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[ July 26, 2024 ] Brokered deposits, guidance for resolution plan triennial full filers on FDIC Board agenda FDIC
[ July 26, 2024 ] Three small, community banks dropped federal deposit insurance in June FDIC
[ July 25, 2024 ] Risks from third-party deposit arrangements focus of joint statement; information sought on fintech deals FDIC
[ July 25, 2024 ] Banking agencies schedule virtual public outreach meeting to kick off decennial review of regulations FDIC
[ July 25, 2024 ] Banks may submit diversity self-assessments between now and Oct. 31, agency reminds FDIC

‘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 […]

Improvements noted in medical bills included in credit reports – but not so much in the South, bureau asserts

April 29, 2024 0

If you reside in the South you are “most likely” to have medical bills on your credit reports – making you among 15 million Americans who have the invoices on their credit summaries, according to […]

CFPB’s consumer panel to meet May 15

April 25, 2024 0

A public meeting of the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) of the federal consumer financial protection agency is slated for May 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern. CAB is charged with advising and consulting […]

Bureau asserts scrutiny of mortgage servicing fees having impact; declines in overdraft, NSF fees leveling off

April 24, 2024 0

More than $120 million in junk fee refunds since August from bank account deposits has resulted in the federal consumer financial protection agency’s supervision work on the charges, the agency said in a release Wednesday. […]

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Brokered deposits, guidance for resolution plan triennial full filers on FDIC Board agenda

July 26, 2024 0

The unusually lengthy list of items on next week’s board meeting agenda for the federal bank deposit insurer include a proposed rule on brokered deposit restrictions and final guidance for Title I resolution plan triennial full filers. The Federal Deposit [...]
Three small, community banks dropped federal deposit insurance in June

July 26, 2024 0

Three small community banks terminated their deposit insurance coverage in June, the federal insurer of bank deposits said Friday in a summary of enforcement decisions and orders. The banks – two in Georgia and one in Washington – each held [...]
Risks from third-party deposit arrangements focus of joint statement; information sought on fintech deals

July 25, 2024 0

Banks were reminded of potential risks they face from third-party arrangements to deliver deposit products and services in a joint statement Thursday by the federal banking agencies. The regulators also announced a call for information from banks on fintech arrangements, [...]
Banking agencies schedule virtual public outreach meeting to kick off decennial review of regulations

July 25, 2024 0

A virtual public outreach meeting to review federal banking regulation, with the aim of reducing “regulatory burden,” is set for Sept. 25, the regulators announced Thursday. The meeting is being sponsored by the federal banking regulators as part of their [...]
Banks may submit diversity self-assessments between now and Oct. 31, agency reminds

July 25, 2024 0

Diversity self-assessments by banks are due any time before Oct. 31, the federal bank deposit insurance agency said in a letter on Thursday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) said financial institutions it supervises are encouraged to voluntarily conduct and [...]