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[ January 17, 2025 ] Echoing FDIC appointee, Fed withdraws from international regulator group focusing on climate-change policy The Fed
[ January 17, 2025 ] Honda financing arm to pay $12.8 million in redress, penalty over credit reporting violations during COVID-19 pandemic CFPB
[ January 17, 2025 ] Equifax hit with $15 million penalty over poor dispute handling CFPB
[ January 16, 2025 ] Cash App owner Block ordered to pay up to $175 million combined in redress, penalty CFPB
[ January 16, 2025 ] Credit union overdraft, non-sufficient funds fees not offset by reduced fees, lower rates, research finds NCUA

FIL outlines new policy under ‘Section 19’ prohibitions

August 20, 2018 0

A final, modified “statement of policy” by the federal bank deposit agency on prohibitions and removals of individuals from engagement with a federally insured bank has gone into effect, the agency announced Monday in a […]

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McWilliams talks 2Q bank, thrift earnings in Thursday press briefing

August 20, 2018 0

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Chairman Jelena McWilliams will hold a press briefing this Thursday to announce bank and thrift industry earnings for the second quarter of 2018, the agency said Monday. The Thursday briefing, […]

FASB proposes amending transition requirements, scope of CECL standard

August 20, 2018 0

Amending the transition requirements and scope of the current expected credit losses (CECL) standard issued by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is the aim of a proposal issued Monday by the group. Comments are due […]

Receiverships completed for 2 banks in Missouri and Georgia

August 20, 2018 0

Assets have been liquidated for two banks in Georgia and Missouri, the federal insurer of deposits in banks said in a notice published Monday in the Federal Register. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) notice […]

2 former employees of Santander, Wells Fargo barred from involvement in insured FIs

August 20, 2018 0

Enforcement actions disclosed Friday by the regulator of national banks and savings institutions include prohibition orders against two former bank employees – Michael W. Jones, a former branch manager for Santander Bank, N.A., (Wilmington, Del.), […]

Chief adviser to rate-setting panel to retire, following 30 years of Fed service

August 20, 2018 0

A long-time Federal Reserve staff member, and now director of the agency’s research division who keeps the rate-setting policy group at the central bank apprised of the latest developments in the economy, will retire at […]

MI credit union merged after 6 months of conservatorship

August 20, 2018 0

A state-chartered, federally insured credit union in Warren, Mich., that was placed in conservatorship in late February was merged Friday into another credit union, the federal regulator of credit unions said. Ukrainian Future Credit Union […]

Credit union regulator taps veteran staffer to lead consumer protection efforts

August 20, 2018 0

Overseeing consumer financial protection policy and rulemaking efforts, among other things, for the federal credit union regulator will be the role of the new director for the agency’s office of consumer financial protection. The National […]

MD banker prohibited from industry; he remains mum

August 20, 2018 0

A former Maryland banker is prohibited from participating in the banking industry, the Federal Reserve said Friday, for self-dealing in transactions and other violations of law. The agency said that Jacob H. Goldstein, a former […]

Consumer bureau, financial research directors’ nominations set for committee vote (after 3-week pause)

August 20, 2018 0

Rescheduled votes on nominations for Kathleen (“Kathy”) Kraninger to be director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP, formerly known as the CFPB), and five others, are set for Thursday by the Senate Banking […]

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Echoing FDIC appointee, Fed withdraws from international regulator group focusing on climate-change policy

January 17, 2025 0

Echoing a stance taken by another regulator earlier this week, the Federal Reserve Friday said it has withdrawn from an international group of regulatory agencies focused on climate-change policy. The Fed said that it has withdrawn from the Network of [...]
Honda financing arm to pay $12.8 million in redress, penalty over credit reporting violations during COVID-19 pandemic

January 17, 2025 0

American Honda Finance Corporation was ordered Friday to pay $10.3 million in consumer redress plus a $2.5 million civil money penalty over findings of credit report furnishing inaccuracies and dispute investigation failures during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Consumer Financial Protection [...]
Equifax hit with $15 million penalty over poor dispute handling

January 17, 2025 0

Equifax, one of three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, was ordered Friday to pay a $15 million civil money penalty for failing to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) – in a release familiar in [...]
Cash App owner Block ordered to pay up to $175 million combined in redress, penalty

January 16, 2025 0

Up to $120 million in consumer redress plus a $55 million civil money penalty (CMP) must be paid by Block, the owner of peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, under a consent order announced Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection [...]
Credit union overdraft, non-sufficient funds fees not offset by reduced fees, lower rates, research finds

January 16, 2025 0

Credit unions are not offsetting income from overdraft (OD) and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees through reduced fees for other services or lower interest rates, according to a “research note” issued Thursday by the institutions’ federal regulator. Those results, the agency [...]
Credit union regulator gives nod to ’25 performance plan

January 16, 2025 0

A 2025 performance plan was adopted by the federal credit union regulator’s board Thursday, outlining specific methods and targets about how the agency will measure its performance. The agency board adopted the plan unanimously at its regular monthly meeting. In [...]
‘Modest’ growth in lending reported as year ended; delinquencies still a concern

January 15, 2025 0

Modest growth in lending was reported across Federal Reserve districts in late November and December, tracking what most districts called “moderate” or “modest” economic growth, according to the latest Beige Book released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve. According to the [...]