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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


Potential Fraud Risk Management Pitfalls for Banks and Fintechs
BY CHRISTINA HUNT-FUHR Fraud is everywhere in financial services. It’s increasing in both volume and cost, now accounting for up to 5% of...

Christina Hunt-Fuhr
Sep 27, 20221 min read


Partner Banks: Don’t be the Naked One
BY JOSHUA DIAMOND The Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett’s famous quote, "Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming...

Brian Graham
Aug 1, 20222 min read


Klaros Insights: What is AI/ML in Financial Services and Where is it Lurking? (Part I)
BY LAUREN SARTWELL, STEPHANIE WHITE BOOKER, AND POORANI JEYASEKAR When most bankers think of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine...
Brian Graham
Jul 22, 20223 min read

Klaros Advises Compound in Obtaining First Credit Ratings for an Institutional DeFi Offering
Last week, Klaros client Compound Labs announced that S&P Global Ratings had assigned B- credit ratings to Compound Prime, LLC, the...
Brian Graham
May 17, 20221 min read


Klaros Insights: CFPB Dusts Off Old Rules to Expand Oversight of Nonbanks
BY JONAH CRANE AND JOHANNE LAURBERG On April 25, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it would dust off...
Jonah Crane
May 4, 20224 min read


Klaros Insights: How Crypto Companies Can Help DeFi Succeed
BY DANIEL BULAEVSKY I recently shared some thoughts in Coindesk and LendIt Fintech News about how crypto companies that are building...
Brian Graham
Apr 20, 20222 min read

Klaros Insights: Trends in New Bank Charter Applications (2017-2021)
By Andreas Westgaard, Michele Alt, and Gabriel Yeung At Klaros, we’re in the bank design business. Our partners and staff work with a...
Brian Graham
Mar 23, 20223 min read


Klaros Insights: Fed Proposes Tiered Approach to Master Account Applications
By Jonah Crane and Patrick Haggerty Last week, the Federal Reserve Board (Board) issued a supplement to its proposed guidelines for...
Jonah Crane
Mar 8, 20224 min read

Klaros Group Kudos
On Tuesday, Dec. 21, LendIt fintech announced finalists for the 5th annual LendIt Fintech Industry Awards to celebrate the top fintech...
Konrad Alt
Dec 23, 20211 min read


Prepare Now for Climate Risk Supervision
The drumbeat signaling the advent of climate risk supervision just got louder - and while final supervisory guidance is still likely some...
Tracy Basinger
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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