By Kyle Brasseur2023-03-20T19:23:00
President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to “do more to hold senior bank executives accountable” since the market turmoil that has followed the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank.
The White House published a fact sheet Friday reflecting Biden’s desire to see lawmakers grant regulators, namely the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the power to recoup compensation from senior managers when their banks fail and enter FDIC receivership.
“[W]hen banks fail because of mismanagement and excessive risk taking, it should be easier for regulators to claw back compensation from executives, to impose civil penalties, and to ban executives from working in the banking industry again,” the White House said.
2023-03-30T14:42:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act seeks to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to claw back five years’ worth of compensation from executives who lead failed banks.
2023-03-28T20:26:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Banking regulators defended their supervisory actions and pledged to find answers as to what went wrong when discussing the factors leading to the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank before the Senate Banking Committee.
2023-03-27T16:44:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The deposits and loans of the failed Silicon Valley Bank have been purchased by First Citizens Bank & Trust, although about $90 billion in securities and other assets will remain in receivership.
2025-07-09T19:15:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Will “taking an axe to” red tape and onerous reporting commitments free up trillions invested in U.K. pensions and increase the value of assets managed by regulated financial services firms?
2025-07-08T15:43:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) appears to be in the process of deregulating work rules. Some of the changes proposed would result in a reduction of pay for certain health workers and allow minors to work hazardous jobs.
2025-07-07T17:15:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
SEC Chair Paul Atkins pointed to the growth of tokenized shares as a key development reshaping private markets, suggesting the agency is preparing to update its rules to keep pace with new forms of digital asset trading and settlement.
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