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[ 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
[ January 7, 2025 ] CFPB, citing ‘sham investigations,’ says Experian failed consumers who disputed credit report data; suit seeks redress, fines CFPB
[ January 7, 2025 ] Credit risk, balance sheet management top supervisory priorities in 2025 by credit union regulator NCUA

To ‘remediate’ weaknesses, large banks given until 2019 to file ‘living wills’

September 29, 2017 0

To give them time to correct any weaknesses revealed in recent reports, the deadline for the filing of “living wills” by eight very large U.S. banks was extended to July 1, 2019 Thursday by federal […]

As in previous years, Blacks and Hispanics experienced higher home loan denial rates in 2016

September 29, 2017 0

Black and Hispanic-white applicants experienced higher denial rates for conventional home purchase loans in 2016 than non-Hispanic white applicants, according to Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) information released Thursday by federal regulators.The denial rate for […]

Proposal gives insured credit unions a more practical approach in TV, radio ads

September 28, 2017 0

New rules for advertising credit unions’ federal insurance coverage status were proposed Thursday that the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said were aimed at restoring a balance in regulatory burden for credit unions vis-à-vis that […]

Board votes to merge funds by Oct. 1, setting stage for millions of $ in rebates

September 28, 2017 0

A fund set up to stabilize corporate credit unions in the wake of the economic downturn will be merged Oct. 1 with the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), setting the stage for credit […]

Banks urged to ‘work constructively’ with hurricane victims in Puerto Rico, USVI

September 28, 2017 0

Noting that Hurricane Maria caused significant property damage in Puerto Rico and portions of the U.S. Virgin Islands, banks are being encouraged by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) to “work constructively with customers experiencing […]

Trading revenue drops off in 2nd quarter at banks, thrifts

September 28, 2017 0

Trading revenue fell 4.9% — or $348 million – during the second quarter at commercial banks and savings associations from the previous quarter, and 4.5% from the second quarter of 2016 (to $6.7 billion from […]

Final rule limits scope of QFCs to counter ‘threat to financial stability’

September 28, 2017 0

Moving to hinder any “threat to financial stability in times of market stress,” the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Board Wednesday adopted a rule on qualified financial contracts (QFCs) to ensure that the compacts do […]

Title company ordered to cease activity, faces fine

September 27, 2017 0

An Indiana real estate settlement services provider was ordered to pay up to $1.25 million and cease illegal practices of steering consumers to a title insurer owned by its executives, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]

Deposit insurance fund on track to reach reserve target in 2018 – two years ahead of deadline

September 27, 2017 0

The federal fund that insures savings in banks, thrifts and other financial institutions is on target to reach a reserve ratio of 1.35% by next year – more than two years well ahead of its […]

Income, wealth gains found across spectrum of U.S. families, survey finds

September 27, 2017 0

Broad-based income gains across many different types of families were realized between 2013-16, with families lacking a high school diploma and nonwhite and Hispanic families experiencing larger proportional gains in incomes than other families between […]

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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 [...]
Fed’s top supervisor announces resignation effective next month in advance of new president

January 6, 2025 0

The top regulatory supervisor for the Federal Reserve will step down from his post in late February but will remain on the board of the agency as he continues to fill his board term which runs to the next decade, [...]
CFPB sues Berkshire Hathaway affiliate that it says pushed people into unaffordable mobile home loans

January 6, 2025 0

A suit filed Monday by the federal consumer financial protection agency says that a financing unit of Clayton Homes, Inc. – the largest manufactured home builder in the U.S. and a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. – provided [...]
Eighth largest bank earns ‘outstanding’ rating for CRA compliance in FDIC latest rankings

January 3, 2025 0

Five banks – including eighth largest in the nation — were rated “outstanding” in their lending to low- and moderate-income (LMI) borrowers following examinations for anti-redlining rules; one bank was rated “needs improvement,” according to results for October released Friday [...]