The first meeting of the financial stability oversight group chaired by the new Treasury secretary will be held March 20, the agency announced late Thursday. According to the agency, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will preside [...]
Virtual office hours focusing on technology and innovation – particularly about such topics as cryptocurrency and relationships between banks and financial technology companies (fintechs) — are set for May 6-8 by the national bank regulator, [...]
Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm on Tuesday issued a geographic targeting order (GTO) that ramps up currency transaction report (CTR) filing requirements, setting a $200 threshold, for money services businesses (MSBs) along portions of the [...]
Delinquencies at credit unions in 2024 rose by 15 basis points (bp), to 0.98% of loans, compared to the previous year, their federal regulator said Tuesday in releasing year-end financial performance statistics. National Credit Union [...]
Heritage Hub Federal Credit Union of Houston, Texas, will open its doors in mid-2025 to primarily serve people who live, work, worship, or attend school in an 84-census-tract community within Harris County, the federal agency [...]
Banks may engage in “a range of cryptocurrency activities” now deemed permissible by the national bank regulator, the agency said late Friday. In a release (and interpretive letter 1183 to banks) the Office of the [...]
Credit risk associated with large, syndicated bank loans as of June 30, 2024, remained moderate, banking regulators said Monday in their assessment of risk in the largest and most complex credit facilities shared by regulated [...]
Overall economic activity was up a bit since mid-January, according to the latest Beige Book published Wednesday by the Federal Reserve, with “overall expectations for economic activity over the coming months” being slightly optimistic, the [...]
The September bank merger policy statement would be rescinded under a proposal the federal bank deposit insurance agency issued Monday for a 30-day public comment period. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) also extended the [...]
Four banks received “outstanding” ratings in December for compliance with rules implementing anti-redlining laws, the federal bank deposit insurance agency said Tuesday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) released results of compliance with Community Reinvestment [...]