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[ January 9, 2026 ] Treasury takes aim at financial institutions in Minnesota in wake of alleged federal funding fraud Other
[ January 9, 2026 ] Fed designates chairs, deputy chairs of Reserve Banks, renaming less than half to positions The Fed
[ January 9, 2026 ] OCC proposes to “clarify” permissible national trust bank activities OCC
[ January 9, 2026 ] FDIC: Year-end 2025 call report forms online now, no new data items included FDIC
[ January 7, 2026 ] FDIC: Audit finds no documentation on cost benefits of student resource center since 1986 FDIC

Firm banned, charged fine, for delaying student loan borrowers loan rehabilitation process

December 9, 2024 0

Delaying borrowers’ loan rehabilitation processes, generating fees for itself and costing individual borrowers thousands of dollars has earned a Florida-based student loan debt collector an order to pay a $700,000 penalty and be banned from […]

Bank sued for ‘failing’ unbanked on receiving federal benefits, hanging up on calls seeking service

December 6, 2024 0

An $80 billion Texas bank has been sued for allegedly “systematically failing” 3.4 million primarily unbanked Americans receiving federal benefits, the federal consumer financial protection agency said Friday, which is seeking a stop to the […]

Bureau begins sending checks totaling $1.8 billion to victims of credit repair scheme

December 5, 2024 0

Return of $1.8 billion in illegal junk fees – allegedly charged in a credit repair scheme – from Salt Lake City firms to 4.3 million Americans was announced Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection […]

CFPB: Proposed order against firm marketing private student loans seeks $950k penalty, would suspend $6.6M in redress

December 5, 2024 0

The federal consumer financial protection agency filed a proposed, stipulated final judgment and order against a firm that markets private student loans, as well as its investers, over alleged violations of federal consumer financial protection […]

CFPB wants to ban student loan firm alleging unlawful upfront fees charged for ‘free’ services

December 4, 2024 0

A California firm and its owner would be banned from providing consumer financial products after allegedly charging unlawful upfront fees to borrowers for accessing otherwise “free” debt relief programs, the federal consumer financial protection agency […]

Agencies jointly issue examples of risk management practices effective in combatting elder financial abuse

December 4, 2024 0

Examples of risk management and other practices that may be effective in combatting elder financial exploitation were issued in a joint statement Wednesday by the five federal financial institution regulators, state regulators and the federal […]

Proposal would block data brokers from selling sensitive, personal data to scammers, stalkers

December 3, 2024 0

Data brokers would be blocked from selling sensitive personal data to potential scammers, stalkers and “spies” (those conducting espionage) under a proposal issued Tuesday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The Consumer Financial Protection […]

Regcasts hope to explain how nonbanks may ‘register an order’ under new registration requirement

December 3, 2024 0

How nonbanks may register an order under a new rule that took effect in September will be the subject of two “regcasts” about the regulation set for Dec. 11 and 17, the federal consumer financial […]

Bureau finalizes rule extending supervision over digital payment wallet apps

November 21, 2024 0

Digital payment wallet apps handling more than 50 million transactions annually are subject to a final rule requiring them to follow federal law applied to banks, credit unions and other financial institutions already supervised by […]

CFPB publishes adjustments to thresholds under TILA, FCRA

November 21, 2024 0

Two adjustments to thresholds under lending disclosure and credit reporting rules were announced Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said the first threshold adjustment resulted from a […]

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FDIC: Audit finds no documentation on cost benefits of student resource center since 1986

January 7, 2026 0

Setting processes and procedures for managing the agency’s Student Resource Center (SRC) and developing SRC performance goals, things that appeared to be lacking since the center’s inception, are among the corrective actions the federal deposit insurer has agreed to make [...]
CFPB adjusts HMDA, TILA asset-size thresholds for 2026

January 7, 2026 0

The asset-size thresholds for institutions subject to Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) reporting and Truth in Lending Act (TILA) escrows (for higher-priced mortgage loans) are higher as of Wednesday, according to two Federal Register notices. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [...]
CFPB ends silence; provides ‘tips, reminders’ for 2026 HMDA filings

January 6, 2026 0

Reminders and tips for 2026 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) filings were issued Tuesday by the federal consumer financial protection agency, which also noted some updates to file locations. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) noted that an upgrade has [...]
Fed: Former bank branch manager who took $27k from customer accounts is barred

January 6, 2026 0

A former branch manager of Regions Bank, Birmingham, Ala., who allegedly took money from customer accounts is barred from any future work in federally insured financial institutions under a consent order released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Board. The Fed, [...]
Nearly half of all banks – 15 – are ‘outstanding’ in latest CRA ratings from OCC

January 5, 2026 0

Fifteen banks – out of 33 total — were awarded “outstanding” ratings for their compliance with rules implementing anti-redlining laws for evaluations that became public in December, the national bank regulator said Monday. No banks evaluated for their compliance with [...]
Trio of former credit union workers banned; agency claims one caused $720,000 loss over decade

January 2, 2026 0

Three former credit union workers were banned from further work at financial institutions by the federal regulator Dec. 31, including one who allegedly caused a nearly three-quarters of a million dollars loss over a 10-year period, the agency said. According [...]
Dearth of banks earning ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings, while two banks score ‘needs improvement’

January 2, 2026 0

While no banks in October earned ratings of “outstanding” for their compliance with anti-redlining rules, two banks earned “needs improvement” in their scores posted Friday by the federal bank deposit insurance agency. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) released the [...]