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[ March 6, 2026 ] Credit union assets close 2025 at $2.43 trillion, loans at $1.72 trillion; net interest margin up NCUA
[ March 5, 2026 ] Tokenized security should receive same capital treatment as non-tokenized form, agencies clarify FDIC
[ March 5, 2026 ] Fed drops 2018 Wells Fargo enforcement order, asserting that bank ‘met all required conditions’ The Fed
[ March 5, 2026 ] 5 banks rated ‘outstanding,’ 2 ‘needs to improve’ for CRA compliance, FDIC reports FDIC
[ March 4, 2026 ] Economic activity up slightly, but more areas report declines; consumer spending ‘dampened by uncertainty’ The Fed

Consumer account access, ‘debanking’ are key topics of February bureau council meetings

January 28, 2025 0

A combined meeting Feb. 12 of the agency’s credit union and community bank advisory panels and a meeting Feb. 10 of its consumer advisory panel will both address consumer account access and “debanking concerns,” the […]

CFPB: TransUnion subsidiary agrees to not seek any bureau contracts for 3 years

January 21, 2025 0

Argus Information and Advisory Services, a subsidiary of the nationwide consumer reporting agency TransUnion, has agreed in writing to not seek any government contract with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for three years, the […]

Honda financing arm to pay $12.8 million in redress, penalty over credit reporting violations during COVID-19 pandemic

January 17, 2025 0

American Honda Finance Corporation was ordered Friday to pay $10.3 million in consumer redress plus a $2.5 million civil money penalty over findings of credit report furnishing inaccuracies and dispute investigation failures during the COVID-19 […]

Equifax hit with $15 million penalty over poor dispute handling

January 17, 2025 0

Equifax, one of three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, was ordered Friday to pay a $15 million civil money penalty for failing to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) – […]

Cash App owner Block ordered to pay up to $175 million combined in redress, penalty

January 16, 2025 0

Up to $120 million in consumer redress plus a $55 million civil money penalty (CMP) must be paid by Block, the owner of peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, under a consent order announced Thursday by […]

Alleging that consumers were cheated out of $2 billion in interest, bureau files lawsuit against 11th largest bank

January 14, 2025 0

Millions of consumers were allegedly cheated out of more than $2 billion in interest by one of the largest banks in the nation, according to a lawsuit made public Tuesday by the federal consumer financial […]

Proposal would block firms from using contract clauses that impose on legal rights, free speech

January 13, 2025 0

Companies would be banned from using certain contract clauses that allegedly include waivers of substantial legal rights and fine print that suppresses speech under a proposed rule issued Monday by the federal consumer financial protection […]

Flood underinsurance for streamside dwellers in certain regions more likely, report asserts

January 13, 2025 0

Homeowners facing flooding from rivers and creeks – numbering in the hundreds of thousands in the Southeast and central Southwest of the country — are more likely to be underinsured than sea coastal residents, according […]

Bureau seeks public comment on emerging payment mechanisms; proposes rule for how EFTA would cover

January 10, 2025 0

Requirements that apply to emerging payment mechanisms – such as those used in video gaming platforms — are the subject of a proposed interpretive rule issued Friday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The […]

Agency recognizes first standard-setting group for ‘open banking;’ conditions apply to five-year approval

January 9, 2025 0

A non-profit organization operating in the United States and Canada is the first to be recognized as a standard-setting body for open banking, the federal consumer financial protection agency said late Wednesday. The application by […]

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Tokenized security should receive same capital treatment as non-tokenized form, agencies clarify

March 5, 2026 0

An eligible tokenized security should generally receive the same capital treatment as the non-tokenized form of the security under the capital rule under answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) issued by the federal banking regulators Thursday. The agency said the [...]
Fed drops 2018 Wells Fargo enforcement order, asserting that bank ‘met all required conditions’

March 5, 2026 0

Wells Fargo is relieved of the remainder of a 2018 enforcement order from the Federal Reserve that, among other things, limited the bank’s growth and mandated removal of some of its board members, the agency said Thursday. In a release, [...]
5 banks rated ‘outstanding,’ 2 ‘needs to improve’ for CRA compliance, FDIC reports

March 5, 2026 0

The 59 banks that received their evaluation ratings under the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in December included five that were rated “outstanding” and two “needs to improve,” according to information released Thursday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). [...]
Economic activity up slightly, but more areas report declines; consumer spending ‘dampened by uncertainty’

March 4, 2026 0

While economic activity increased slightly in seven of 12 Federal Reserve Districts in the last month, it fell or was flat in the remaining five – up from four in the previous reporting period, the agency said Wednesday. In its [...]