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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

Bureau makes changes to procedures for adjudications, with eye to ‘effective, efficient’ proceedings

February 22, 2022 0

An updated rule that expands the opportunities for parties in adjudication proceedings to conduct depositions was issued – and became effective – Tuesday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. According to filings in Tuesday’s […]

CFPB stepping up supervision of student loan servicers in face of October deadline for borrowers’ waiver applications

February 18, 2022 0

With a public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) waiver for student loan borrowers set to expire this Oct. 31, the agency charged with consumer financial protection said Friday it will be prioritizing its supervision of student […]

Agency to allow public petitions on consumer rules, require lobbyists to do same

February 16, 2022 0

Direct public petitions for rulemaking, or changes to rules, will now be part of the federal consumer financial protection agency’s regulatory process, the agency announced Wednesday, along with more transparency for former federal employees and […]

Bulletin confirms that EFTA consumer protections apply to government benefits paid through prepaid cards

February 15, 2022 0

Government contractors that illegally harvest fees from government benefits provided through prepaid cards will face enforcement actions, the federal consumer financial protection agency said Tuesday in issuing a compliance bulletin. In a release, the Consumer […]

Regulatory, enforcement agencies note flaw in Appraisal Foundation’s description of banned discrimination

February 10, 2022 0

Representatives from eight federal agencies and departments, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), last week told The Appraisal Foundation that its ethics rule and Advisory Opinion 16 fall short in describing what constitutes federally prohibited […]

Consumer choice? If you have a criminal record, maybe not so much, CFPB finds

February 1, 2022 0

A report that identifies ways in which financial service providers, often private for-profit firms, exploit individuals who have been incarcerated or otherwise come into contact with the criminal justice system was released Monday by the […]

Bureau regulatory agenda makes no mention of action on overdraft fees – for now

January 31, 2022 0

The phrase “overdraft fees” does not appear in the “semiannual regulatory agenda” published Monday by the federal consumer financial protection agency, according to the day’s issue of the Federal Register. However, there may be more […]

Bureau updates lists, web tool, for determining ‘rural or underserved’ areas

January 28, 2022 0

Lists of areas determined to be “rural or underserved” and counties determined to be “rural” in 2021 for purposes of applying certain regulatory provisions in 2022 have been updated by the federal consumer financial protection […]

CFPB updates list of consumer reporting companies that may be held accountable

January 27, 2022 0

Wondering which consumer reporting companies can be held accountable by the public? Wonder no more: A list of “dozens of specialty reporting companies that collect and sell access to people’s data” was released Thursday by […]

Bureau unveils initiative to reduce ‘junk fees’ charged by banks, financials; aims to strengthen competition

January 26, 2022 0

Reduction of “junk fees” charged by banks and financial companies is the aim of an initiative announced Wednesday by the consumer financial protection agency. The aim, according to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit […]

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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 [...]