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[ May 8, 2025 ] OCC restores previous merger act rules; comments due in 30 days OCC
[ May 7, 2025 ] Regulator opens door to banks buying, selling crypto assets held in custody – the latest in rolling back crypto hurdles OCC
[ May 6, 2025 ] ‘Buy now, pay later’ rule not a priority for enforcement, CFPB says; rescission to be considered CFPB
[ May 5, 2025 ] OCC’s RFI asks about obstacles to community banks going digital OCC
[ May 5, 2025 ] FDIC ratings under CRA show 3 banks ‘outstanding’ and 2 ‘needs to improve’ FDIC

Treasury leader notes ‘urgent need’ for cryptocurrency regulation through ‘serious legislative efforts’

July 1, 2022 0

Ensuring that stablecoin arrangements are subject to a federal framework on a “consistent and comprehensive basis” is an “urgent need,” Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen told a group of regulators Thursday. During a meeting […]

Consumer bureau invites applications to consumer, research, community bank, credit union advisory panels

June 30, 2022 0

Qualified applicants who wish to serve on any of the four advisory panels for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have from July 5 to July 24 to submit completed application packets, the bureau said […]

CFPB pulls plug on ‘earned wage access’ sandbox program after firm seeks fee changes

June 30, 2022 0

Approval for a so-called “earned wage access” program was rescinded Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency after the firm that developed the program requested the rescission to make changes to its fee model, […]

Opinion takes aim at certain ‘pay-to-pay’ fees by debt collectors in overall campaign against ‘junk fees’

June 29, 2022 0

Reducing so-called “junk fees” – specifically “pay to pay” charges by debt collectors – is the aim of an advisory opinion issued by the federal consumer financial protection agency, it said Wednesday. According to the […]

Credit Card Late Fees and Late Payments

June 29, 2022 0

Title: Credit Card Late Fees and Late Payments Subject: Late fees Agency: CFPB Status: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking Summary: In order to support its rulemaking and other functions, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau […]

Interpretive rule aims to underscore states may preempt FCRA with stricter requirements

June 28, 2022 0

States can protect residents through their own fair credit reporting laws by enacting laws that are stricter than the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the federal consumer financial protection agency said Tuesday in issuing an […]

Final rule blocks adverse items from credit reports due to effects of human trafficking on victims

June 23, 2022 0

Helping human trafficking survivors avoid some of the financial consequences of their ordeal is the aim of a final rule issued Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) […]

Agencies list rulemaking plans for months ahead; no overdraft fee action from consumer bureau

June 22, 2022 0

Spring rulemaking updates for federal financial regulators were announced this week, featuring a variety of proposed and final rules up for action over the next several months, including modernizing rules implementing the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment […]

With proposal, bureau opens investigation into credit card fees focusing on ‘reasonable and proportional’

June 22, 2022 0

Excessive credit card late fees – particularly data about the fees and late payments and whether the fees are “reasonable and proportional” – are the topic of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued Wednesday […]

CFPB director, in blog post, discusses reg simplification and current priorities

June 17, 2022 0

The consumer financial protection agency’s desire to transition away from highly complicated rules and toward simpler, clearer rules – plus a look at its current regulatory priorities – was detailed in a blog post Friday by the […]

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OCC restores previous merger act rules; comments due in 30 days

May 8, 2025 0

The national bank regulator is restoring its pre-2024 business combinations rule under the Bank Merger Act (BMA), undoing the rule adopted last September and also rescinding its related policy statement. The changes by the Office of the Comptroller of the [...]
Regulator opens door to banks buying, selling crypto assets held in custody – the latest in rolling back crypto hurdles

May 7, 2025 0

National banks and federal savings associations may buy and sell crypto assets held in custody, the national bank regulator confirmed Wednesday in an interpretive letter. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said the banks may transact the [...]
‘Buy now, pay later’ rule not a priority for enforcement, CFPB says; rescission to be considered

May 6, 2025 0

Enforcement of last year’s interpretive rule on “buy now, pay later” loans will not be prioritized and could be rescinded in the future, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the bureau said Tuesday. As with other rules the bureau has [...]
OCC’s RFI asks about obstacles to community banks going digital

May 5, 2025 0

Questions about the key challenges and barriers faced by community banks in adopting and implementing digital banking solutions are posed in a request for information (RFI) announced Monday by the national banking regulator. The Office of the Comptroller of the [...]
FDIC ratings under CRA show 3 banks ‘outstanding’ and 2 ‘needs to improve’

May 5, 2025 0

Of the 64 banks assigned ratings under the federal anti-redlining statute this February, three were rated “outstanding” and 2 were rated “needs to improve,” the federal bank deposit insurer said Monday. The remaining 57 banks were deemed “satisfactory” under the [...]
Enforcement of ECOA small-business loan data collection deprioritized at CFPB

May 1, 2025 0

Add the agency’s Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) small-business loan data collection rule to those the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) won’t be going out of its way to enforce. The bureau said Wednesday that in light of a stay [...]
Nearly half of 25 banks evaluated in April by OCC earn ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings

May 1, 2025 0

About half of banks – out of 25 total – earned “outstanding” ratings for their compliance with anti-redlining regulations during April, the regulator of national banks said Thursday. In its latest monthly release of ratings for compliance with Community Reinvestment [...]
Texas commissioner re-elected as chair of state liaison committee to Exam Council

May 1, 2025 0

The Texas commissioner of banking will serve as the chair of the state regulator liaison committee for another year to the umbrella group of federal financial institution regulators, the agency announced Thursday. Charles G. Cooper, commissioner of the Texas Department [...]