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Basel Will Soon Be Finalized. Here’s How It Began U.S. bank regulators will soon propose rules implementing the 2017 revisions to the international Basel capital accord. The implications will be significant — for U.S. banks, their customers and the U.S. economy. This week, BPI launched a new analysis series exploring the key questions ahead as …
BPI published a new infographic today outlining examples of just some of the many safeguards banks employ to protect Zelle users. These measures include secure access and encryption, customer authentication, account health monitoring and transaction alerts and verification. To learn more about Zelle and how to avoid common scams, please click here. ### About Bank Policy …
Washington, D.C. – BPI commented today on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Outline of Proposals addressing consumer data portability. This is part of an effort to implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which seeks to establish a framework under which consumers can authorize third parties to safely collect their personal financial data subject to …
In his inaugural speech as the new Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision, Michael Barr said that releasing a proposal to implement the 2017 reforms to the Basel III capital framework is one of his key priorities. These changes are called the “Basel Finalization” package in this post. In that same speech, Barr also announced …
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