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[ January 10, 2025 ] Eying changes ahead this month, FDIC Board vice chair outlines his agenda for new administration FDIC
[ January 10, 2025 ] Bureau seeks public comment on emerging payment mechanisms; proposes rule for how EFTA would cover Federal financial regulation
[ January 9, 2025 ] Agency recognizes first standard-setting group for ‘open banking;’ conditions apply to five-year approval CFPB
[ January 8, 2025 ] Banks in areas affected by California fires may close, OCC proclaims OCC
[ January 7, 2025 ] Final rule limiting use of medical information by creditors, including eligibility for credit, given green light CFPB

Early February swearing-in likely for Powell as Fed Board chair

January 23, 2018 0

Jerome H. “Jay” Powell is the next chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, having been confirmed by the Senate Tuesday on a vote of 84-13; he succeeds Janet Yellen as chairman. In her resignation letter […]

In hearing, Democrats prove to be no ‘Goodfriend’ to Fed nominee

January 23, 2018 0

Policies that would increase transparency and accountability at the Federal Reserve would be promoted by the nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, he told a Senate committee Tuesday – before he faced a grilling by […]

FDIC chairman nominee calls herself ‘uniquely prepared’ to be leader of agency

January 23, 2018 0

The nominee to lead the federal bank deposit insurance agency said she is “uniquely prepared” for the job, citing her background as a former congressional and Federal Reserve staffer and as a bank executive. In […]

At last minute, White House shifts McWilliams’ nomination at FDIC to take seat of Hoenig, whose term soon expires

January 23, 2018 0

A last-minute change in the nomination of a new chairman for the bank insurance fund board would result in the vice chairman of the board leaving by March, according to new information posted by the […]

Researcher suggests deregulation, fueled by politics, typically followed by financial crises – over the past 300 years

January 22, 2018 0

Financial crises have consistently followed periods of “pro-cyclical regulatory policies” by governments over the last 300 years that fostered financial booms and risk taking, according to a paper published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jan. […]

Confirmation hearing for FDIC chair, Fed Board nominees still scheduled

January 22, 2018 0

Despite uncertainty over a government shutdown, a confirmation hearing remains scheduled Tuesday for Jelena McWilliams and Marvin Goodfriend, nominees for (respectively) the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Board and member of the […]

Comptroller releases enforcement actions reported so far for 2018

January 19, 2018 0

A civil money penalty (CMP) of $70 million assessed against Citibank, N.A., of Sioux Falls, S.D., is one of six enforcement actions taken by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in December […]

‘Improvements’ to oversight program coming, new Fed supervision leader says

January 19, 2018 0

Clear improvements to the Federal Reserve’s supervision program are “in the offing” in the near future, even though core regulatory reform in response to the financial crisis produced a stronger and more resilient system and […]

Hard-hitting competition, cybersecurity threats and AML management all seen as ‘key risks’ in report

January 19, 2018 0

Aggressive competition from non-bank lenders in the marketplace, cybersecurity threats and management of money laundering compliance are “key risks” outlined for national banks and savings associations in a report released Thursday. The Semiannual Risk Perspective […]

CU regulator to consider strategic plan, liquidation rule, call report updates

January 18, 2018 0

A strategic plan for the next four years, a proposed rule on involuntary liquidations, and board briefings on call report modernization and inflation adjustments for civil money penalties (CMPs) are all included on the agenda […]

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Eying changes ahead this month, FDIC Board vice chair outlines his agenda for new administration

January 10, 2025 0

Work on a “new direction” for the federal bank deposit insurer will begin on Jan. 20, the likely next acting chairman of the agency’s board said Friday, including a lesser focus on process, an “open-minded approach” to innovation and technology, [...]
Bureau seeks public comment on emerging payment mechanisms; proposes rule for how EFTA would cover

January 10, 2025 0

Requirements that apply to emerging payment mechanisms – such as those used in video gaming platforms — are the subject of a proposed interpretive rule issued Friday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The proposal looks at such payment [...]
Agency recognizes first standard-setting group for ‘open banking;’ conditions apply to five-year approval

January 9, 2025 0

A non-profit organization operating in the United States and Canada is the first to be recognized as a standard-setting body for open banking, the federal consumer financial protection agency said late Wednesday. The application by Financial Data Exchange (FDX) to [...]
Banks in areas affected by California fires may close, OCC proclaims

January 8, 2025 0

National banks and federal savings institutions may close in areas affected by the fires in the Los Angeles area, the national bank regulator said Wednesday. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said, by its proclamation, it expects [...]
Final rule limiting use of medical information by creditors, including eligibility for credit, given green light

January 7, 2025 0

A regulatory exception that previously permitted a creditor to obtain or use medical information, including medical debt information, is removed under a new rule on medical debt collection issued Tuesday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The Consumer Financial [...]
CFPB, citing ‘sham investigations,’ says Experian failed consumers who disputed credit report data; suit seeks redress, fines

January 7, 2025 0

A lawsuit alleging that consumer reporting agency Experian unlawfully failed to properly investigate consumers’ disputes over information in their credit reports was filed Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB said that Experian Information Solutions, Inc. – [...]
Credit risk, balance sheet management top supervisory priorities in 2025 by credit union regulator

January 7, 2025 0

Credit risk, balance sheet management, and risk to earnings and net worth are among the top supervisory priorities for the federal credit union agency in the new year, it said in a letter to the institutions is supervises Tuesday. The [...]