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[ April 1, 2025 ] Fed terminates enforcement actions against California firms; prohibits one in Puerto Rico The Fed
[ April 1, 2025 ] FinCEN issuances focus on bulk cash smuggling into, out of Mexico; ISIS financing Other
[ April 1, 2025 ] Three state financial institution regulators named to liaison group for Exam Council Other
[ April 1, 2025 ] March disclosure shows 8 banks rated ‘outstanding’ for CRA OCC
[ March 31, 2025 ] OCC reverses course on climate-related principles; large banks no longer must follow OCC

Bureau follows law, makes 2024 loan level data under HMDA available

March 31, 2025 0

Loan-level information for 2024 filed by banks but edited to protect consumer privacy was released Monday by the federal consumer financial protection agency, as required by law. The data, collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure […]

CFPB ‘will not prioritize’ enforcement, supervision of payday rule penalty limits

March 28, 2025 0

Penalties or fines related to the payment withdrawal and payment disclosure provisions of the agency ‘s 2017 payday rule will not be an enforcement or supervision priority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) beginning […]

Bureau moves to vacate settlement over ‘redlining’ against small firm

March 28, 2025 0

Calling it a “harassment saga,” the consumer financial protection agency moved March 26 to vacate a 2024 settlement reached between it and a firm it previously alleged had violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and […]

Trump, in executive order, asserts control over all agencies, including ‘so-called independent’ ones

February 19, 2025 0

The heads of federal agencies and departments can expect to see guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the near future on implementation of a new executive order that seeks to ensure […]

Trump’s 10-for-1 deregulation order specifies executive agencies, though others may fall in line

February 5, 2025 0

An executive order issued last week by President Donald J. Trump (R) requires executive departments and agencies to identify at least 10 existing rules to be repealed for every new one they propose, though it […]

Another freeze on regulations ordered by Trump, pending rule review by his appointees

January 21, 2025 0

No new rules – “in any manner” – may be proposed or adopted by federal regulators, including those overseeing financial institutions until those rules are reviewed and approved by an agency head appointed or designated […]

Jonathan McKernan, recently resigned from FDIC, is nominated to head CFPB

February 12, 2025 0

One day after he posted on a social media site that he had resigned his post from one agency board, Jonathan McKernan was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) to a five-year term as head […]

Reports: CFPB’s newest acting director shutters HQ for a week; employees union sues

February 10, 2025 0

As an employees union pursues a lawsuit against Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) leadership over an ordered halt to enforcement work and a one-week closure of its headquarters, the agency’s website, despite scattered reports to […]

UPDATED: Treasury Secretary takes reins at CFPB after previous director fired; all work stopped

February 3, 2025 0

In 24 words, the new acting director of the federal consumer financial protection agency Monday outlined his approach to leading the agency on a part-time basis – as he also remained secretary of the Treasury. […]

CFPB publishes annual list of consumer reporting companies, large and small

January 30, 2025 0

An updated list identifying dozens of specialty consumer reporting companies as well as the three nationwide firms – Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian – was released Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with […]

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Fed terminates enforcement actions against California firms; prohibits one in Puerto Rico

April 1, 2025 0

An enforcement action that dated back to 2022 against three Irvine, Calif., financial institutions has been terminated by the Federal Reserve, the agency said Tuesday. The Fed said its cease-and-desist actions against Allegiant United Holdings, Nano Financial Holdings, Inc., and [...]
FinCEN issuances focus on bulk cash smuggling into, out of Mexico; ISIS financing

April 1, 2025 0

Notices providing “red flags” to help financial institutions identify and report potential bulk cash smuggling across the U.S.-Mexico border and financing of ISIS were issued this week by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm. The [...]
Three state financial institution regulators named to liaison group for Exam Council

April 1, 2025 0

Three state regulators have been named to serve on the liaison council to the umbrella group for federal financial regulators, the group announced Tuesday. The three named to the State Liaison Committee (SLC) of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council [...]
March disclosure shows 8 banks rated ‘outstanding’ for CRA

April 1, 2025 0

Eighteen banks’ Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) ratings from the national bank regulator became public in March, and of those, eight were ratings of “outstanding” and 10 were “satisfactory,” the agency said. The banks’ CRA evaluation “public disclosure” reports, available on [...]
OCC reverses course on climate-related principles; large banks no longer must follow

March 31, 2025 0

Large financial institutions will no longer have to deal with principles for climate-related financial risk management under a decision issued Monday by the national bank regulator. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said the principles (adopted in [...]
Bureau follows law, makes 2024 loan level data under HMDA available

March 31, 2025 0

Loan-level information for 2024 filed by banks but edited to protect consumer privacy was released Monday by the federal consumer financial protection agency, as required by law. The data, collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Modified Loan Application [...]
NCUA bars 6 from future work in federally insured financial institutions

March 31, 2025 0

Six former credit union employees, two of them former CEOs, were barred in March from any future involvement in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution, the National Credit Union Administration said Monday. In all, the agency said it [...]