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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

Coronavirus concerns move Fed, FDIC, OCC to postpone CRA conference

March 5, 2020 0

Federal banking regulators on Thursday announced they have postponed their 2020 interagency Community Reinvestment Act conference, previously set to kick off next Monday, due to public health concerns related to the coronavirus known as COVID-19. […]

Fed terminates 2010 actions against two bank holding companies in NJ, GA

March 5, 2020 0

Formal agreements with two bank holding companies that required the firms to get prior regulator approval of dividend payments, stock redemptions, capital plans and senior management changes were terminated over the past two weeks by […]

Fed sets final rule for ‘stress capital buffer,’ issues 2020 CCAR instructions; Brainard dissents

March 4, 2020 0

A final rule that creates a stress capital buffer (SCB) integrating the Fed’s stress test results with its non-stress capital requirements was approved Wednesday by the board, which also released instructions for the 2020 comprehensive […]

Fed report: Most near-term outlooks see modest economic growth; coronavirus, presidential election called potential risks

March 4, 2020 0

Ten of the Federal Reserve’s 12 districts said economic activity expanded at a modest to moderate rate in recent weeks, though two districts – St. Louis and Kansas City – reported no change, according to […]

Powell indicates no political pressure in cutting rates in response to economic impact of coronavirus

March 3, 2020 0

Cutting interest rates by half a percentage point was not action taken after political pressure was applied, the chair of the Federal Reserve Board indicated Tuesday, but was based on what the agency’s rate-setters believed […]

Powell: ‘Coronavirus’ risk could prompt Fed to take ‘appropriate action’ to support economy

February 28, 2020 0

The coronavirus poses “evolving risks” to economic activity, and the nation’s central bank is pledging to use its toolbox to shore up the economy, the chair of the bank’s board said in a statement Friday. […]

Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds

February 27, 2020 0

Title: Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds Subject: Volcker rule; covered funds Agency: FDIC, Federal Reserve, OCC Status: Final rule Summary: The […]

Bowman says work still underway on FedNow; reiterates push for consistent guidance on third-party due diligence

February 27, 2020 0

The Federal Reserve Board’s community banking representative talked up the central bank’s planned real-time payment settlement service, FedNow, as well as her own push for regulators to share more information on third-party service providers with […]

Banking agencies hold national CRA conference March 9-12

February 21, 2020 0

Federal banking regulators on Friday pushed out a release on their 2020 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference, slated March 9-12 in Denver, Colo., and focusing on Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) best practices and emerging community […]

CCyB ‘well designed’ to handle next economic downturn, Fed governor asserts

February 21, 2020 0

A countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) is “well designed” to address financial imbalances in the event of another economic downturn (such as the financial crisis beginning in 2007), a member of the Federal Reserve Board said […]

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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 [...]