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Comptroller Dugan voices ‘concerns’ against FDIC compensation rules...
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued a statement criticising the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) advanced notice of proposed new executive compensation rules....
The White House has proposed levying a new 15-basis-point tax worth up to $117 billion on the largest US financial institutions in an effort to compensate taxpayers for “massive profits and obscene bonuses”...
The US Treasury continued to reduce its support for the financial sector over the New Year, shutting down its Capital Purchase Program (CPP) and a loss-sharing agreement on $300 billion of Citigroup assets,...
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US Treasuries: Was the Fed’s purchase programme a success?
The effectiveness of the Federal Reserve’s $300 billion Treasury securities purchase programme has been subject to much scrutiny since its launch in March. But as former Fed governor Laurence Meyer explains, the debate should extend beyond a simple...
Credit Suisse agrees to $536m record sanctions settlement with US authorities...
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced a record $536 million settlement with Credit Suisse, after the Swiss bank violated OFAC’s rules in what the regulator called “egregious sanctions violations”. The joint resolution...
Lloyds and US Treasury settle for $217m on Iran sanctions violations
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced a $217 million settlement with Lloyds TSB over compliance violations relating to wire transfers with Iranian, Libyan and Sudanese customers. The federal government resolution follows...
Last US PPIP fund closes with help from Inuit
The ninth and last fund authorised under the US Treasury's Public-Private Investment Program has closed its initial funding, bringing the programme's spending power to a total of $24 billion. Oaktree Capital Management, based in Los Angeles, invested...
Citi shares drop after Tarp repayment announcement
Citigroup shares dropped sharply yesterday following the bank’s announcement that it shortly intends to exit the US Treasury’s Troubled Assets Relief Program (Tarp) by repaying $20 billion in taxpayer funds. In an internal email, Citigroup chief...
Municipal bonds: The dark side of the muni
The Build America Bonds programme has given a boost to the US municipal bond market. But with many states running large fiscal deficits, the spectre of downgrades in what used to be considered a bulletproof market is a concern for investors. Investors...
MBS purchase scheme hits $20bn
The US Treasury’s toxic mortgage-backed security purchase scheme passed the $20 billion threshold in November, with private-sector asset managers committing more than $5 billion to the plan. On November 30, the eighth of nine approved Public-Private...
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