Legislation

Contrary to some congressional views, U.S. regulators are ‘active participants’ in international standards setting

November 5, 2026 0

Federal banking agencies have been “active participants” in developing or updating international banking standards, a new report issued Thursday by the congressional watchdog finds – even though some members of Congress believed the regulators had limited input. The report, issued [...]
Annual data on small biz, farm and community development lending released by banking agencies, complying with CRA

November 5, 2026 0

Data on small business, small farm, and community development lending during 2025 were released Thursday as required under anti-redlining laws and rules by the federal banking agencies. The data were released by the agencies as members of the Federal Financial [...]
Supervisory framework issued for examiners to use in evaluating bank use of AI

November 4, 2026 0

Evaluating banks’ use of Super Intelligence (SI, more commonly known as “artificial intelligence” (AI)) in “normal-course business activities” by examiners is the aim of a supervisory framework issued Wednesday by the national bank regulator. The Office of the Comptroller of [...]
Kansas bank ordered to pay $2.5 million penalty for not maintaining anti-money laundering program

October 30, 2026 0

A Kansas bank must pay a $2.5 million civil money penalty (CMP) for its failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program, the federal bank deposit insurer said Friday. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), CBW Bank [...]
Deposit insurer wants to rescind rule calling for detailed records, coverage calculations within 24 hours of failure

October 30, 2026 0

A rule would be rescinded that requires banks with $2 million or more in deposits maintain detailed records and calculate deposit insurance coverage within 24 hours of a bank’s failure, under a proposal the federal bank deposit insurance agency issued [...]
Two credit unions chartered by federal agency – first pair in 2026—to provide business loans, consumer services

October 30, 2026 0

Two new credit union charters – the first such so far in 2026 – were announced Friday by the federal regulator, with the new cooperatives serving memberships on different sides of the country. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) said [...]
2 former TX, IL credit union employees barred by NCUA

October 30, 2026 0

Two former employees of credit unions — one in Texas, the other in Illinois — are barred from any future service in federally insured depository institutions under prohibition orders announced Friday by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). The two [...]