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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

Bureau wants to hear about effectiveness of integrated disclosures required under TRID rule

November 20, 2019 0

Addressing the effectiveness of integrated disclosures required under federal regulations for real estate transactions is the subject of an assessment to be conducted by the federal consumer financial protection agency, the agency said Wednesday. In […]

44% of CFPB staffing in FY2019 was for supervision, enforcement and fair lending, report shows

November 18, 2019 0

Of the bureau’s total staffing in fiscal 2019, approximately 44% was dedicated to supervision, enforcement and fair lending, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shows in its financial report for the period. The report, released […]

Rule exempts loan originators with temporary authority from screening, training requirements

November 15, 2019 0

Screening and training requirements for financial institutions which employ loan originators with temporary authority are clarified under a rule released Friday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The interpretive rule issued by the Consumer […]

Consumer bureau earns clear audit report from congressional watchdog

November 15, 2019 0

Financial statements at the federal consumer financial protection agency are presented fairly and internal controls are effective, the congressional watchdog reported Friday in its annual, statutorily required financial audit of the agency. The Government Accountability […]

Regulators update IT exam guidance on business continuity, with focus on operational resilience

November 14, 2019 0

The Business Continuity Management booklet within federal financial institution regulators’ Information Technology Examination Handbook has been revised to emphasize the importance of ensuring financial institutions’ preparedness to avoid disruptions in operations and to recover services. […]

Bureau report says U.S. ‘financial well-being’ score averaged 52, out of possible 100, based on 2018 data

November 13, 2019 0

Average “financial well-being” scores for adults aged 18 and older, assigned state by state by the federal agency charged with consumer financial protection, ranged from 50 to 54 out of a possible 100 based on […]

CFPB leader pledges ‘great care, consideration’ in developing minority/women small business data collection rule

November 7, 2019 0

Rules that require financial institutions to gather and report information about credit applications from minority and women-owned businesses “will be done with great care and consideration,” keeping in mind “sensitivities” expressed by some in small […]

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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 [...]

Bureau wants to hear about effectiveness of integrated disclosures required under TRID rule

44% of CFPB staffing in FY2019 was for supervision, enforcement and fair lending, report shows

Rule exempts loan originators with temporary authority from screening, training requirements

Consumer bureau earns clear audit report from congressional watchdog

Regulators update IT exam guidance on business continuity, with focus on operational resilience

Bureau report says U.S. ‘financial well-being’ score averaged 52, out of possible 100, based on 2018 data

CFPB leader pledges ‘great care, consideration’ in developing minority/women small business data collection rule

CFPB, 3 states move against student loan debt relief companies

Reg Z, M exemption thresholds increased to $58,300 for consumer credit, leases in 2020

TILA appraisal exemption for higher-priced mortgages increasing to $27,200 in January

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