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[ November 14, 2024 ] Fed’s Kugler becomes latest board member to advocate for continued agency independence The Fed
[ November 14, 2024 ] VA firm must pay $3 million for taking funds, blocking accounts to pay for prisoner basic needs CFPB
[ November 14, 2024 ] OIG sets 4 recommendations for NCUA’s federal chartering process NCUA
[ November 14, 2024 ] Small FL credit union conserved NCUA
[ November 13, 2024 ] PA bank failure, first of year, came from reclassified debt securities, dysfunctional management, report finds FDIC

‘Guidance, implementation support’ RFI generates 45 letters; two (out of 12) remain in series

July 3, 2018 0

Forty-five comments on its request for information (RFI) about “Guidance and Implementation Support” were received by the federal consumer financial protection agency as of the close of the comment period Monday, according to tallies provided […]

Consumer bureau reps to testify in hearing on fair credit reporting

July 2, 2018 0

Representatives from two divisions of the federal consumer protection bureau are scheduled to testify July 12 during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, “An Overview of the Credit Bureaus and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.” Listed […]

Bureau research shows most who are repaying student loans do so early

July 2, 2018 0

An analysis utilizing monthly consumer credit data shows the majority of student loan payoffs occur early and coincide with large payments and balance reductions on other student loans and revolving credit products, the Bureau of […]

Agreement includes $335 million in restitution payment by Citibank for failure to reduce credit card rates

June 29, 2018 0

One of the nation’s largest banks must pay $335 million in restitution for failing to reevaluate and reduce the annual percentage rates (APRs) for approximately 1.75 million consumer credit card accounts, the federal consumer financial […]

RFI No. 9 on ‘inherited regs, authorities’ generates second-fewest number of comments to consumer bureau

June 26, 2018 0

The ninth “request for information” (RFI) by the federal consumer financial protection agency generated only 38 comments, as of midnight Monday, the second-fewest produced in one request so far in the program by the agency […]

Federal court rules consumer bureau structure unconstitutional, setting up likely high court decision

June 21, 2018 0

Setting up a likely hearing at the Supreme Court of the U.S., a federal court in New York ruled Thursday that the structure of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP, formerly known as the CFPB) […]

Now they are official: White House transmits BCFP, NCUA nominations to Senate

June 20, 2018 0

Nominations were sent to the Senate Wednesday for two individuals recently named by President Donald Trump for positions at the federal consumer financial protection agency and the federal regulator of credit unions. The White House […]

‘Adopted regulations, new rulemaking’ RFI generates 134 comments (less than 1% of all comments so far in series of 12 RFIs)

June 20, 2018 0

Comments on a “request for information” (RFI) about “Adopted Regulations and New Rulemaking Authorities” by the federal consumer financial protection agency totaled 134 as of the deadline Tuesday at midnight, according to the website that […]

Current consumer bureau leader extols experience of nominee to take his place

June 19, 2018 0

Stating that he knows his “efforts to rein in the bureaucracy” at the federal consumer financial protection agency would be continued by the person nominated to take his place at the helm of the agency, […]

UPDATED: White House sends nomination of OMB staffer as head of consumer bureau to Senate

June 18, 2018 0

For Kathleen “Kathy” Kraninger, being nominated by the White House as the next permanent director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP, formerly known as CFPB) is another line of government service on her […]

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Fed’s Kugler becomes latest board member to advocate for continued agency independence

November 14, 2024 0

Count Federal Reserve Board Gov. Adriana Kugler as an advocate of continued agency independence, who Thursday said that condition is “fundamental” to the Fed achieving good policy. In remarks to a meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association [...]
VA firm must pay $3 million for taking funds, blocking accounts to pay for prisoner basic needs

November 14, 2024 0

A Virginia firm must pay $3 million for illegally taking millions of dollars from more than a half-million accounts and blocking money transfers to consumers who are incarcerated, according to charges made public by Thursday by the federal consumer financial [...]
OIG sets 4 recommendations for NCUA’s federal chartering process

November 14, 2024 0

Automation, better communication on process and a process for handling inquiries are recommended for the federal credit union regulator’s chartering process in an inspector general audit report released recently on the agency’s website. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Office [...]
Small FL credit union conserved

November 14, 2024 0

The $59 million-in-assets Alliance Credit Union of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., was conserved last week by the state’s financial regulator, with the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) named conservator. No specific reason for the conservatorship was provided in the NCUA’s evening [...]
PA bank failure, first of year, came from reclassified debt securities, dysfunctional management, report finds

November 13, 2024 0

Republic First Bank became “critically undercapitalized” in April – which a dysfunctional board and management team exacerbated, ultimately leading to the bank’s failure, according to the material loss review published Wednesday by the federal insurer of bank deposits. The report, [...]
Reports of suspected fraud using deepfake media spurs FinCEN to issue ‘red flags’ alert to FIs

November 13, 2024 0

An alert to help financial institutions identify fraud schemes targeting them and that are associated with the use of deepfake media created with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools was issued Wednesday by Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm. The Financial Crimes [...]
Two promoted to OCC deputy controllers for large bank supervision

November 13, 2024 0

Two long-time bank examiners – Robert Barnes and Kevin Greenfield – were promoted to the posts of deputy comptrollers for large bank supervision, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said Wednesday. The OCC said Barnes, a national [...]