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[ November 15, 2024 ] Delinquency rates on rise for CRE, some consumer loans, Fed supervision report finds The Fed
[ November 15, 2024 ] CLF’s 2025-26 budget, share insurance fund update slated next Thursday NCUA
[ November 15, 2024 ] Farmer Mac stock a permissible investment for some FCUs, agency opinion states NCUA
[ 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

Consumer bureau reports increase in OMWI representation, resource allocation

April 1, 2022 0

The federal agency charged with financial consumer protection increased its representation of minorities by four percentage points over the past five years and in 2021 boosted its share of spending with minority- and women-owned (OMWI) […]

Firm slapped with $1 million fine for lying to student loan borrowers about forgiveness programs

March 30, 2022 0

A $1 million civil money penalty (CMP) has been assessed against a student loan servicer for allegedly deceiving borrowers about public student loan forgiveness, the federal consumer financial protection agency said Wednesday. The penalty against […]

Credit card issuers pocketed $12 billion in late payment fees in 2020, bureau finds – higher fees expected

March 29, 2022 0

Late credit card payment fee penalties totaling $12 billion – that is, those fees charged in addition to interest when a cardholder does not make the minimum payment by the due date – were charged […]

Bulletin 2022-05: Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices That Impede Consumer Reviews

March 28, 2022 0

Title: Bulletin 2022-05: Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices That Impede Consumer Reviews Subject: Consumer reviews Agency: CFPB Status: Compliance bulletin Summary: Reviews of products and services help to promote fair, transparent, and competitive markets. […]

Bureau extends junk-fee RFI comment deadline to April 11

March 25, 2022 0

Having received more than 25,00 comments since it issued its request for information (RFI) on exploitative “junk” fees in January, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday said it has extended its comment deadline […]

Request for Information Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services

March 25, 2022 0

Title: Request for Information Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services Subject: Junk fees Agency: CFPB Status: Request for information Summary: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is seeking […]

2021 mortgage loan info, filed under HMDA, now available; new formats coming

March 24, 2022 0

Mortgage loan information, modified to protect consumer privacy, is now available online for more than 4,300 financial institutions that file under Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) requirements, the federal consumer financial protection agency said Thursday. […]

Chopra underscores bureau’s focus on work of the Appraisal Subcommittee, foundation as AVMs undergo scrutiny

March 23, 2022 0

The federal agency charged with financial consumer protection is training its focus on the work of the federal panel that oversees real estate appraisal practices and the body that sets professional appraiser standards, the agency’s […]

Impact of emergency savings for consumers, mortgage borrower forbearance, topics for two reports

March 23, 2022 0

How consumers’ financial profiles vary by levels of emergency savings and understanding the mortgage characteristics and demographics of borrowers who remained in forbearance in January 2022 are the topics of two, separate reports issued Wednesday […]

Consumer bureau’s advisory committees set to meet over 3 days in April

March 22, 2022 0

The four panels that advise the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its research activities, trends in consumer finance and how the bureau carries out its functions under federal statutes affecting banks and credit unions […]

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Delinquency rates on rise for CRE, some consumer loans, Fed supervision report finds

November 15, 2024 0

Delinquency rates for some commercial real estate (CRE) loans and some consumer loans have increased to above pre-pandemic levels, and banks have boosted the allowance for credit losses in anticipation of further deterioration in asset quality, according to a supervision [...]
CLF’s 2025-26 budget, share insurance fund update slated next Thursday

November 15, 2024 0

The budget for the agency’s liquidity facility for credit unions is slated for action during the Nov. 21 open meeting of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board, which will also receive a credit union share (deposit) insurance fund briefing. [...]
Farmer Mac stock a permissible investment for some FCUs, agency opinion states

November 15, 2024 0

Federal credit unions (FCUs) may invest in common stock of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, or Farmer Mac, to the extent they must in order to serve as loan originators or sellers in the program, the federal credit union regulator [...]
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 [...]