Bank regulators urged to review unsigned checks
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U.S. lawmakers wrote to regulators on Monday expressing concern that some banks are processing unsigned checks used by fraudsters seeking to drain money from the accounts of vulnerable people like the elderly.
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Securities regulators are reviewing whether investment banks' trades in shares of companies linked to M&A deals they were advising were based on coincidence or inside information, according to The Wall Street Journal on Monday.
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Financial institutions are asking law enforcement and regulators to share more data to better combat fraud.
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Several bank credit card companies, responding to growing pressure from U.S. lawmakers, said on Wednesday they are working to do a better job of explaining fees and charges to consumers.
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Banks aren't moving fast enough on requiring online customers to provide two forms of ID, the company says.
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France and Germany's market watchdogs say they are looking into Citigroup bond trades already under scrutiny in the UK.
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Federal bank regulators, worried about a surge in defaults on high-risk home mortgages, on Friday called on lenders to exercise caution in making subprime loans and closely evaluate borrowers' ability to repay them.
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Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin said yesterday his staff has demanded documents from two Wall Street firms over their recommendations on subprime lenders such as New Century Financial Corp. of California, questioning whether analysts remained too positive on the faltering companies to prop up other financial relationships.
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The Federal Reserve Board and other federal and state regulators announced plans yesterday to review the practices of lenders who are significant players in the troubled subprime home mortgage market, which typically caters to borrowers with blemished credit.
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Police chiefs across Britain are to review criminal cases in which DNA samples may have been missed.
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How to steer clear of "free checking" pitfalls.
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A leading security expert warns that new chip and pin credit and debit cards could be open to fraud.
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Citing the high-tech theft of credit card numbers from Stop &amp; Shop Supermarket Cos., Massachusetts bankers yesterday urged state legislators to force retailers and others who fail to keep card data protected to pay all costs for fixing security breaches.
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Calls for investigation into overnight allowance that is 'taken on trust'
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The UK's Treasury Select Committee is to investigate "free" banking and competition in the sector.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is launching an internal review to recommend changes to the regulatory system to reduce legal and regulatory burdens for U.S. businesses, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Wednesday.
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Business & money: Watchdog warns banks that balance sheets will be under extra scrutiny and so they should not try to hide the worst effects of the credit crunch