Academic research papers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in banking and finance, including on topics such as the effect on financial stability and use for fraud, are being sought by the regulator of [...]
The threshold will increase from $32,400 to $33,500 for higher-priced mortgage loans that are subject to special appraisal requirements, the federal banking and consumer financial protection agencies said Friday. The new threshold takes effect Jan. [...]
Thresholds for consumer loan and lease amounts subject to certain protections of Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing Act) will rise in 2025 from $69,500 to $71,900, federal agencies said [...]
A chart for determining whether a nonbank entity is required to register an order under a rule from the federal consumer financial protection agency was published Thursday by the agency. The chart summarizes how the [...]
Refinance risk in commercial lending at banks is addressed in a bulletin issued Thursday by the regulator of national banks. According to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), refinance risk occurs when [...]
Of the 55 banks receiving their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations ratings in July, 48 were rated “satisfactory,” according to the federal bank deposit insurer. The remaining seven were assigned “outstanding,” “needs to improve,” or [...]
About half of all U.S. banks were using or considering using financial technology in their small business lending process, according to a report issued Wednesday by the federal insurer of bank deposits. However, the report [...]
Federal financial institution regulatory agency efforts to assist banks, credit unions and their communities in areas stricken by Hurricane Helene shifted to a consolidated, coordinated approach Wednesday for regulatory relief as the regulators issued joint [...]
A proposed rule to strengthen recordkeeping regarding deposits placed in insured depository institutions by third-party firms is out for comment until Dec. 2, according to a Federal Register notice Wednesday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. [...]
Allowances for credit losses (and credit itself), cybersecurity, and Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML)/countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) are among the priorities outlined for supervision in 2025 in a plan released Tuesday by the [...]