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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

Bureau warns against ‘illegal’ devaluing of rewards points by credit card firms; calls actions ‘bait and switch’

December 18, 2024 0

Some credit card companies operating rewards programs may be breaking the law, including by illegally devaluing rewards points and airline miles, the federal consumer financial protection agency warned Wednesday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), […]

Final rule bans lenders from ‘setting borrowers up to fail’ through PACE loans for solar panels, disaster readiness

December 17, 2024 0

Lenders would be banned from “setting borrowers up to fail” for loans on clean energy – such as those for solar panels — and disaster readiness loans paid back through property tax bills under a […]

Report targets ‘unlawful activities’ across student loan markets as repayment pause lifted

December 16, 2024 0

A range of alleged unlawful activities identified across student loan markets – including in refinancing, servicing and debt collection – and involving both federal and private loans is outlined in report issued Monday by the […]

Not surprisingly, higher mortgage rates depress mortgage applications – especially for refinancings

December 13, 2024 0

A “significant drop” last year in annual mortgage applications and originations– especially among refinancings – was prompted by higher mortgage interest rates, according to a report issued Friday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. […]

Bureau highlights deadlines for “covered” nonbanks to register on portal; Jan. 14 is date for ‘larger participants’

December 13, 2024 0

The first deadline for “participant covered nonbanks” in a new registry is Jan. 14, the federal consumer financial protection agency said in a “reminder” sent Friday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said its new […]

Final overdraft rule issued; offers banks, credit unions three options for ‘managing’ programs

December 12, 2024 0

A final rule on overdraft lending programs for large banks and credit unions was finalized Thursday that, the federal consumer financial protection agency said, gave the financial institutions “several options to manage their overdraft lending […]

CFPB order places Google’s online payments arm under direct agency supervision

December 9, 2024 0

Consumer complaints about error resolution at Google Payment Corp., Google’s online payments arm, have led to the federal consumer financial protection agency establishing direct supervisory authority over the nonbank firm, which reportedly is suing over […]

Bureau looks at effects of inaccurate credit reports on survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse; intends to issue proposed rule

December 9, 2024 0

The harmful effects of inaccurate credit reporting affecting survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, and other forms of financial abuse would be considered under a rule being contemplated by the federal consumer financial protection agency, […]

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 […]

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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 [...]