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[ October 1, 2026 ] Agency finally closes down troubled credit union after embezzlement charges; Alabama CU assumes members, savings, some assets NCUA
[ October 1, 2026 ] FDIC ends independent monitor brought on to ensure ‘workplace culture’ reforms after sexual harassment claims FDIC
[ October 1, 2026 ] ‘Living wills’ feedback letters published for 15 banking orgs; OCC votes against releasing one plan FDIC
[ October 1, 2026 ] Failed California bank will cost bank insurance fund $114 million FDIC
[ September 25, 2026 ] Former teller leader prohibited for allegedly misappropriating nearly a quarter million dollars from cash dispenser machines The Fed

Fewer collections items on credit reports good, but inaccurate medical debt on same reports bad, CFPB finds

February 14, 2023 0

A one-third decline in collections items on consumer credit reports indicates lessening financial distress on households, but inaccuracy of medical debt on credit reports continues to be a drag on those same families, according to […]

Chart published as reference tool for collecting, reporting data points under HMDA rules

February 9, 2023 0

A reference chart for regulatory reporting of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data collected this year was released Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the […]

Report claims bank overdraft fee income dropped north of 40% in wake of pandemic

February 8, 2023 0

Bank overdraft fee income has dropped precipitously since before the onset of the coronavirus crisis, according to a federal consumer financial protection agency report issued Tuesday – and banks have not yet replaced that income […]

Bureau advisory opinion explains how digital mortgage comparison-shopping platforms might violate RESPA kickback prohibitions

February 7, 2023 0

Digital mortgage comparison-shopping platforms that give preferred placement or otherwise steer consumers to lenders based on the lenders’ compensation to the platforms are violating section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the […]

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Agency finally closes down troubled credit union after embezzlement charges; Alabama CU assumes members, savings, some assets

October 1, 2026 0

A troubled Mississippi credit union was closed and its members and savings (shares) were assumed by an Alabama Credit Union, the federal regulator announced late Wednesday. Jackson Area Federal Credit Union (FCU), of Jackson Miss., was closed and its members [...]
FDIC ends independent monitor brought on to ensure ‘workplace culture’ reforms after sexual harassment claims

October 1, 2026 0

Workplace culture reforms spawned by allegations of sexual harassment at the federal bank deposit insurance agency will no longer be overseen by an independent monitor, the agency said late Wednesday, asserting that the monitor’s work had concluded. The Federal Deposit [...]
‘Living wills’ feedback letters published for 15 banking orgs; OCC votes against releasing one plan

October 1, 2026 0

Feedback letters from 15 banking organizations with more than $250 billion in assets on their resolution plans were published Sept. 29 by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), the agencies said. However, the Office of the [...]
Failed California bank will cost bank insurance fund $114 million

October 1, 2026 0

A failed California bank that was closed Sept. 25 is estimated to cost the federal bank deposit insurance fund about $114 million, the insurance fund said agency. The bank reopened Sept. 28 as a branch of a Utah bank as [...]
Former teller leader prohibited for allegedly misappropriating nearly a quarter million dollars from cash dispenser machines

September 25, 2026 0

Misappropriation of about $246,000 from teller cash dispenser machines has led to the prohibition of a former teller supervisor of a bank in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., the Federal Reserve said Thursday. According to the agency, Renee Nicole [...]

Fewer collections items on credit reports good, but inaccurate medical debt on same reports bad, CFPB finds

Chart published as reference tool for collecting, reporting data points under HMDA rules

Report claims bank overdraft fee income dropped north of 40% in wake of pandemic

Bureau advisory opinion explains how digital mortgage comparison-shopping platforms might violate RESPA kickback prohibitions

Proposal would cap late credit card fees at $8; CFPB says move would save consumers $9 billion

Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders

Bureau begins biennial review of consumer credit card market, invites public feedback

Bureau targets subscription fees for services consumers don’t want as violations of consumer protection laws

Law firm would be curtailed in filing new ‘junk lawsuits’ against consumers in settlement

Nonbank contracts claiming to waive consumer rights would be subject to registry under proposal

Agency finally closes down troubled credit union after embezzlement charges; Alabama CU assumes members, savings, some assets

FDIC ends independent monitor brought on to ensure ‘workplace culture’ reforms after sexual harassment claims

‘Living wills’ feedback letters published for 15 banking orgs; OCC votes against releasing one plan

Failed California bank will cost bank insurance fund $114 million

Former teller leader prohibited for allegedly misappropriating nearly a quarter million dollars from cash dispenser machines