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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

Agency to allow public petitions on consumer rules, require lobbyists to do same

February 16, 2022 0

Direct public petitions for rulemaking, or changes to rules, will now be part of the federal consumer financial protection agency’s regulatory process, the agency announced Wednesday, along with more transparency for former federal employees and […]

Bulletin confirms that EFTA consumer protections apply to government benefits paid through prepaid cards

February 15, 2022 0

Government contractors that illegally harvest fees from government benefits provided through prepaid cards will face enforcement actions, the federal consumer financial protection agency said Tuesday in issuing a compliance bulletin. In a release, the Consumer […]

Regulatory, enforcement agencies note flaw in Appraisal Foundation’s description of banned discrimination

February 10, 2022 0

Representatives from eight federal agencies and departments, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), last week told The Appraisal Foundation that its ethics rule and Advisory Opinion 16 fall short in describing what constitutes federally prohibited […]

Consumer choice? If you have a criminal record, maybe not so much, CFPB finds

February 1, 2022 0

A report that identifies ways in which financial service providers, often private for-profit firms, exploit individuals who have been incarcerated or otherwise come into contact with the criminal justice system was released Monday by the […]

Bureau regulatory agenda makes no mention of action on overdraft fees – for now

January 31, 2022 0

The phrase “overdraft fees” does not appear in the “semiannual regulatory agenda” published Monday by the federal consumer financial protection agency, according to the day’s issue of the Federal Register. However, there may be more […]

Bureau updates lists, web tool, for determining ‘rural or underserved’ areas

January 28, 2022 0

Lists of areas determined to be “rural or underserved” and counties determined to be “rural” in 2021 for purposes of applying certain regulatory provisions in 2022 have been updated by the federal consumer financial protection […]

CFPB updates list of consumer reporting companies that may be held accountable

January 27, 2022 0

Wondering which consumer reporting companies can be held accountable by the public? Wonder no more: A list of “dozens of specialty reporting companies that collect and sell access to people’s data” was released Thursday by […]

Bureau unveils initiative to reduce ‘junk fees’ charged by banks, financials; aims to strengthen competition

January 26, 2022 0

Reduction of “junk fees” charged by banks and financial companies is the aim of an initiative announced Wednesday by the consumer financial protection agency. The aim, according to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit […]

Some planned digital services updates still in the works, bureau reports

January 24, 2022 0

Work to modernize the federal consumer financial protection agency’s digital services – including updates to its extranet and HMDA (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) Help services previously slated for last year – is discussed in the […]

Bureau plans closer look at lending programs conducted by for-profit colleges, schools

January 20, 2022 0

In-house lending programs at for-profit colleges and post-secondary schools will be under the microscope of the federal consumer financial protection agency, according to an update to the agency’s exam procedures published Thursday. The Consumer Financial […]

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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 [...]