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[ January 6, 2026 ] CFPB ends silence; provides ‘tips, reminders’ for 2026 HMDA filings CFPB
[ January 6, 2026 ] Fed: Former bank branch manager who took $27k from customer accounts is barred The Fed
[ January 5, 2026 ] Nearly half of all banks – 15 – are ‘outstanding’ in latest CRA ratings from OCC OCC
[ January 2, 2026 ] Trio of former credit union workers banned; agency claims one caused $720,000 loss over decade NCUA
[ January 2, 2026 ] Dearth of banks earning ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings, while two banks score ‘needs improvement’ FDIC

FinCEN’s new Innovation Hours Program will facilitate demos of tech products, services to enhance BSA/AML efforts

May 24, 2019 0

Treasury’s financial crimes unit on Friday announced a new program that will allow financial institutions, technology providers, and other firms involved in financial services the chance to present new, emerging innovative products and services and […]

Large banks would be ‘comfortable’ with 40% less reserve balances, survey finds

May 24, 2019 0

Large banks believe they could be holding much lower reserve balances – about 40% less – than they are holding now, largely because of the continued low-interest-rate environment, according to the results of a survey […]

CFPB ends silence; provides ‘tips, reminders’ for 2026 HMDA filings

January 6, 2026 0

Reminders and tips for 2026 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) filings were issued Tuesday by the federal consumer financial protection agency, which also noted some updates to file locations. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) noted that an upgrade has [...]
Fed: Former bank branch manager who took $27k from customer accounts is barred

January 6, 2026 0

A former branch manager of Regions Bank, Birmingham, Ala., who allegedly took money from customer accounts is barred from any future work in federally insured financial institutions under a consent order released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Board. The Fed, [...]
Nearly half of all banks – 15 – are ‘outstanding’ in latest CRA ratings from OCC

January 5, 2026 0

Fifteen banks – out of 33 total — were awarded “outstanding” ratings for their compliance with rules implementing anti-redlining laws for evaluations that became public in December, the national bank regulator said Monday. No banks evaluated for their compliance with [...]
Trio of former credit union workers banned; agency claims one caused $720,000 loss over decade

January 2, 2026 0

Three former credit union workers were banned from further work at financial institutions by the federal regulator Dec. 31, including one who allegedly caused a nearly three-quarters of a million dollars loss over a 10-year period, the agency said. According [...]
Dearth of banks earning ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings, while two banks score ‘needs improvement’

January 2, 2026 0

While no banks in October earned ratings of “outstanding” for their compliance with anti-redlining rules, two banks earned “needs improvement” in their scores posted Friday by the federal bank deposit insurance agency. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) released the [...]