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[ May 1, 2025 ] Enforcement of ECOA small-business loan data collection deprioritized at CFPB CFPB
[ May 1, 2025 ] Nearly half of 25 banks evaluated in April by OCC earn ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings OCC
[ May 1, 2025 ] Texas commissioner re-elected as chair of state liaison committee to Exam Council Other
[ April 30, 2025 ] 2 Dems in Senate, House want IG to investigate NCUA Board member firings NCUA
[ April 30, 2025 ] Regulator closes small New Jersey credit union with ‘no prospect for restoring viable operations’ NCUA

Bureau acts, again, against PA lender over collecting on student loans discharged in bankruptcy

May 31, 2024 0

Action against a Harrisburg, Pa., student lender was taken Friday for a second time in a month by the federal consumer financial protection agency, this time for illegally collecting on student loans that have been […]

CFPB eyes mortgage-related ‘junk’ fees, seeks public input by Aug. 2

May 30, 2024 0

Junk fees that the federal consumer financial protection agency says are pushing up mortgage closing costs are the object of a public inquiry announced Thursday. A request for information (RFI) from the Consumer Financial Protection […]

Bureau, facing legal challenges, plans extending compliance date for small business lending rule

May 17, 2024 0

More time will be allowed to comply with a small business lending rule issued last year by the consumer financial protection agency, it said Friday, “in light of court orders in ongoing litigation.” The Consumer […]

‘CFPB here to stay’ director vows following high court’s ruling that funding mechanism is constitutional

May 16, 2024 0

The funding mechanism of the federal consumer financial protection agency is neither novel nor unusual, but an “essential part of the nation’s financial regulatory system,” the director of the agency said in a statement Thursday […]

Fed, CFPB approve Reg CC funds availability adjustments effective July 2025

May 13, 2024 0

Inflation adjustments in dollar amounts related to federal funds availability rules were announced Monday by the Federal Reserve Board and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with a compliance date of July 1, 2025. The rules, […]

Credit card rewards ‘devalued, denied’ after program terms met, consumers allege to agency

May 9, 2024 0

Credit card rewards are often devalued or denied even after program terms are met, consumers have told the federal consumer financial protection agency, it said in a report released Thursday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]

Bureau dings Chime, orders it to pay $4.55 million over untimely account-closure refunds

May 7, 2024 0

The financial-technology (fintech) firm Chime Financial must pay a $3.25 million civil money penalty (CMP) and provide at least $1.3 million in consumer redress for its failure to timely provide consumers their account balance refunds […]

Student loan firms charged with servicing failures, face north of $5 million in fines, redress

May 6, 2024 0

“Multi-year servicing failures” are claimed against two organizations engaged in student lending under action taken Monday by the federal consumer financial protection agency seeking more than $5 million in penalties and redress, the agency said. […]

High fees, low interest rates on deposits, erode tax advantages on HSAs, agency contends

May 1, 2024 0

Monthly maintenance fees, paper statement fees, outbound transfer fees, and account closure fees for health savings accounts (HSAs) are being forced on consumers to pay, the federal consumer financial protection agency charged in a report […]

Bureau: Study finds complex pricing schemes through ‘junk fees’ lead to consumers paying up to 60% more

April 30, 2024 0

Consumers tend to pay more for products – up to 60% more – when prices are separated into multiple fees through more complex, difficult to understand pricing structures, according to a study released Tuesday by […]

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Enforcement of ECOA small-business loan data collection deprioritized at CFPB

May 1, 2025 0

Add the agency’s Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) small-business loan data collection rule to those the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) won’t be going out of its way to enforce. The bureau said Wednesday that in light of a stay [...]
Nearly half of 25 banks evaluated in April by OCC earn ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings

May 1, 2025 0

About half of banks – out of 25 total – earned “outstanding” ratings for their compliance with anti-redlining regulations during April, the regulator of national banks said Thursday. In its latest monthly release of ratings for compliance with Community Reinvestment [...]
Texas commissioner re-elected as chair of state liaison committee to Exam Council

May 1, 2025 0

The Texas commissioner of banking will serve as the chair of the state regulator liaison committee for another year to the umbrella group of federal financial institution regulators, the agency announced Thursday. Charles G. Cooper, commissioner of the Texas Department [...]
2 Dems in Senate, House want IG to investigate NCUA Board member firings

April 30, 2025 0

The ranking Democrats on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday called for an inspector general investigation of the president’s recent firings of National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka. [...]
Regulator closes small New Jersey credit union with ‘no prospect for restoring viable operations’

April 30, 2025 0

A small New Jersey credit union was liquidated Wednesday by the federal credit union regulator after the agency said it had found the cooperative to be insolvent. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said it liquidated Unilever Federal Credit Union [...]
Three former credit union workers prohibited in April, agency reports

April 30, 2025 0

Three former credit union workers were prohibited in April from further work in federally insured financial institutions, the federal regulator announced Wednesday. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said the three individuals were: Anh-Thu Nguyen, a former worker of Goldenwest [...]