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[ May 20, 2022 ] Cybersecurity, illicit financial activity, again, among top hazards facing banking industry in 2022 FDIC
[ May 20, 2022 ] Alleged fraud, poor BSA compliance factors in 3 recent credit union failures NCUA
[ May 20, 2022 ] Comments due June 21 on restoration of SARC under revised supervisory appeal guidelines FDIC
[ May 20, 2022 ] Credit union regulator plans skimpy agenda for next board meeting, to hear quarterly insurance fund report NCUA
[ May 19, 2022 ] Fed sets final rule on transfers over FedNow℠ settlement service, which is expected to open in 2023 The Fed

CFPB interpretive ruling underscores broad authorities for states to enforce federal consumer financial protections

May 19, 2022 0

States’ broad authorities to enforce federal consumer financial protections are affirmed in an interpretive rule issued Thursday by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and set to take effect upon publication in the Federal […]

Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B); Revocations or Unfavorable Changes to the Terms of Existing Credit Arrangements

May 18, 2022 0

Title: Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B); Revocations or Unfavorable Changes to the Terms of Existing Credit Arrangements Subject: ECOA; unfavorable changes to credit terms Agency: CFPB Status: Advisory opinion Summary: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]

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FDIC final rule implements agency’s statutory authority to bar misrepresentations about deposit insurance

May 17, 2022 0

A final rule prohibiting any person or organization from making misrepresentations about federal bank deposit insurance or misusing the insurer’s name or logo was approved Tuesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). The final […]

To promote consistency in consumer protection law enforcement among state, federal regulators, bureau will publish circulars

May 16, 2022 0

A new system to provide guidance to other agencies, both federal and state, with consumer financial protection responsibilities on how the federal consumer financial protection agency intends to enforce federal consumer financial law was announced […]

As COVID-19 crisis recedes, homeowners continue to face challenges with mortgager servicers, CFPB reports

May 16, 2022 0

Homeowners continue to face significant risks and challenges connected to working with their mortgage servicers in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the federal consumer financial protection agency said in a report issued Monday. In […]

Bureau levies $11 million in redress, fines against consumer, student-loan debt-relief payment processors

May 11, 2022 0

$11 million in consumer redress and civil money penalties were assessed Wednesday against debt-relief payment processors, and co-founders of one of the firms, the federal consumer financial protection agency said Wednesday. In a release, the […]

ECOA bars lenders from discriminating after making loan too, advisory opinion states

May 9, 2022 0

Lenders are barred from discriminating against customers after they have received a loan, not just during the application process, according to an advisory opinion issued Monday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The Equal […]

Consumer bureau looking closer at digital redlining, algorithmic bias

May 6, 2022 0

The federal agency charged with consumer financial protection is “sharpening its focus” on digital redlining and algorithmic bias amid the growing influence of technology platforms, including big tech firms, in the financial services marketplace, the […]

BofA slapped with $10 million penalty for processing ‘illegal,’ out-of-state garnishment orders against customer accounts

May 4, 2022 0

A $10 million penalty was ordered against Bank of America for processing illegal, out-of-state garnishment orders against its customers’ bank accounts, the federal consumer financial protection agency said. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]

Wrongful car seizures, breakdowns in credit report disputes among ‘highlights’ for 2nd half of ‘21

May 2, 2022 0

Wrongful car repossessions and breakdowns in credit report disputes are among the key findings in a report released Monday by the federal consumer financial protection agency on legal violations identified during supervisory examinations in the […]

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Cybersecurity, illicit financial activity, again, among top hazards facing banking industry in 2022

May 20, 2022 0

Risks related to cybersecurity and illicit financial activity are among the top hazards facing banks in 2022, the federal bank deposit insurance agency said in report Friday. In its 2022 Risk Review, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) said operational [...]
Alleged fraud, poor BSA compliance factors in 3 recent credit union failures

May 20, 2022 0

A six-month report to Congress by the inspector general of the federal agency that charters and regulates credit unions gives a few details of the circumstances surrounding three credit union liquidations conducted from last December through this March. In its [...]
Comments due June 21 on restoration of SARC under revised supervisory appeal guidelines

May 20, 2022 0

Revised guidelines that restore the federal bank deposit insurer’s independent, intra-agency appeals process to review material supervisory determinations regarding supervised banks are out for public comment until June 21, according to a Federal Register notice Friday. The notice for comment [...]
Credit union regulator plans skimpy agenda for next board meeting, to hear quarterly insurance fund report

May 20, 2022 0

The federal fund that insures savings at credit unions will be the topic of a report for the board of the financial institutions’ federal regulator – and the only item on the agenda – when the board meets next week, [...]