Regulation
On CFPB data breach, Senator asks: “Why should the CFPB be trusted to collect more data when they themselves have demonstrated an irresponsible handling of consumer’s financial information.”
"Anything is on the table, including relocating or whatever is necessary" said Coinbase CEO after former U.K. Chancellor George Osbourne asked whether he could see Coinbase leaving U.S. at Fintech Week in London.
WHITE HOUSE FACT SHEET: “Biden Urges Regulators to Reverse Trump Administration Weakening of Common-Sense Safeguards and Supervision for Large Regional Banks”
CFPB report on BNPL shows consumers increased use of these layaway loans tenfold 2019-2021. As risks rise so will regulator scrutiny, even with Apple in the mix.
With First Citizens buying SVB assets & deposits, FDIC estimates insurance fund loses $20b & FDIC gains $500m in First Citizens stock

Coinbase Letter: “We asked the SEC for reasonable crypto rules for Americans. We got legal threats instead.”
Treasury Chief Yellen on calming bank crisis & importance of local banks
Large banks play an important role in our economy, but so do small- and mid-sized banks. They increase competition in banking, and often have specialized knowledge and expertise in the communities they invest in.
Investors Tuesday are betting more big bank and regulatory support for First Republic will stem bank panic.
The Fed is in triage mode. Inflation is a problem and Fed won't forget that. But keeping financial system out of a tailspin is the top priority.
Will U.S. gov't broker a First Republic sale like Swiss did with Credit Suisse? FDIC has already sold 1 of 2 failed regional banks (Signature), and gov't already helped 11 big banks backstop First Republic.
UBS buying Credit Suisse for $3.25b with Swiss help ‘is no bailout’
This is no bailout. This is a commercial solution. [Credit Suisse] bankruptcy would have had huge collateral damage on the Swiss financial market and with a risk of contagion internationally. The US and UK were very grateful for this solution.
To contain panic after 2nd & 3rd largest U.S. bank failures ever, authorities race to rescue Credit Suisse, among world's largest wealth managers and considered by regulators to be 1 of 30 systemically important banks
UBS market cap ($56.6b) & 2022 profit ($7.6b) vs. Credit Suisse $8b market cap & 2022 loss (-$7.9b) make a rival rescue tempting. But UBS wants many assurances.
UBS this weekend is reviewing options for a takeover of its primary rival Credit Suisse, which would come with government backing. Here's a Reuters briefing on this real-time situation.
Is First Republic dropping again because of dividend cut or sale rumors? Either way, First Republic rescue prevented broader contagion.

