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Andrew Ackerman

@amacker
16 posts
2024-12-20
CFPB sues top US banks, says they allowed fraud on Zelle to proliferate as they stood up the payments network. A big law suit right before change in leadership at the bureau... https://www.reuters.com/...
2024-12-20 View on X
CNBC

The CFPB sues Zelle operator EWS, JPMorgan Chase, BoA, and Wells Fargo, alleging that customers lost $870M+ to fraud since the launch of Zelle in 2017

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday sued the operator of the Zelle payments network and the three U.S. banks …

2023-06-10
“I've been around finance for four decades,” Gensler said in an interview Tuesday. “I've never seen so much just noncompliance and hype masquerading as reality as I've seen in this field.” https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-06-10 View on X
Wall Street Journal

An interview with Gary Gensler after the SEC sued Binance and Coinbase, a fight that has existential stakes for the companies and could define Gensler's legacy

Agency chair focuses enforcement power on exchanges after earlier failures to subdue industry  —  WASHINGTON—Gary Gensler had seen enough.

2023-06-02
Apple savings account customers say they can't easily get their money out of their accounts. One customer tried to move his money in mid May to JPMorgan and the money didn't post until after WSJ contacted Goldman about it this week. https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-06-02 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Some Apple Savings Account users have had trouble transferring money out of their accounts; Goldman representatives have given differing responses on what to do

2023-03-15
New: the Fed is weighing a big rethink of its capital, liquidity and stress testing rules in the wake of the failure of SVB, Signature. A key aim: toughening regs for mid-size firms by extending rules that currently only apply to the biggest firms. https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-03-15 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: US prosecutors were investigating Signature's work with crypto clients before regulators seized the bank, including over detecting money laundering

US prosecutors were investigating Signature Bank's work with crypto clients before regulators suddenly seized the lender this past weekend …

New: the Fed is weighing a big rethink of its capital, liquidity and stress testing rules in the wake of the failure of SVB, Signature. A key aim: toughening regs for mid-size firms by extending rules that currently only apply to the biggest firms. https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-03-15 View on X
Bloomberg

A look at the history of Signature Bank, a lender once tied to Jared Kushner and founded in 2001 that leaped into crypto, ultimately leading to its downfall

Signature Bank was flying high when co-founder Scott Shay mused about success on a podcast early last year.

2023-03-13
So if you're a bank that did a good job managing interest-rate risk, at the very least you're going to have to pay higher DIF premiums to cover banks that were run irresponsibly, right? https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-03-13 View on X
CNBC

New York shuts down Signature Bank as US regulators cite a “systemic risk exception” like for SVB, announcing all of Signature's depositors will be “made whole”

U.S. regulators said Sunday it shut down New York-based Signature Bank, a second financial institution …

So if you're a bank that did a good job managing interest-rate risk, at the very least you're going to have to pay higher DIF premiums to cover banks that were run irresponsibly, right? https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-03-13 View on X
CNBC

Signature closing means its real-time payment platform Signet can no longer serve crypto clients, a blow after SEN closed; BTC jumps ~7% and USDC regains peg

- Silvergate and Signature were the two main banks for crypto companies, while Silicon Valley Bank had a lot of crypto startups and VCs as customers.

2023-02-22
A lawsuit over stablecoins might not be easy for the SEC to winbecause stablecoin users don't expect profits from owning the tokens. That motivation is one of the crucial prongs of a 1946 Supreme Court test, known as Howey https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-02-22 View on X
CoinDesk

The SEC has now issued dozens of enforcement actions to crypto companies, moves critics say let the agency shape crypto without a direct system of regulations

Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk :

A lawsuit over stablecoins might not be easy for the SEC to winbecause stablecoin users don't expect profits from owning the tokens. That motivation is one of the crucial prongs of a 1946 Supreme Court test, known as Howey https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-02-22 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Securities lawyers say the SEC may struggle to win a lawsuit over stablecoins, such as Paxos' BUSD, because owners do not expect profits, part of the Howey test

Agency investigates whether the cryptocurrencies' issuance violated investor-protection laws  —  Washington's battle to rein in crypto has a new front: stablecoins.

2023-02-16
“The committee didn't demand information from Twitter Inc., which was purchased by billionaire Elon Musk last year and is seen as more friendly to conservative voices since its change in ownership.” https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-02-16 View on X
Wall Street Journal

The US House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft CEOs for documents and communications on content moderation by March 23

Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal :

2023-01-04
Federal banking regulators warned Tuesday of a litany of risks associated with cryptocurrencies and expressed skepticism that the assets can be safely held by financial institutions. https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-01-04 View on X
Wall Street Journal

The US Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC warn banks that issuing or holding crypto “is highly likely to be inconsistent with safe and sound banking practices”

Regulators say holding cryptocurrencies is likely inconsistent with safe banking practices  —  Crypto's Crash Has Been Swift but Largely Self-Contained.

2022-08-03
New: Equifax provided inaccurate credit scores on millions of U.S. consumers seeking auto loans, mortgages and other credit during a three-week period this year, according to people familiar with the errors. Scoop with ⁦@AAndriotis⁩ https://www.wsj.com/...
2022-08-03 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Equifax says it fixed a “technology coding issue” that sources say sent lenders faulty credit scores on millions of US consumers from mid-March to early April

and good ones Irina Ivanova / CBS News : Equifax issued wrong credit scores for “millions” of customers, report says Tweets: Jamie Righetti / @jamierighetti : credit scores are a s...

Equifax just released an an SEC filing that says its CEO is doing great, so they're giving him a $25 million equity award to retain him. https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-08-03 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Equifax says it fixed a “technology coding issue” that sources say sent lenders faulty credit scores on millions of US consumers from mid-March to early April

and good ones Irina Ivanova / CBS News : Equifax issued wrong credit scores for “millions” of customers, report says Tweets: Jamie Righetti / @jamierighetti : credit scores are a s...

2021-11-15
“There are no rules. Well, there are rules, but you can break them. It's the perfect balance between absolute anarchy and possibilities.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
2021-11-15 View on X
New York Times

Ukraine's efforts to tackle corruption may be at odds with its aim to become a global crypto hub, as weak governance is part of Ukraine's allure

New York Times : Tweets: @amacker , @arzugeybulla , @delcrxpto , and @mariabustillos Tweets: Andrew Ackerman / @amacker : “There are no rules. Well, there are rules, but you can b...

2021-10-02
New: The Biden administration wants crypto companies that issue stablecoins to become banks. (It's unclear how it will enforce some of its recommendations, a potential weakness of a coming report from a group of senior regulators) w/⁦@AAndriotis⁩ https://www.wsj.com/...
2021-10-02 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources: Biden administration is considering ways to impose bank-like regulation on stablecoin issuers, including prodding them to register as banks

but FSOC not preferred outcome https://www.wsj.com/... @kirindave : The degree to which this would simply annihilate so many stable coins is perhaps not well understood. “Getting a...

New: Biden admin wants crypto companies that issue stablecoins to register as banks. Will prod them to seek bank charters & ask Congress to pass legislation. Also will ask FSOC to consider targeting stablecoin activities—but FSOC not preferred outcome https://www.wsj.com/...
2021-10-02 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources: Biden administration is considering ways to impose bank-like regulation on stablecoin issuers, including prodding them to register as banks

but FSOC not preferred outcome https://www.wsj.com/... @kirindave : The degree to which this would simply annihilate so many stable coins is perhaps not well understood. “Getting a...