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[ December 10, 2025 ] OCC says 9 biggest supervised banks engaged in ‘debanking’; more to come OCC
[ December 10, 2025 ] Credit union regulator launches ‘first round’ of changing, eliminating ‘overly burdensome’ regulations NCUA
[ December 10, 2025 ] FinCEN says virtual currency trading platform facilitated suspicious activity; imposes $3.5 million penalty Other
[ December 9, 2025 ] Comptroller jumps on board to oppose state enforcing usury laws on out of state bank, fintech lending OCC
[ December 9, 2025 ] OCC letter: Banks permitted to engage in ‘riskless’ principal crypto-asset transactions OCC

UPDATED: Credit union regulator joins bank brethren in aiming to codify elimination of ‘reputation risk’

October 20, 2025 0

Updated for published Federal Register notice and comment deadline. Codifying the elimination of reputation risk from the supervisory program of the federal credit union regulator is the aim of a notice of proposed rulemaking unveiled […]

FinCEN, financial institution regulators add answers to SAR frequently asked questions

October 9, 2025 0

Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulatory requirements on the reporting of potential illegal transaction structuring activity are among those that regulators sought to clarify in their recent additions to their suspicious activity report (SAR) frequently asked […]

Small GA credit union merged out after 15-month conservatorship

October 2, 2025 0

1st Choice Credit Union of Atlanta, Ga., was merged into Hope Federal Credit Union, Jackson, Miss., Thursday following a nearly 15-month conservatorship by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). The NCUA on Thursday said the […]

Five former credit union workers – including two former chief executives — prohibited by federal agency

October 2, 2025 0

Five former credit union workers – including two former chief executives, and three from the same credit union – were prohibited from further service at any federally insured depository institution, the federal credit union regulator […]

NCUA notes some credit unions may be affected by shutdown, points to guidance

October 1, 2025 0

Reminding that the agency remains open and federal share insurance remains in effect during the current federal government shutdown, credit unions’ federal regulator Wednesday offered a brief list of how credit unions may prepare for […]

Lenders can issue loans subject to flood insurance laws during federal government shutdown; regulators explain how

October 1, 2025 0

Four federal financial institutions regulators issued a reminder Wednesday to lenders that they are still allowed to make loans subject to federal flood insurance laws when the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is not available, […]

Noting NCUA’s ‘good track record,’ Hauptman still issues no-regulation-by-enforcement policy

October 1, 2025 0

Noting that his agency has a good track record in this area, the chairman of the federal credit union regulator on Wednesday nevertheless issued a “no-regulation-by-enforcement” policy that he said fulfills a goal he listed […]

‘More opportunities’ for some credit unions to snag $3.4 million in grants, agency claims

September 30, 2025 0

Citing “more opportunities” available through $3.4 million in a fund for low-income credit unions, their federal regulator Wednesday said more of them should “review their eligibility” for applying for grants. In a release, the National […]

NCUA erases reputation risk from consideration in supervision, exams of credit unions

September 26, 2025 0

The federal credit union regulator said it is no longer using reputation risk “and equivalent concepts” in its examination and supervisory process. The action by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), announced Thursday, follows similar […]

UPDATED: NCUA proposes 20.6% budget reduction, largely fueled by staff cuts, to $313.8 million for 2026

September 25, 2025 0

Updated to include new Federal Register notice. Comments are due Oct. 24 on the federal credit union regulator’s proposed 2026-2027 budget, which includes a 20.6% reduction from 2025 to 2026 – fueled mostly by a […]

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OCC says 9 biggest supervised banks engaged in ‘debanking’; more to come

December 10, 2025 0

A five-page report (plus cover) providing “preliminary findings” of a supervisory review of purported “debanking” activities by the nine largest banks it supervises was released Wednesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The OCC’s review, still [...]
Credit union regulator launches ‘first round’ of changing, eliminating ‘overly burdensome’ regulations

December 10, 2025 0

Calling it the “first round” of proposed regulatory changes, the federal credit union regulator Wednesday released a laundry list of rules it said it intends to change or remove. According to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), it plans to [...]
FinCEN says virtual currency trading platform facilitated suspicious activity; imposes $3.5 million penalty

December 10, 2025 0

A convertible virtual currency, peer-to-peer trading platform was fined $3.5 million for allegedly facilitating more than $500 million in suspicious activity involving “a host of illicit actors,” Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm said. The fine against Paxful, Inc., and Paxful [...]
Comptroller jumps on board to oppose state enforcing usury laws on out of state bank, fintech lending

December 9, 2025 0

The courts, or Congress, should remedy the outcome of a legal case decided last month that out-of-state banks and fintech partners lending to someone in Colorado must comply with state interest rate caps, the national banking regulator said Tuesday as [...]
OCC letter: Banks permitted to engage in ‘riskless’ principal crypto-asset transactions

December 9, 2025 0

Banks may engage in “riskless” principal crypto-asset transactions with and on behalf of their customers, according to an interpretive letter released Tuesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The letter, from the agency’s senior deputy comptroller [...]
New credit union, third this year, will provide lending, saving to CA underserved area

December 8, 2025 0

A new credit union will soon be offering financial services – including mortgages and home equity loans — to its membership in the Bay Area of California, its federal regulator said Monday. The charter for Haven Federal Credit Union(FCU) – [...]
Three banks ‘outstanding,’ three others ‘need improvement,’ FDIC says in latest CRA report

December 8, 2025 0

Three banks earned ratings of “outstanding” for their compliance with anti-redlining rules in results of examinations in September, the federal bank deposit insurance agency said Friday. However, three other banks earned ratings of “needs improvement” and the remaining 52 banks [...]