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[ June 19, 2026 ] Former OK bank leader earns prohibition, $125k fine for ‘imprudent’ lending that led to millions in losses The Fed
[ June 18, 2026 ] Agencies jointly issue proposal for ‘effective’ customer ID program used by permitted stablecoin issuers FDIC
[ June 17, 2026 ] Want your filing approved? OCC attempts to clarify how that happens (and how it doesn’t) OCC
[ June 18, 2026 ] OCC bars 2 from banking work; terminates 3 previous orders of enforcement OCC
[ June 17, 2026 ] GAO: Fed’s COVID-era ‘Main Street’ loan program shows 70% of loans repaid; more Other

Agencies – even CFPB — by law set various thresholds for fees, protections, appraisals

December 15, 2025 0

Monday was the day for federal financial regulators to set various fee limits and dollar thresholds for the coming year, including those for fair credit reporting, truth in lending and consumer leasing, and appraisal requirements […]

Bureau’s consumer advisory group to meet on fair lending/debanking

December 2, 2025 0

The Dec. 10 afternoon meeting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) will be preceded that morning with one addressing fair lending/debanking, according to a notice on the agency’s website. The […]

CFPB consumer advisory panel to hold first 2025 meeting Dec. 10, small dollar products on tap

November 24, 2025 0

The federal consumer financial protection agency’s Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) is slated to hold its first open meeting of the year Dec. 10, according to a notice in Monday’s Federal Register. That meeting will include, […]

White House offers OMB staffer, with focus on environment, to become consumer bureau director

November 19, 2025 0

The next leader for the federal consumer financial protection agency would be a staff member of the White House budget office – who has focused on environmental issues — if the Senate confirms the nomination, […]

CFPB proposes to reduce Reg B consumer protections; focus small-biz loan data collection on ‘truly small’ businesses

November 13, 2025 0

Changes to its Regulation B implementing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), including removal of provisions recognizing “disparate impact” and a narrowing of its small-business loan data collection requirements, are proposed by the Consumer Financial […]

CFPB: DOJ office finds bureau may not legally draw funds ‘at this time’

November 12, 2025 0

The consumer bureau charged with consumer financial protection under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) may not legally request funds “at this time” from the Federal Reserve, the bureau said in […]

CFPB rescinds rule on nonbank persons registry, withdraws proposal on firms using form contracts; more

October 29, 2025 0

Nonbank “covered persons” who are subject to court or government agency’s final public orders related to offering or providing consumer financial products or services no longer need to get themselves on a registry maintained by […]

CFPB: FCRA’s state-law preemption on credit reporting broader than held in 2022

October 28, 2025 0

The Fair Credit Reporting Act’s (FCRA) preemption of state laws related to consumer credit reporting is broader than presented in a now-rescinded 2022 interpretive rule, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says. The CFPB, in […]

Former FDIC Board member finally lands at Treasury after Senate confirmation

October 8, 2025 0

From the board of the federal bank deposit insurance agency, to nominee to run the federal consumer financial protection agency, Jonathon McKernan has now bounced to be the next top Treasury liaison to financial institutions […]

CFPB finalizes delays in small-biz loan data collection rule

October 3, 2025 0

Delayed effective dates for compliance and first filings under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) small-business loan data collection rule were made final under a rule published in the Federal Register. The final rule means […]

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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 [...]
Agencies jointly issue proposal for ‘effective’ customer ID program used by permitted stablecoin issuers

June 18, 2026 0

Establishing and maintaining “an effective” customer identification program (CIP) for permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) was proposed Thursday by federal banking and credit union regulators, and the Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement unit. The proposal, issued under the auspices of the [...]
Want your filing approved? OCC attempts to clarify how that happens (and how it doesn’t)

June 17, 2026 0

A filing is inconsistent with law or regulation if it does not meet the applicable statutory or regulatory criteria for that filing type, the national bank regulator said Wednesday in a bulletin focusing on the agency’s filing decision process. The [...]
OCC bars 2 from banking work; terminates 3 previous orders of enforcement

June 18, 2026 0

Two banking executives were barred from any future work in federally insured financial institutions in consent prohibition orders announced Thursday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The agency’s prohibition orders noted that: Steven Ho, former vice president [...]
GAO: Fed’s COVID-era ‘Main Street’ loan program shows 70% of loans repaid; more

June 17, 2026 0

An annual review of the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program — created with other programs to ensure credit availability amid the COVID-19 pandemic — has seen 70% of the 1,830 loans made fully repaid, with 16% generating losses and about [...]
Credit union regulator’s Hauptman to receive three briefings at meeting set for June 24

June 17, 2026 0

A mid-year budget update is on the agenda for the federal credit union regulator’s one-man board when he gavels in the meeting June 24, at 10 a.m. ET. According to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Kyle Hauptman, chairman of [...]
OCC drops language from MDI rules designating what groups qualify as ‘socially, economically disadvantaged’

June 16, 2026 0

As there is no specified group of individuals presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged under the statute creating minority depository institutions (MDIs), the national bank regulator is dropping portions of its rules that outline who those groups are, the [...]
UPDATED: Credit union regulator loosens rules on records preservation requirements

June 15, 2026 0

Guidance on records preservation for credit unions concerning the length of time credit unions should retain various types of operational records was removed from the federal regulator’s regulations under a final rule adopted Monday. According to the one-man board of [...]
FinCEN updates guidance on banks’ USA PATRIOT Act info sharing with others

June 15, 2026 0

Updated guidance on how financial institutions are permitted to share information with each other regarding suspected fraud was issued by Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm under the USA PATRIOT Act. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Friday released a [...]