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[ 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
[ December 29, 2025 ] Theft from drive-through teller window of more than $50k leads to prohibition for banker FDIC
[ December 24, 2025 ] Claiming it has more experience now, agency wants to raise threshold of bank size for ‘heightened standards’ OCC
[ December 24, 2025 ] 4 more regs tapped for removal or revision at NCUA; comments due Feb. 27 NCUA

With comments closed on 12 RFIs, three topics dominate public response to consumer agency

July 23, 2018 0

One week after the “comments due” date had passed on the final of 12 requests for information (RFIs) from the federal consumer financial protection agency, the total of 88,564 letters received overwhelmingly focuses on three […]

TCF National to pay $25 million for ‘obscured’ overdraft fees

July 20, 2018 0

A Minnesota banking company has agreed to pay $25 million in restitution to customers for “obscured” overdraft fees that they were charged, and has agreed to an injunction to prevent future violations, the federal consumer […]

‘Pawn Shop’ operator agrees to $1.5 million judgment – but will only pay one-third of that

July 19, 2018 0

A “small dollar lender” which operates under the name “Quik Pawn Shop” (among others) faces a judgment of $1.5 million for failing to properly disclose finance charges associated with its auto title loans – but […]

BCFP nominee Kraninger offers few specifics on how she would direct enforcement if confirmed

July 19, 2018 0

Kathleen Kraninger, the president’s choice to head the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP), in her brief opening statement and during Q&A, embraced the bureau’s mission but revealed little detail during a Senate Banking Committee […]

Mulvaney names lead for bureau ‘Office of Innovation’

July 19, 2018 0

The acting director of the federal consumer protection bureau on Wednesday announced the appointment of Paul Watkins as the “director” of the recently created Office of Innovation, which will take over the work that was […]

Study on CMP inflation leaves out FI regulators – but wants more info from Treasury (including OCC)

July 18, 2018 0

A congressional oversight agency review of civil money penalty (CMP) reporting by federal agencies does not contain information from federal financial institution regulators, primarily because those agencies are not generally required to file agency financial […]

House passes JOBS Act 3.0 with bank, credit union provisions intact

July 17, 2018 0

The House, on Tuesday voting 406-4, passed a broad, bipartisan capital-formation measure that would also reduce the frequency of banking company resolution plans (living wills), provide a safe harbor for financial institutions keeping some suspicious […]

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FDIC posts templates of deals for failing banks in move to ‘increase transparency’

December 30, 2025 0

Templates of contractual agreements for transactions of failing banks have been posted by the federal bank deposit insurance agency “to facilitate review in advance of any acquisition opportunities,” the agency said Tuesday. In a financial institution letter (FIL), the Federal [...]
Annual thresholds for ‘small bank,’ ‘intermediate bank’ set for CRA purposes; up based on 2.51%

December 30, 2025 0

For anti-redlining regulation purposes in 2026, a small bank will be defined as having assets under $1.629 billion, and an intermediate small bank will be defined as having assets of at least $412 million and under $1.649 billion, two banking [...]
Theft from drive-through teller window of more than $50k leads to prohibition for banker

December 29, 2025 0

An alleged theft of more than $50,000 from the drive-through teller drawer in Short Pump, Va., has earned a former teller of the bank a prohibition of future service in financial institutions, the federal insurer of bank deposits said Monday. [...]
Claiming it has more experience now, agency wants to raise threshold of bank size for ‘heightened standards’

December 24, 2025 0

Only the very largest banks – those with $700 billion in assets or more – would be subject to “heightened standards” for gauging threats to the financial system under a proposal issued Tuesday by the national bank regulator. The Office [...]
4 more regs tapped for removal or revision at NCUA; comments due Feb. 27

December 24, 2025 0

The second round of the federal credit union regulator’s “deregulation project” was released this week, with four of the agency’s rules proposed for either deletion or revision. The National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) deregulation project is being rolled out in [...]

With comments closed on 12 RFIs, three topics dominate public response to consumer agency

TCF National to pay $25 million for ‘obscured’ overdraft fees

‘Pawn Shop’ operator agrees to $1.5 million judgment – but will only pay one-third of that

BCFP nominee Kraninger offers few specifics on how she would direct enforcement if confirmed

Mulvaney names lead for bureau ‘Office of Innovation’

Study on CMP inflation leaves out FI regulators – but wants more info from Treasury (including OCC)

House passes JOBS Act 3.0 with bank, credit union provisions intact

12 ‘RFIs’ close out with 792 comments received on ‘consumer complaint, inquiry handling processes’

THIS WEEK: BCFP nomination hearing, Fed chief testimony dominate busy week

Debt collection firm, former CEO hit with penalties for harming consumers

FDIC posts templates of deals for failing banks in move to ‘increase transparency’

Annual thresholds for ‘small bank,’ ‘intermediate bank’ set for CRA purposes; up based on 2.51%

Theft from drive-through teller window of more than $50k leads to prohibition for banker

Claiming it has more experience now, agency wants to raise threshold of bank size for ‘heightened standards’

4 more regs tapped for removal or revision at NCUA; comments due Feb. 27