Legislation

Loan demand remains flat in most cases, as lending standards stay tight, survey finds

May 5, 2026 0

There was no uptick in demand for most loans, and lending standards remained tight, in the first quarter according to survey results released Monday by the Federal Reserve. The agency said results of its April 2026 Senior Loan Officer Opinion [...]
Latest CRA rating list shows banks doing well in complying with anti-redlining rules

May 5, 2026 0

Eight banks, out of 46 total, earned “outstanding” ratings from the federal bank deposit insurance agency for their compliance with rules implementing anti-redlining laws, the agency said Tuesday. The ratings, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) said, were for banks [...]
6 of 21 banks getting CRA ratings were deemed ‘outstanding’

May 4, 2026 0

Six banks were deemed “outstanding” under the anti-redlining Community Reinvesment Act (CRA), and 15 were “satisfactory,” according to the latest list of rating released by the national bank regulator. The ratings for this batch of banks became public in April, [...]
Latest credit union to close was in conservatorship since January

May 4, 2026 0

People Trust Community Federal Credit Union of North Little Rock, Ark., was closed after about a three-month conservatorship by its federal regulator, becoming the second federally insured credit union closed in 2026. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), placed the [...]
Closed Georgia bank held substantial sum of uninsured deposits, agency indicates

May 4, 2026 0

No reason for the closure of a Georgia bank on Friday was released by the federal bank deposit insurance agency, except to note that the bank held a substantial sum (relative to its total deposits) in uninsured deposits, according to [...]
Six banks earn ‘outstanding’ ratings for CRA rules compliance

May 4, 2026 0

Six banks earned ratings of “outstanding” – out of 21 banks evaluated — for their compliance with rules implementing anti-redlining laws, according to April performance evaluations released Monday by the national bank regulator. The remaining 15 banks earned ratings of [...]
UPDATED: OCC asserts preemption of disputed Illinois interchange fee law

April 27, 2026 0

Updated to provide deadline for comments. Two interim final actions aimed at preempting an Illinois statute governing non-interest charges and fees, including interchange fees on the tax and tip portion of credit card transactions, were issued by the national bank [...]