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[ April 25, 2024 ] Competing proposals to change rules on Bank Control Act withdrawn after neither can win majority of FDIC Board votes FDIC
[ April 25, 2024 ] FDIC: Deposit Insurance Fund on track to reach statutory minimum before deadline FDIC
[ April 25, 2024 ] CFPB’s consumer panel to meet May 15 CFPB
[ April 24, 2024 ] Bureau asserts scrutiny of mortgage servicing fees having impact; declines in overdraft, NSF fees leveling off CFPB
[ April 24, 2024 ] 4 named to FDIC MDI subcommittee; panel to meet May 1 FDIC

Fintech ordered to refund millions, pay penalty, for enabling loans to consumers without their permission

July 12, 2021 0

Enabling merchants to secure loans for consumers without their authorization has earned an Atlanta-based fintech company a consent order from the federal consumer financial protection agency, essentially requiring a refund of up to $9 million […]

NCUA, CFPB, FTC slate fraud webinar July 28 focused on servicemember protections

July 12, 2021 0

A webinar focusing on consumer financial protections for military servicemembers and their families is slated July 28 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The […]

Bulletin 2021-03: Consumer Reporting of Rental Information

July 7, 2021 0

Title: Bulletin 2021-03: Consumer Reporting of Rental Information Subject: Consumer reporting Agency: CFPB Status: Enforcement compliance bulletin and policy guidance Summary: The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is issuing this Enforcement compliance bulletin and […]

COVID-related complaints saw uptick over overdraft fees charged for courtesy advances of EIPs

July 2, 2021 0

Consumer complaints about federal student loans fell off during the coronavirus crisis, but overdraft fees on checking accounts surged due to financial institutions attempting to help consumers have access to economic impact payments (EIPs), according […]

New bureau compliance bulletin focuses on reporting of rental, eviction information amid soon-expiring protections

July 1, 2021 0

Amid soon-expiring COVID-19 pandemic-related protections for renters, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday issued a compliance bulletin reminding landlords, consumer reporting agencies (CRAs), and others of their obligations to accurately report rental and eviction […]

Bureau seeks to ban firm for alleged deceptive debt relief, credit repair services

June 29, 2021 0

Charging deceptive debt relief and credit repair services, a Maryland-based financial firm faces a lawsuit by the federal consumer financial protection agency, which seeks to ban the firm from the financial services industry and impose […]

CFPB Supervisory Highlights notes redlining, RESPA violations, more

June 29, 2021 0

Findings last year of four types of legal violations that the federal consumer financial protection agency found “particularly concerning” were highlighted in a release Tuesday based on the agency’s summer 2021 Supervisory Highlights report. The […]

UPDATED: Rules issued that are hoped to ease foreclosure surge as federal protections expire

June 28, 2021 0

Rules described as designed to help prevent a surge of foreclosures as federal protections expire were finalized Monday – to become effective Aug. 31 – by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The Consumer Financial […]

Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents

June 22, 2021 0

Title: Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents Subject: MLA examinations Agency: CFPB Status: Interpretive ruleProposed rule Summary: The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) has statutory authority to conduct examinations, at […]

CFPB premise for resuming exams for servicemember financial protections under MLA in Federal Register Wednesday

June 22, 2021 0

An interpretive rule explaining the consumer financial protection agency’s authority to examine financial institutions for compliance with the Military Lending Act (MLA), which confers specific consumer financial protections for active-duty military servicemembers and their families, […]

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Competing proposals to change rules on Bank Control Act withdrawn after neither can win majority of FDIC Board votes

April 25, 2024 0

Neither of two competing proposals for changes to the federal bank deposit insurer’s rules implementing the Bank Control Act (BCA) were adopted Thursday by the agency’s board after sponsors of the two proposals withdrew them, largely after it became apparent [...]
FDIC: Deposit Insurance Fund on track to reach statutory minimum before deadline

April 25, 2024 0

The federal bank deposit insurer’s Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) reserve ratio grew from 1.11% June 2023 to 1.15% in December and remains on track to return to its statutory minimum of 1.35% before its statutory deadline of Sept. 30, 2028, [...]
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 with the Consumer Financial Protection [...]
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. Meanwhile, the agency said, fees [...]
4 named to FDIC MDI subcommittee; panel to meet May 1

April 24, 2024 0

Four bankers have been named to the minority depository institutions (MDI) panel that provides feedback to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) on how the agency fulfills its statutory goals to support MDIs, the FDIC announced Wednesday. The new members [...]
Agencies give extension to comment period for Capitol One’s proposed purchase of Discover

April 24, 2024 0

The acquisition of Discover Financial Services by a large, Virginia-based banking firm will be subject to public comment through May 31, federal banking regulators said separately Wednesday. The Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency [...]