Up to $120 million in consumer redress plus a $55 million civil money penalty (CMP) must be paid by Block, the owner of peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, under a consent order announced Thursday by [...]
Credit unions are not offsetting income from overdraft (OD) and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees through reduced fees for other services or lower interest rates, according to a “research note” issued Thursday by the institutions’ federal [...]
A 2025 performance plan was adopted by the federal credit union regulator’s board Thursday, outlining specific methods and targets about how the agency will measure its performance. The agency board adopted the plan unanimously at [...]
Modest growth in lending was reported across Federal Reserve districts in late November and December, tracking what most districts called “moderate” or “modest” economic growth, according to the latest Beige Book released Wednesday by the [...]
Millions of consumers were allegedly cheated out of more than $2 billion in interest by one of the largest banks in the nation, according to a lawsuit made public Tuesday by the federal consumer financial [...]
The national bank regulator on Tuesday ordered three former Wells Fargo, N.A., executives to pay a combined $18.5 million in civil money penalties (CMPs) for sales practices misconduct, concluding action initiated in 2020 against 11 [...]
A statement on supervisory practices affecting banks and credit unions in areas of California ravaged by wildfires was issued Tuesday by federal banking and credit union regulators, along with the California financial institution supervisor. The [...]
The proliferation of activities of non-bank financial institutions – including their risk to financial stability – are of particular concern to the outgoing board chairman of the bank deposit insurance agency, he said in remarks [...]
Companies would be banned from using certain contract clauses that allegedly include waivers of substantial legal rights and fine print that suppresses speech under a proposed rule issued Monday by the federal consumer financial protection [...]
Financial institutions can get relief from some reporting and publishing requirements, and seek permission to set up temporary facilities, from the San Francisco regional office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) as they deal [...]