"… financial reform law and has the potential to take a big bite out of U.S. bank profits.Currently, debit card fees — also known as interchange fees — …"

"… ly $2 for every $100 spent on a debit card. How lucrative are the fees for banks? bank of America said in October that a limit on debit card fees could cu …"

"… .3 billion.The Dodd-Frank law specifically requires the Fed to ensure that banks charge a debit card fee that is “reasonable and proportional to the cos …"

"… ard business.To help the Fed decide “reasonable” costs are incurred by banks, the American bankers Association submitted an analysis of the Federal En …"

"… reform watchers a behind-the-scenes look at how executives at a major U.S. bank behave.Julian Assange, who led WikiLeaks’ recent document dumps of tens …"

"… ext turn its attention to releasing internal documents from a big American bank.“It will give a true and representative insight into how banks behave at …"

"… g American bank.“It will give a true and representative insight into how banks behave at the executive level in a way that will stimulate investigations …"

"… own self-interest.”Assange gave no hints about the identity of the U.S. bank, saying the “mega-leak” of the bank documents will be released by Wiki …"

"… 11 deadline for regulators to drop all references to credit ratings in how bank capital is assessed. But finding a suitable replacement isn’t easy.Some …"

"… me possible options: having regulators gauge the risk of assets, requiring banks to perform in-house assessments subject to oversight, or allowing firms t …"

"… 11 to fix various technical issues in the Dodd-Frank law.The Fed and other banking regulators in August issued a notice saying they were gathering informa …"

"… dvised and an over-reaction,” and would be especially costly for smaller banks that do not have advanced analytical resources.bank of America separately …"

"… ouse to help develop new product ideas, Accenture says. …"

"… s that underwent “stress tests” two years ago? The Fed says those same banks must again demonstrate how well their balance sheets could withstand anot …"

"… ers. Also included in the stress-testing: how the Dodd-Frank law affects a bank’s risk profile and business strategy. Big banks must submit the new capi …"

"… Dodd-Frank law affects a bank’s risk profile and business strategy. Big banks must submit the new capital plans to the Fed by Jan. 7 as part of this ro …"

"… e problems are due to confusing rules by Fannie and Freddie, which require banks to start the foreclosure process while also trying to modify the loans, r …"

"… enate panel begins its hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET with testimony from the two banks plus Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. A House Financial Services subcomm …"

"… but has not yet said who is testifying.SEC urged to give small companies, banks a breakSmall and mid-cap companies should be excused from the Dodd-Frank …"

"… ness capital formation scheduled for Thursday.Separately, the biggest U.S. bankers group is renewing its five-year-old quest to persuade the SEC to exempt …"

"… tment’s Peggy Twohig to help create the agency’s office to oversee non-bank supervision, the Wall Street Journal’s Deborah Solomon reports. Twohig n …"

"… mmission.Another potential hire: Steven Antonakes, the Massachusetts state bank commissioner. The newspaper said Antonakes is being considered to help cre …"

"… said Antonakes is being considered to help create the consumer agency’s bank supervision unit. Both jobs will carry the power to conduct examinations a …"

"… m watchers should make time to read an internal memo issued by Wall Street bank JPMorgan that says House Republicans may “seek to use the appropriations …"

"… does not lay out JPMorgan’s lobbying strategies, simply saying that the bank will have “newfound opportunities to play a constructive role in the dev …"

"… on its plan, and comments can be submitted on the electronic form here.Big banks face higher insurance feesEarlier this week, the Federal Deposit Insuranc …"

"… ach quarter. The new plan shifts more of the insurance load to the biggest banks by basing the fee on a bank’s total assets, rather than the current met …"

"… pport clean energy and fight poverty.To encourage software developers, the bank is holding an “Apps for Development” contest with $45,000 in prizes an …"

"… Entries are due by Jan. 10 and must include data from at least one of the bank’s datasets and relate to one of the bank’s eight key development goals …"

"… e data from at least one of the bank’s datasets and relate to one of the bank’s eight key development goals that range from environmental sustainabili …"

"… environment is a remarkable resource," said Shaida Badiee, director of the bank’s development research data group. "The apps created in this competition …"

"… y whose owners support various conservative causes (OIG). …"

"… business of Advanta bank Corp., which failed in March costing the federal bank insurance fund $459 million, a new watchdog report says.Utah-based Advanta …"

"… billion in assets when it collapsed, was created in 1991 as an industrial bank without any branches. Virtually all of its business was issuing credit car …"

"… did not have practices in place to manage “the risks associated with the bank being a monoline small business credit card bank, and engaging in signific …"

"… C Chairman Gary Gensler, and acting Comptroller John Walsh. …"

"… re, Fed-watchers can expect to regularly see the identities of the central bank’s counterparties, amounts financed or purchased and collateral pledged f …"