January 2026 – Regulatory Report

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[ January 2, 2026 ] Trio of former credit union workers banned; agency claims one caused $720,000 loss over decade NCUA
[ January 2, 2026 ] Dearth of banks earning ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings, while two banks score ‘needs improvement’ FDIC
[ December 31, 2025 ] Resolution planning requirements eased in 2025 will be proposed as permanent in 2026, agency informs FDIC
[ December 30, 2025 ] FDIC posts templates of deals for failing banks in move to ‘increase transparency’ FDIC
[ December 30, 2025 ] Annual thresholds for ‘small bank,’ ‘intermediate bank’ set for CRA purposes; up based on 2.51% FDIC

Trio of former credit union workers banned; agency claims one caused $720,000 loss over decade

January 2, 2026 0

Three former credit union workers were banned from further work at financial institutions by the federal regulator Dec. 31, including one who allegedly caused a nearly three-quarters of a million dollars loss over a 10-year […]

Dearth of banks earning ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings, while two banks score ‘needs improvement’

January 2, 2026 0

While no banks in October earned ratings of “outstanding” for their compliance with anti-redlining rules, two banks earned “needs improvement” in their scores posted Friday by the federal bank deposit insurance agency. The Federal Deposit […]

Trio of former credit union workers banned; agency claims one caused $720,000 loss over decade

January 2, 2026 0

Three former credit union workers were banned from further work at financial institutions by the federal regulator Dec. 31, including one who allegedly caused a nearly three-quarters of a million dollars loss over a 10-year period, the agency said. According [...]
Dearth of banks earning ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings, while two banks score ‘needs improvement’

January 2, 2026 0

While no banks in October earned ratings of “outstanding” for their compliance with anti-redlining rules, two banks earned “needs improvement” in their scores posted Friday by the federal bank deposit insurance agency. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) released the [...]
Resolution planning requirements eased in 2025 will be proposed as permanent in 2026, agency informs

December 31, 2025 0

Banks with $50 billion or more in total assets will face in 2026 new resolution planning requirements designed to codify rules eased in 2025, the federal bank deposit insurance agency said Wednesday. In a financial institution letter (FIL-63-2025), the Federal [...]