July 2026 – Regulatory Report

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[ July 1, 2026 ] Noncash payments up 300% overall since year 2000, led by debit cards, Fed study finds The Fed
[ June 30, 2026 ] Alert takes aim at ‘fiscal fuel theft’ over schemes by Mexican transnational smuggling groups Other
[ June 30, 2026 ] Foreclosures inch up, trading revenue surges, in first quarter at national banks OCC
[ June 30, 2026 ] Agencies release neighborhood lists where bank activities may be eligible for CRA credit FDIC
[ June 29, 2026 ] One outsider, one 42-year veteran named to senior positions for IT, large bank supervision at national bank regulator OCC

Noncash payments up 300% overall since year 2000, led by debit cards, Fed study finds

July 1, 2026 0

The number of noncash payments has more than tripled since 2000, with debit cards now accounting for most card payments, which were the leaders overall in the noncash transactions, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. In […]

Noncash payments up 300% overall since year 2000, led by debit cards, Fed study finds

July 1, 2026 0

The number of noncash payments has more than tripled since 2000, with debit cards now accounting for most card payments, which were the leaders overall in the noncash transactions, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. In its initial findings from the [...]
Alert takes aim at ‘fiscal fuel theft’ over schemes by Mexican transnational smuggling groups

June 30, 2026 0

Fiscal fuel theft – otherwise known as fuel smuggling – is targeted in an alert issued Tuesday by Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement unit to combat Mexican tax evasion through smuggling of U.S. fuel, the agency said. The Treasury’s Financial Crimes [...]
Foreclosures inch up, trading revenue surges, in first quarter at national banks

June 30, 2026 0

Foreclosures were up for first-lien mortgages in the first quarter of the year – but down from the same point a year ago – and trading revenue was up from the previous quarter, the national bank regulator said Tuesday. In [...]
Agencies release neighborhood lists where bank activities may be eligible for CRA credit

June 30, 2026 0

The 2026 list of neighborhoods where certain bank activities are eligible for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) credit was released Tuesday by federal banking agencies, which includes distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies. According to the agencies, the list covers the [...]
One outsider, one 42-year veteran named to senior positions for IT, large bank supervision at national bank regulator

June 29, 2026 0

Two senior personnel changes were made at the national bank regulator, the agency said Monday, overseeing its information technology (IT) policies and personnel in one position and large and foreign bank operations in the other. The Office of the Comptroller [...]
NCUA: $3.47 million in grants go to 97 low-income credit unions

June 29, 2026 0

A total of $3.47 million in grants across six initiatives promoting innovation, capacity building, training and more were awarded to 97 low-income-designated credit unions, the federal credit union regulator said Monday. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said the grants, [...]
Former OK bank leader earns prohibition, $125k fine for ‘imprudent’ lending that led to millions in losses

June 19, 2026 0

“Imprudent” loans made to the relatives of an Oklahoma bank CEO have led to his prohibition from future bank employment and a fine of $125,000, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. According to the Fed, it has prohibited Thomas Engelbrecht from [...]