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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

Illinois contractor avoids new trial by admitting bank fraud; faces prison, fines

August 20, 2018 0

An Illinois man who pleaded guilty Aug. 13 of three counts of bank fraud – and in doing so avoided a new trial that was set to begin Monday – faces up to 30 years […]

A week off for Regulatory Report

August 9, 2018 0

Regulatory Report will be taking a week off, beginning Friday (Aug. 10). The Report won’t have daily updates during that time, unless circumstance warrant. Otherwise, look for our next reports to begin Monday, Aug. 20. The […]

Report: Examiners achieved goals of ‘forward-looking supervision,’ but some tweaks necessary

August 9, 2018 0

Examiners substantially achieved the intended outcomes of a program designed to identify and assess risk before both affect a financial institution’s financial condition and to ensure early risk mitigation, according to a report issued Thursday […]

Proposal on credit union loan maturities, one-borrower limits slated for Federal Register

August 9, 2018 0

A proposed rule issued Aug. 2 on credit union loan maturities and limits on loans to one borrower is slated for publication Friday in the Federal Register. The proposal was issued with a 60-day comment […]

NCUA still eyeing alternative capital, payday-alternative loan proposals, McWatters tells group

August 9, 2018 0

Alternative capital for credit unions, addressed in a 2017 advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), is still on the agency’s regulatory radar, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Chairman J. Mark McWatters said Thursday in […]

NCUA’s final suspension and debarment procedures are effective Sept. 10

August 9, 2018 0

A set of final suspension and debarment procedures for contractors doing business with the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) are set to take effect Sept. 10. Published in the Federal Register Thursday, the procedures were […]

FinCEN extends exceptive relief 30 days for auto-rollover accounts under beneficial ownership rule

August 8, 2018 0

Exceptive relief for financial institutions regarding accounts that automatically rollover or renew, such as certificates of deposit or loan accounts, from obligations of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) beneficial ownership rule has been extended […]

Counterfeit checks bear routing number of Fargo bank

August 8, 2018 0

Counterfeit official bank checks using the routing number of Gate City Bank of Fargo, N.D. – 092005411 – are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a variety of up-front fee scams involving fictitious […]

OCC officials available to talk banking innovation next month in New York

August 8, 2018 0

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) officials will be available in New York Sept. 25-27 to discuss financial technology (fintech), partnering ideas and more during the agency’s next “Innovation Office Hours.” Innovation Office […]

Bureau effort aims to foster international interaction between regulators, ‘innovative firms’; public input sought

August 8, 2018 0

Fostering interaction between “innovative firms” and regulators internationally in order to “create a new framework for cooperation between financial services regulators on innovation-related topics” is the aim of an effort announced Tuesday by the federal […]

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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 [...]