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[ February 12, 2026 ] Agencies release stress test scenarios with 28 variables for ’26; submissions due by April 5 FDIC
[ February 12, 2026 ] Former bank employee barred for taking customer funds The Fed
[ February 11, 2026 ] Late to the game, credit union regulator issues proposal to allow for stablecoin issuers under GENIUS NCUA
[ February 10, 2026 ] Latest deregulation proposal would ease credit unions’ path to convert to mutual savings bank NCUA
[ February 10, 2026 ] FDIC gives more time to comment on GENIUS Act rule proposal FDIC

Lael Brainard

November 22, 2021 0

Kyle S. Hauptman

November 29, 2020 0

Judy Shelton

July 3, 2019 0

Agencies release stress test scenarios with 28 variables for ’26; submissions due by April 5

February 12, 2026 0

Stress test scenarios for banks with $250 billion or more in assets were released Thursday by two federal banking regulators, with submissions due by April 5 and public release of the results required between June 15 and July 15. In [...]
Former bank employee barred for taking customer funds

February 12, 2026 0

A former relationship banker at Regions Bank, Birmingham, Ala., is barred from any future work in federally insured depository institutions under a February consent order with the Federal Reserve Board. The Fed, in the order released Thursday, said that Nicole [...]
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 proposal implements provisions of 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), in what it said is [...]
FDIC gives more time to comment on GENIUS Act rule proposal

February 10, 2026 0

The comment period on a proposed rule issued setting procedures for insured, state-chartered nonmember banks or savings associations to seek federal approval to issue stable coins through a subsidiary is extended to May 18, the federal deposit insurer said. The [...]
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 consists solely of Republican Kyle [...]
GAO stands by report on reorg status of CFPB in face of stonewalling by bureau

February 9, 2026 0

Stonewalling by the federal consumer financial protection agency of the congressional watchdog is outlined in a report issued publicly Monday by the watchdog agency – which includes the comment “we stand by the accuracy of the facts presented in our [...]
Fed keeps current stress capital buffer for 2026 round of tests, this year with 32 large banks

February 5, 2026 0

Thirty-two large banks this year will be evaluated against a severe global recession with heightened stress in both commercial and residential real estate and corporate debt markets under tests announced by the Federal Reserve late Wednesday. The Fed said, however, [...]
FDIC: 4 out of 49 banks with November CRA ratings were ‘outstanding’

February 5, 2026 0

Forty-five banks were deemed “satisfactory” and four “outstanding” in evaluation ratings assigned in November under the federal bank deposit insurer’s anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rules, according to data released Thursday. The four banks rated “outstanding” by the Federal Deposit [...]