in the UBS–Credit Suisse Merger?
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Klaros Group
Jan 9, 20233 min read
Klaros’ 2023 Banking, Fintech, and Regulatory Predictions
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Christina Hunt-Fuhr
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What we can learn from the CFPB’s record $3.7 billion judgment against Wells Fargo
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Patrick Haggerty
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Regulatory Pressure on BaaS is Mounting at a Critical Juncture for the Industry
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Tracy Basinger
Jul 25, 20223 min read
The Interagency CRA Proposal Redefines Financial Inclusion
BY TRACY BASINGER Time is getting short for bankers to submit comments on the proposed interagency revamp of the Community Reinvestment...
Jonah Crane
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Klaros Insights: CFPB Dusts Off Old Rules to Expand Oversight of Nonbanks
BY JONAH CRANE AND JOHANNE LAURBERG On April 25, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it would dust off...
Catherine Brown
Mar 17, 20222 min read
Klaros Insights: New UDAAP Exam Manual Clarifies CFPB Focus on Discrimination
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Tracy Basinger
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Prepare Now for Climate Risk Supervision
The drumbeat signaling the advent of climate risk supervision just got louder - and while final supervisory guidance is still likely some...
Brian Graham
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What's Up With PPP?
On April 19, as Congress was debating how much funding to add to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), I argued that the funding under...
Brian Graham
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Small Business & COVID-19: What We're Doing Isn't Fair or Smart
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