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[ 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
[ April 30, 2025 ] Three former credit union workers prohibited in April, agency reports NCUA
[ April 29, 2025 ] NCUA Board now lacks a quorum, according to suit by Harper, Otsuka challenging their firings from board NCUA
[ April 29, 2025 ] Acting OCC leader sees AI as powerful, links its use to financial inclusion efforts OCC

UPDATED: Treasury Secretary takes reins at CFPB after previous director fired; all work stopped

February 3, 2025 0

In 24 words, the new acting director of the federal consumer financial protection agency Monday outlined his approach to leading the agency on a part-time basis – as he also remained secretary of the Treasury. […]

CFPB publishes annual list of consumer reporting companies, large and small

January 30, 2025 0

An updated list identifying dozens of specialty consumer reporting companies as well as the three nationwide firms – Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian – was released Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with […]

Military borrowers for cars pay more, longer, report asserts

January 30, 2025 0

Military borrowers typically have larger loans, make smaller down payments, and ultimately shoulder higher monthly costs in the car-lending market, the federal consumer financial protection agency said Wednesday. In a report, the Consumer Financial Protection […]

Consumer account access, ‘debanking’ are key topics of February bureau council meetings

January 28, 2025 0

A combined meeting Feb. 12 of the agency’s credit union and community bank advisory panels and a meeting Feb. 10 of its consumer advisory panel will both address consumer account access and “debanking concerns,” the […]

CFPB: TransUnion subsidiary agrees to not seek any bureau contracts for 3 years

January 21, 2025 0

Argus Information and Advisory Services, a subsidiary of the nationwide consumer reporting agency TransUnion, has agreed in writing to not seek any government contract with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for three years, the […]

Honda financing arm to pay $12.8 million in redress, penalty over credit reporting violations during COVID-19 pandemic

January 17, 2025 0

American Honda Finance Corporation was ordered Friday to pay $10.3 million in consumer redress plus a $2.5 million civil money penalty over findings of credit report furnishing inaccuracies and dispute investigation failures during the COVID-19 […]

Equifax hit with $15 million penalty over poor dispute handling

January 17, 2025 0

Equifax, one of three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, was ordered Friday to pay a $15 million civil money penalty for failing to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) – […]

Cash App owner Block ordered to pay up to $175 million combined in redress, penalty

January 16, 2025 0

Up to $120 million in consumer redress plus a $55 million civil money penalty (CMP) must be paid by Block, the owner of peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, under a consent order announced Thursday by […]

Alleging that consumers were cheated out of $2 billion in interest, bureau files lawsuit against 11th largest bank

January 14, 2025 0

Millions of consumers were allegedly cheated out of more than $2 billion in interest by one of the largest banks in the nation, according to a lawsuit made public Tuesday by the federal consumer financial […]

Proposal would block firms from using contract clauses that impose on legal rights, free speech

January 13, 2025 0

Companies would be banned from using certain contract clauses that allegedly include waivers of substantial legal rights and fine print that suppresses speech under a proposed rule issued Monday by the federal consumer financial protection […]

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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 [...]
NCUA Board now lacks a quorum, according to suit by Harper, Otsuka challenging their firings from board

April 29, 2025 0

A lawsuit filed Monday by the two Democrats fired recently from their board posts at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) seeks their reinstatement and asserts that with its two vacancies, the NCUA Board now lacks the quorum required to [...]
Acting OCC leader sees AI as powerful, links its use to financial inclusion efforts

April 29, 2025 0

Calling artificial intelligence (AI) a “powerful technology,” the regulator of national banks said Tuesday it can be used to help banks make more informed decisions – but only if it is built and used responsibly, such as in supporting financial [...]