Banking with Interest

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  • 36 minutes 50 seconds
    What’s the Future of the CFPB and FDIC Under Trump?

    Evan Weinberger, the banking reporter at Bloomberg Law, talks about the Trump administration’s trial balloon to eliminate the FDIC or combine regulatory agencies. He also goes in-depth on the various fights the CFPB is engaged in, how the Trump administration could choose to tackle them, and what that would mean for banks.

    17 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 45 minutes 20 seconds
    Crypto’s Win, Stablecoins’ Future & Debanking Debate

    Alex Johnson, the founder and publisher of Fintech Takes, tackles several hot-button topics, including how the crypto industry’s election victories will influence the next Trump administration, and why hype around stablecoins as a replacement for banks may be misplaced. He also discusses whether banks are really engaging in debanking as a prominent venture capitalist recently claimed. 

    12 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 29 minutes 6 seconds
    What Trump’s Treasury Pick Means for Banks, Fed and Wall Street

    Sam Sutton, the primary author of Politico’s Morning Money newsletter, goes behind the scenes on why President-elect Trump chose Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department. Sutton discusses Bessent’s experience and agenda, how his views on tariffs and inflation will play out in the next administration, and how they portend a potential brewing conflict with the Federal Reserve.

    5 December 2024, 9:45 am
  • 44 minutes 35 seconds
    Behind Rep. Hill’s Plan to Make Community Banks Great Again

    Rep. French Hill, a top contender to lead the House Financial Services Committee, details his plan to help banks, including revamping regulators’ approach to M&A, ending Operation Choke Point, and encouraging more de novos. He also discusses his views on Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, the mood among GOP lawmakers, how the government can confront fraud at banks, what he thinks Congress can do for banks over the next two years and his takeaways from the Biden-era regulators’ final Congressional appearance.

    26 November 2024, 9:45 am
  • 37 minutes 12 seconds
    CBA's Johnson on CFPB Under Trump, Open Banking and Junk Fees vs. Junk Facts

    Lindsey Johnson, CEO and president of the Consumer Bankers Association, talks about how the CFPB may change under the second Trump administration. Will a Trump-appointed CFPB director roll back the recently finalized open data rule? What happens for banks and consumers if that rule is left to stand? She also tackles the future of the agency's overdraft proposal and small business lending rule. 

    21 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 43 minutes 45 seconds
    The Massive Implications for Banks from the GOP's Sweeping Victory

    With Republicans set to control the White House, Senate, and House next year, Victoria Guida of Politico and Brendan Pedersen of Punchbowl News dive into the implications for financial services companies. That includes what it means for the Fed, including whether President-elect Trump might try to oust Chair Jerome Powell, and what kinds of leaders will take the reins of the Congressional banking committees.

    13 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 37 minutes 22 seconds
    How Generative AI Agents Could Threaten Financial Stability

    The rise of generative AI agents have promised consumers a better, safer future. But what happens if those agents act in ways that destabilize the system, causing bank runs or better enable bad actors to commit fraud or hack financial institutions? Todd Phillips, assistant professor at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, talks about his new paper looking into how AI could wreak havoc on the financial system.

    5 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 43 minutes 26 seconds
    How CFPB’s Open Data Rule Will Impact Banks

    Kate Berry, a reporter for American Banker, and Christopher Williston, the CEO of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas, go in-depth to discuss the CFPB’s final Section 1033 rule, which implements open banking. They tackle which institutions are most at risk from the final rule, why trade groups are suing to block it, and how the CFPB is responding to bank fears it will spur more fraud.

    30 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 45 minutes 16 seconds
    How Russia Targets Banks, Wall Street

    Eamon Javers, a senior Washington correspondent for CNBC, talks about his new podcast, “The Crimes of Putin’s Trader,” and how Russia is using hackers to infiltrate banks and Wall Street. He goes behind the scenes on the case of Vladislav Klyushin, who was convicted by the U.S. of insider trading, how he was traded back this summer to Russia, and what it means for financial firms here.

    23 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 41 minutes 42 seconds
    What the 2024 Election Means for Bankers

    Cam Fine, former CEO and president of ICBA, and Ed Yingling, former CEO and president of ABA, discuss and debate the possible outcomes of the election—Presidential, House and Senate—and what they could mean for banking policy. 

    16 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 44 minutes 57 seconds
    Do Regulators Want to Kill Banking-as-a-Service?

    Jason Mikula, publisher of Fintech Business Weekly, talks about the ongoing fallout from the failure of fintech Synapse, and banking regulators’ efforts to ensure it can’t happen again. Are regulators going too far? Is this the end of banking-as-a-service?

    9 October 2024, 10:00 am
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