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[ December 8, 2025 ] New credit union, third this year, will provide lending, saving to CA underserved area FDIC
[ December 8, 2025 ] Three banks ‘outstanding,’ three others ‘need improvement,’ FDIC says in latest CRA report FDIC
[ December 5, 2025 ] Agencies withdraw 12-years-old guidance on leveraged lending; banks told to apply ‘general principles on risk management’ FDIC
[ December 5, 2025 ] OCC rescinds, replaces 2023 venture loan guidance for banks OCC
[ December 5, 2025 ] Decrease in reliance on checks for payments has Fed asking ‘should we phase out our services, or upgrade (at higher cost)?’ The Fed

Alarmed about leaks of confidential info via former workers, CFPB leader issues guidance to staff

November 19, 2021 0

Concerned that some former agency employees are exploiting confidential information to make money, the director of the federal consumer financial protection issued guidance Friday calling on current workers to report suspicious activity. In a blog […]

FCC’s reassigned numbers database is a ‘complete and accurate’ database debt collectors can use, consumer bureau says

November 18, 2021 0

A database debt collectors can tap to help ensure the data they use for communications with consumers passes a regulatory smell test has been published by the Federal Communications Commission, according to an email notice […]

GAO gives CFPB clean audit opinion for fiscal 2021, 2020 financial statements

November 15, 2021 0

The financial statements of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for fiscal years ending 2021 and 2020 were given an unmodified (or “clean”) audit opinion by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), according to a report […]

Open-end lines of credit mortgage disclosure data reporting adjusts to 200 at first of new year, agency reminds

November 12, 2021 0

The threshold adjusts to 200 open-end lines of credit for reporting mortgage disclosure data at the start of the new year, the federal consumer financial protection agency reminded Friday. In a publicly released letter, the […]

CFPB seeks injunction, money penalties from pawn lenders over MLA violations

November 12, 2021 0

Allegations of Military Lending Act (MLA) violations by pawn lenders First Cash, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary Cash America West, Inc., are at the root of a lawsuit filed Friday by the Consumer Financial […]

Bank, credit union regulators cease COVID-related supervisory ‘flexibility’ for mortgage servicers

November 12, 2021 0

Federal and state financial institution regulators on Wednesday said they were ending the flexible approach to supervision and enforcement they initiated in April 2020 regarding certain mortgage servicing timing requirements. The agencies – the Federal […]

CFPB opens 30-day public comment period on its big-tech data inquiry; input due Dec. 6

November 5, 2021 0

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) inquiry into the business practices of six large technology firms operating payments systems in the United States will be open for public comment until Dec. 6, according to a […]

CFPB Inquiry Into Big Tech Payment Platforms

November 5, 2021 0

Title: CFPB Inquiry Into Big Tech Payment Platforms Subject: Payments/big tech Agency: CFPB Status: Notice and request for comment Summary: On October 21, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) ordered six large […]

Bureau opinion affirms ‘name-only matching’ by background screeners violates FCRA

November 4, 2021 0

Background screeners that use “name-only matching” to verify the identity of job or housing applicants are violating federal law, according to an advisory opinion announced Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). “Regulators are […]

Credit report disputes ‘much more likely’ for Black/Hispanic neighborhood residents, younger consumers

November 2, 2021 0

If you live in a Black or Hispanic neighborhood, or are young with a low credit score, you are “far more likely” to have a dispute appear on your credit report, according to new research […]

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New credit union, third this year, will provide lending, saving to CA underserved area

December 8, 2025 0

A new credit union will soon be offering financial services – including mortgages and home equity loans — to its membership in the Bay Area of California, its federal regulator said Monday. The charter for Haven Federal Credit Union(FCU) – [...]
Three banks ‘outstanding,’ three others ‘need improvement,’ FDIC says in latest CRA report

December 8, 2025 0

Three banks earned ratings of “outstanding” for their compliance with anti-redlining rules in results of examinations in September, the federal bank deposit insurance agency said Friday. However, three other banks earned ratings of “needs improvement” and the remaining 52 banks [...]
Agencies withdraw 12-years-old guidance on leveraged lending; banks told to apply ‘general principles on risk management’

December 5, 2025 0

Recission of guidance issued 12 years ago on leveraged lending was announced Friday by two federal banking regulators, who called it “overly restrictive” and impeding banks’ “risk management principles that guide their other business decisions,” the agencies said in joint [...]
OCC rescinds, replaces 2023 venture loan guidance for banks

December 5, 2025 0

The national bank regulator on Friday issued an updated guidance bulletin on “venture loans” to “reflect the OCC’s policy of not discouraging banks from engaging in prudent venture lending activities.” Bulletin 2025-45, “Commercial Lending: Venture Loans to Companies in an Early, [...]
Decrease in reliance on checks for payments has Fed asking ‘should we phase out our services, or upgrade (at higher cost)?’

December 5, 2025 0

With check use steadily declining, check fraud rising, and digital payment methods growing in availability and use, the Federal Reserve wants the public to weigh in on the future of Reserve Banks’ check services, the agency said late Thursday. That [...]
Alleged forgery on approval documents leads to banker’s prohibition

December 5, 2025 0

Forged signatures on certain approval documents have led a former worker at a Columbus, Ga., bank to be prohibited from further service at financial institutions, the Federal Reserve said Friday. According to the Fed, Julio A. Gonzalez, a former universal [...]
Fed expects modest fees increase in 2026 for check clearing, ACH, instant payments

December 5, 2025 0

An estimated 0.9% average price increase for established, mature services such as check clearing, automated clearing house (ACH) transactions and instant payments (among others) will be in effect for 2026, the Federal Reserve said late Thursday. In a release announcing [...]
Credit unions see 3Q increases in net worth, ROAA; delinquencies higher

December 5, 2025 0

Credit unions posted increases across a wide variety of performance metrics in the third quarter, their federal regulator said Friday, compared to the same period one year earlier. Those included, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said, a net worth [...]
FSOC plans meeting with discussions on nonbank determinations – and more

December 5, 2025 0

An update on interpretive guidance on nonbank financial company determinations is among the items on the agenda for the multi-federal financial regulators’ meeting set for next week, the Treasury Department said Friday. The meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council [...]