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[ May 1, 2025 ] Enforcement of ECOA small-business loan data collection deprioritized at CFPB CFPB
[ May 1, 2025 ] Nearly half of 25 banks evaluated in April by OCC earn ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings OCC
[ May 1, 2025 ] Texas commissioner re-elected as chair of state liaison committee to Exam Council Other
[ April 30, 2025 ] 2 Dems in Senate, House want IG to investigate NCUA Board member firings NCUA
[ April 30, 2025 ] Regulator closes small New Jersey credit union with ‘no prospect for restoring viable operations’ NCUA

Latest servicemembers report outlines increase in complaints; focuses on student services

September 24, 2024 0

Difficulties in getting help from student loan servicers and transcript withholding by colleges and universities to collect a debt or disputed fees are among the financial challenges being faced by servicemembers, the federal consumer financial […]

‘Narrow amendment’ to proposed rule aims to provide clearer information about remittance questions

September 20, 2024 0

Providing consumers with clearer information about the types of questions that may be better handled by their remittance company before contacting regulators is the aim of a proposed rule issued Friday by the federal consumer […]

Guidance issued to stop banks from charging overdraft fees without proof of customer opt-in

September 17, 2024 0

Guidance aimed at stopping banks from charging overdraft fees based on so-called “phantom opt-in agreements,” which allegedly occur when fees are charged even though there is no proof banks have consent to do so, was […]

Charges of deceptive marketing over membership credit card leveled against firm, CEO

September 16, 2024 0

Charges of deceptive marketing aimed at allegedly luring customers to pay illegal and excessive membership fees – and make it “unreasonably difficult for consumers to cancel memberships and obtain refunds – are part of a […]

CFPB: ‘Repeat offender’ New Day Financial fined $2.25 million for deceiving veterans that got cash-out refi loans

August 30, 2024 0

New Day Financial, also known as NewDay USA, was fined $2.25 million Thursday over deceptive activities targeting veterans seeking cash-out refinance loans, the federal agency charged with consumer financial protection said. The Consumer Financial Protection […]

Bureau finds 3 out of 8 retailers reviewed charge $90 million annually for ‘cash back’ at the register; notes concern over consumers’ access to cash

August 27, 2024 0

Three out of the eight major retail chains included in a sample reviewed by the federal consumer financial protection agency were found to charge “cash back” fees at the register, a practice that the agency […]

Bureau unveils beta platform for testing collection of non-customer small business data

August 26, 2024 0

A beta platform for testing the collection of small business data mandated by federal requirements was unveiled Monday by the federal consumer financial protection agency, which invited financial institutions and their technology service providers to […]

60-day comment period set for proposed data collection standards rule

August 22, 2024 0

Comments are due Oct. 21 on a proposal to establish data standards for the collection of information reported to federal financial institution regulators by financial entities under their jurisdiction, the federal financial institution and other […]

Bureau charges firm $5 million in redress, penalties for failing to meet requirements of 2017 order

August 22, 2024 0

Taking prohibited foreclosure actions against borrowers requesting mortgage assistance, and other deficiencies, have resulted in $5 million in redress and penalties ordered by the federal consumer financial protection bureau against a Tampa-based mortgage servicer, the […]

‘Contracts for deed’ – often used where interest on loans banned – subject to protections, agency rules

August 21, 2024 0

So-called “contracts for deed” must comply with longstanding federal mortgage protections, such as the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the federal consumer financial protection agency said Aug. 13 in an advisory opinion. The Consumer Financial […]

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Enforcement of ECOA small-business loan data collection deprioritized at CFPB

May 1, 2025 0

Add the agency’s Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) small-business loan data collection rule to those the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) won’t be going out of its way to enforce. The bureau said Wednesday that in light of a stay [...]
Nearly half of 25 banks evaluated in April by OCC earn ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings

May 1, 2025 0

About half of banks – out of 25 total – earned “outstanding” ratings for their compliance with anti-redlining regulations during April, the regulator of national banks said Thursday. In its latest monthly release of ratings for compliance with Community Reinvestment [...]
Texas commissioner re-elected as chair of state liaison committee to Exam Council

May 1, 2025 0

The Texas commissioner of banking will serve as the chair of the state regulator liaison committee for another year to the umbrella group of federal financial institution regulators, the agency announced Thursday. Charles G. Cooper, commissioner of the Texas Department [...]
2 Dems in Senate, House want IG to investigate NCUA Board member firings

April 30, 2025 0

The ranking Democrats on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday called for an inspector general investigation of the president’s recent firings of National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka. [...]
Regulator closes small New Jersey credit union with ‘no prospect for restoring viable operations’

April 30, 2025 0

A small New Jersey credit union was liquidated Wednesday by the federal credit union regulator after the agency said it had found the cooperative to be insolvent. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said it liquidated Unilever Federal Credit Union [...]
Three former credit union workers prohibited in April, agency reports

April 30, 2025 0

Three former credit union workers were prohibited in April from further work in federally insured financial institutions, the federal regulator announced Wednesday. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said the three individuals were: Anh-Thu Nguyen, a former worker of Goldenwest [...]