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[ October 2, 2026 ] Wisconsin bank, holding company consent to enforcement actions for ‘unsafe, unsound’ practices FDIC
[ 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

‘Credit products’ led complaints to bureau’s office of ombudsman for FY 2019

December 6, 2019 0

Credit products – including credit cards and non-mortgage lending items such as student loans – were the most-commonly complained about products in inquiries received by the ombudsman’s office of the federal consumer financial protection agency, […]

Remittance Transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E)

December 5, 2019 0

Title: Remittance Transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) Subject: Remittances Agency: CFPB Status: Final rule Summary: The Electronic Fund Transfer Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection […]

Bank, credit union regulators’ statement cites usefulness of alternative data in credit underwriting, notes benefits/risks

December 3, 2019 0

The value of information not typically found in a consumer’s credit report, used against the backdrop of a well-designed compliance management program, is recognized as potentially helpful in credit underwriting in a statement issued jointly […]

Court sets March 3 hearing for arguments over bureau structure, constitutionality

December 3, 2019 0

The future of the federal consumer financial protection agency will be at the forefront at a March 3 hearing by the Supreme Court of a case questioning the agency’s constitutionality. The high court will hear […]

Proposal would allow estimates for remittance fee disclosures; raises ‘safe harbor’ to 500 per year

December 3, 2019 0

Some financial institutions could estimate certain remittance fee and exchange rate information – instead of disclosing exact amounts in certain circumstances – under a proposal issued by the federal consumer financial protection agency Tuesday. The […]

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Wisconsin bank, holding company consent to enforcement actions for ‘unsafe, unsound’ practices

October 2, 2026 0

A Wisconsin bank’s holding company is now under an enforcement order issued Friday by the Federal Reserve for “unsafe and unsound” banking practices – about two months after another federal banking agency issued a similar order for the bank owned [...]
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 [...]

‘Credit products’ led complaints to bureau’s office of ombudsman for FY 2019

Remittance Transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E)

Bank, credit union regulators’ statement cites usefulness of alternative data in credit underwriting, notes benefits/risks

Court sets March 3 hearing for arguments over bureau structure, constitutionality

Proposal would allow estimates for remittance fee disclosures; raises ‘safe harbor’ to 500 per year

Consumer bureau keeps max allowable credit report charge at $12.50 for 2020

Settlement with military travel lender, servicer, results in $3.5 million ‘suspended judgment,’ $1 penalty

Bureau reports look at small servicer mortgages, student borrowers in income-drive programs

$8.5 million sought to settle allegations of fair credit reporting violations by job screening firm

Future of overdraft rule may be inching toward resolution, bureau regulatory agenda suggests

Wisconsin bank, holding company consent to enforcement actions for ‘unsafe, unsound’ practices

Agency finally closes down troubled credit union after embezzlement charges; Alabama CU assumes members, savings, some assets

FDIC ends independent monitor brought on to ensure ‘workplace culture’ reforms after sexual harassment claims

‘Living wills’ feedback letters published for 15 banking orgs; OCC votes against releasing one plan

Failed California bank will cost bank insurance fund $114 million

Former teller leader prohibited for allegedly misappropriating nearly a quarter million dollars from cash dispenser machines