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Regulators owe community banks more than nostalgia
BY MICHELE ALT For years, scenes from “It’s a Wonderful Life” played on a loop in the FDIC’s public foyer, illustrating the romantic lens...
Michele Alt
Nov 7, 20232 min read


Chairman Gruenberg is Swinging
BY KEVIN STEIN FDIC Chairman Marty Gruenberg’s recent speech at the Brookings Institution Center for Regulation and Markets had some...
Kevin Stein
Aug 15, 20233 min read

The Intricacies of Deposit Reporting Under the Microscope
BY PATRICK HAGGERTY In the aftermath of recent bank failures and subsequent deposit flight from several regional banks, the way banks...
Patrick Haggerty
Aug 10, 20235 min read


Decoding the new regulatory guidance on third-party relationships
BY ANDREAS WESTGAARD AND CHRISTINA HUNT-FUHR The much-anticipated guidance on third-party relationships issued in June by the Fed, OCC,...
Brian Graham
Aug 3, 20232 min read

Post-GFC Bank Investments by Private Equity, Part 1: The Regulatory Playbook
BY JONAH CRANE, BRIAN GRAHAM, AND KEVIN STEIN Once again, the banking system is under stress and banks are in need of additional capital....
Jonah Crane
Jun 1, 20236 min read

Resources for SVB Depositors
Saturday March 11, 2023; 6 PM PST We at Klaros have received numerous inquiries today from VCs and portfolio companies with concerns...
Klaros Group
Mar 11, 20233 min read


Redefining Who's "Unbanked" in America
By MARY DENT & TRACY BASINGER The FDIC’s biennial national survey of unbanked and underbanked households has been the “go to” reference...
Mary Dent
Feb 16, 20233 min read


The Interagency CRA Proposal Redefines Financial Inclusion
BY TRACY BASINGER Time is getting short for bankers to submit comments on the proposed interagency revamp of the Community Reinvestment...
Tracy Basinger
Jul 25, 20223 min read


Klaros Insights: FDIC Adds Regulatory Checkpoint for Banks to Offer Crypto
By Jonah Crane and Patrick Haggerty Last week, the FDIC issued new guidance instructing all FDIC-supervised institutions to notify their...
Jonah Crane
Apr 12, 20224 min read
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