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[ February 27, 2026 ] New bank for investment firm Edward Jones wins federal insurance for Utah industrial charter FDIC
[ February 27, 2026 ] OCC: Final rule clarifies national trust banks may engage in non-fiduciary activities OCC
[ February 27, 2026 ] Former tellers prohibited following scheme to launder illicit drug proceeds through bank’s vault FDIC
[ February 27, 2026 ] NCUA bars 5 former credit union employees from future FI service NCUA
[ February 27, 2026 ] FDIC, OCC release Q2, Q3 CRA evaluation schedules FDIC

NCUA bars 5 former credit union employees from future FI service

February 27, 2026 0

Five former employees of credit unions are permanently barred from future service in any federally insured depository institution under one consent order and four notices of prohibition announced Friday. The release by the National Credit […]

UPDATED: Proposals would remove financial ed requirement for credit union board members, clarify loan compensation rules

February 24, 2026 0

Six credit union deregulation proposals – including ones dealing with issues related to loan commissions and post-election training for new board members – are included in the sixth round of such offerings by the federal […]

NCUA doubles max amount for newly chartered CU, urgent needs grants

February 13, 2026 0

The federal credit union regulator is increasing its maximum award amount for grants available to low-income-designated credit unions from $7,500 to $15,000, the agency said Friday. The newly chartered and urgent needs grants come from […]

Late to the game, credit union regulator issues proposal to allow for stablecoin issuers under GENIUS

February 11, 2026 0

Credit unions that want to become “permitted payment stablecoin issuers” will get that opportunity under a rule proposed Wednesday by their federal regulator, lagging other federal supervisors. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said the […]

Latest deregulation proposal would ease credit unions’ path to convert to mutual savings bank

February 10, 2026 0

Credit unions would have an easier path to convert to mutual savings banks (MSBs), and other changes, under the latest round of deregulation proposed by their federal regulator Tuesday. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), […]

18% loan rate ceiling remains in effect for federal credit unions another 18 months

February 10, 2026 0

The federal interest rate ceiling for loans by federal credit unions will remain at 18% under action last week by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board, the agency said. The board – which now […]

Credit union regulator takes on additional, paid role as member of another regulatory agency’s panel

February 2, 2026 0

In an unusual development, two positions on federal regulatory panels will be held by the current board chairman of the credit union regulator, he announced late Friday. National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Chairman Kyle […]

NCUA IG will report on travel card audit later this year, letter shows

January 30, 2026 0

Noting it “did not issue any reports with recommendations” related to the agency’s charge card programs in fiscal 2025, the National Credit Union Administration told the federal budget office it is currently conducting an audit […]

Round 4 of credit union dereg push focuses on non-member savings, cancellation of excess insurance, max borrowing authority, disclosure of insurance coverage

January 27, 2026 0

A fourth set of proposals to reduce credit union regulation was issued Tuesday by the federal regulator, focusing on non-member savings accounts, cancellation of supplemental deposit insurance, maximum borrowing authority and disclosure of savings insurance […]

NCUA announces 2026 leadership team list

January 27, 2026 0

The federal credit union regulator announced its top leaders and staff in a release Monday. National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Chairman Kyle Hauptman, a Republican, has been the agency’s lone board member since President […]

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New bank for investment firm Edward Jones wins federal insurance for Utah industrial charter

February 27, 2026 0

An investment firm with more than $2.2 trillion in assets under management has been awarded deposit insurance for a new industrial bank it has chartered in Salt Lake City, the federal bank deposit insurance agency said Friday. According to the [...]
OCC: Final rule clarifies national trust banks may engage in non-fiduciary activities

February 27, 2026 0

A final rule that aligns regulatory language with related language in underlying statute clarifies that national trust banks may engage in non-fiduciary activities, the national bank regulator announced in a bulletin Friday. The final rule, effective April 1, was issued [...]
Former tellers prohibited following scheme to launder illicit drug proceeds through bank’s vault

February 27, 2026 0

Two Indiana bankers – who both worked for the same bank in Covington, Ind. – were prohibited from further work in a financial institution after pleading guilty to laundering more than $1.6 million of illicit drug sales proceeds, the federal [...]
NCUA bars 5 former credit union employees from future FI service

February 27, 2026 0

Five former employees of credit unions are permanently barred from future service in any federally insured depository institution under one consent order and four notices of prohibition announced Friday. The release by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said the [...]
FDIC, OCC release Q2, Q3 CRA evaluation schedules

February 27, 2026 0

Nearly 400 banks are slated for evaluations under the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) over the following two calendar quarters, according to schedules released Friday. Both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the [...]
OCC issues GENIUS proposal of its own, catching up with other regulators

February 26, 2026 0

Months after another federal banking regulator – and the federal credit union regulator — issued a proposal to implement new laws allowing banks to issue stablecoins through subsidiaries, the national bank regulator has now done the same, it said late [...]
FinCEN solicits nominations to BSA advisory panel

February 25, 2026 0

Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm is seeking nominations of eligible organizations – including smaller financial institutions subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and entities that can share insights on BSA framework modernization and implementation of the GENIUS Act – [...]