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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

Settlement would force Equifax to pay up to $700 million over data breach, bureau says; sets up $425 million consumer fund

July 22, 2019 0

Up to $700 million in monetary relief and penalties would be provided in a settlement between credit reporting agency Equifax and the federal consumer financial protection agency and other federal and state agencies, the groups […]

Consumer bureau updates diversity and inclusion strategic plan

July 19, 2019 0

The federal agency charged with consumer financial protection on Friday published an updated diversity and inclusion strategic plan covering the period of fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2022. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says its […]

Last year’s ‘call for evidence’ resulted in 1,750 separate issues, CFPB director says; comments being put to work

July 19, 2019 0

Comments collected in last year’s “call for evidence” from the federal consumer financial protection agency resulted in 1,750 separate issues related to rulemaking, the director of the agency told a Washington group Thursday – and, […]

Report: More than a quarter of consumers with credit reports have at least one debt in collection

July 18, 2019 0

More than one-in-four consumers with a credit report have at least one debt in collection by the nation’s 9,330 third-party debt collectors and buyers, according to a report issued this week by the federal consumer […]

Suspicion of elder financial abuse should prompt filing of SAR, bureau advises

July 17, 2019 0

Suspicion that an older adult is the target or victim of financial exploitation should be reported by financial institutions to local, state or federal authorities – including through use of a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) […]

Consumer bureau needs to better communicate its expectations for accuracy, dispute investigations for consumer reporting agencies, GAO finds

July 16, 2019 0

Expectations about reasonable procedures for assuring maximum possible accuracy, and reasonable investigations of consumer disputes, should be communicated to consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) by the federal consumer financial protection agency, the congressional watchdog said in […]

Bureau seeks new cohort for providing educational materials to ‘economically vulnerable’ people

July 15, 2019 0

About 40 organizations that serve “economically vulnerable” populations are being sought by the federal consumer financial protection agency in an effort to help the organizations introduce financial capability topics to the people that the serve. […]

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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 [...]

Settlement would force Equifax to pay up to $700 million over data breach, bureau says; sets up $425 million consumer fund

Consumer bureau updates diversity and inclusion strategic plan

Last year’s ‘call for evidence’ resulted in 1,750 separate issues, CFPB director says; comments being put to work

Report: More than a quarter of consumers with credit reports have at least one debt in collection

Suspicion of elder financial abuse should prompt filing of SAR, bureau advises

Consumer bureau needs to better communicate its expectations for accuracy, dispute investigations for consumer reporting agencies, GAO finds

Bureau seeks new cohort for providing educational materials to ‘economically vulnerable’ people

Agreement orders debt settlement firm to pay $20 million back to consumers – but discounts $5 million penalty by 10%

Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks (Regulation CC)

15% of credit card holders who revolve balances do so for 2 years or more, bureau ‘Data Point’ report shows

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

Farmer Mac stock a permissible investment for some FCUs, agency opinion states

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

VA firm must pay $3 million for taking funds, blocking accounts to pay for prisoner basic needs

OIG sets 4 recommendations for NCUA’s federal chartering process

Small FL credit union conserved

PA bank failure, first of year, came from reclassified debt securities, dysfunctional management, report finds

Reports of suspected fraud using deepfake media spurs FinCEN to issue ‘red flags’ alert to FIs