May 2017 – Regulatory Report

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[ November 21, 2024 ] Bureau finalizes rule extending supervision over digital payment wallet apps CFPB
[ November 21, 2024 ] Number of credit unions with low exam ratings rose in third quarter; strain on balance sheets, consumers, noted NCUA
[ November 21, 2024 ] CFPB publishes adjustments to thresholds under TILA, FCRA CFPB
[ November 21, 2024 ] Ex-CEO of failed Kansas bank prohibited from financial institutions after cryptocurrency scheme The Fed
[ November 18, 2024 ] Final rule provides ‘sharper scalpel’ of penalty, enforcement to foreign investment rules Other

Curry to step down as comptroller; Washington banking attorney Noreika named interim

May 3, 2017 0

Keith Noreika, a Washington attorney, will serve as interim Comptroller of the Currency after Thomas J. Curry steps down Friday (May 5), it was reported today. Noreika is a partner with the firm Simpson Thacher […]

Bureau finalizes rule extending supervision over digital payment wallet apps

November 21, 2024 0

Digital payment wallet apps handling more than 50 million transactions annually are subject to a final rule requiring them to follow federal law applied to banks, credit unions and other financial institutions already supervised by the federal consumer financial protection [...]
Number of credit unions with low exam ratings rose in third quarter; strain on balance sheets, consumers, noted

November 21, 2024 0

The number of the lowest-rated credit unions based on their exam scores rose in the third quarter, their federal regulator said Thursday, reflecting strains on balance sheets and their consumer members, according to the agency. That total includes nine troubled [...]
CFPB publishes adjustments to thresholds under TILA, FCRA

November 21, 2024 0

Two adjustments to thresholds under lending disclosure and credit reporting rules were announced Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said the first threshold adjustment resulted from a final rule it issued amending [...]
Ex-CEO of failed Kansas bank prohibited from financial institutions after cryptocurrency scheme

November 21, 2024 0

The former CEO of a Kansas bank that failed after the embezzlement of $47.1 million in a cryptocurrency scheme has been prohibited permanently from serving at another federally insured financial institution, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. Shan Hanes, 53, of [...]
Final rule provides ‘sharper scalpel’ of penalty, enforcement to foreign investment rules

November 18, 2024 0

A final rule aimed at providing a “sharper scalpel” of penalty and enforcement provisions to rules governing foreign investment in the United States was issued Monday by the Treasury Department, the agency said. The rule enhances “certain procedures” of the [...]
More days allowed for commenting on deposit insurance recordkeeping for custodial accounts

November 18, 2024 0

Forty-five more days are now available for commenting on the proposed deposit insurance recordkeeping rule for banks’ third-party (custodial) accounts, the federal insurer of bank deposits said Monday. With the addition of 45 days, the comment period now extends to [...]