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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

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Approval for a so-called “earned wage access” program was rescinded Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency after the firm that developed the program requested the rescission to make changes to its fee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

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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 [...]

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

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

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

Credit Card Late Fees and Late Payments

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

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

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

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

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

Public input on employer-driven debt due to CFPB Sept. 7

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