21aug03 – Regulatory Report

What's up

[ December 16, 2025 ] Latest new bank — this one in Ohio — will focus on virtual currency market, among other things FDIC
[ December 16, 2025 ] Rule would establish stablecoin issuance application procedure for banks, as required by GENIUS Act FDIC
[ December 16, 2025 ] DOGE cuts to FDIC workforce live on in ’26 operating budget, which decreases by 16.4% FDIC
[ December 16, 2025 ] OCC system risk report emphasizes innovation; economic, cyber risks eyed OCC
[ December 15, 2025 ] Mortgage holders staying current on loans, but foreclosures on the rise, report shows OCC

Credit union regulator taps new director of workforce, supplier diversity unit

August 3, 2021 0

Miguel A. Polanco, a former Army officer and investment banker, is now the top workforce and supplier diversity officer for the federal regulator of credit unions, the agency said Tuesday. The National Credit Union Administration […]

Regulators ask Congress for statutory changes during Senate testimony; ‘rent-a-charter’ deals under scrutiny

August 3, 2021 0

Congress should revise recently adopted statutes on brokered deposits, and it should give the credit union regulator authority to examine (and enforce actions) over third-party vendors, two federal financial institution regulators said Tuesday in congressional […]

Latest new bank — this one in Ohio — will focus on virtual currency market, among other things

December 16, 2025 0

A newly chartered bank for Columbus, Ohio — which will focus on financial products for businesses and individuals in the technology, payment systems, investment, and defense industries, including virtual currency market participants — was approved for federal deposit insurance Tuesday, [...]
Rule would establish stablecoin issuance application procedure for banks, as required by GENIUS Act

December 16, 2025 0

Banks wishing to issue payment stablecoins would need to follow an application procedure outlined in a proposed rule issued Tuesday by the board of the federal bank deposit insurance agency. The proposal, if finalized, would execute application provisions contained in [...]
DOGE cuts to FDIC workforce live on in ’26 operating budget, which decreases by 16.4%

December 16, 2025 0

A 16.4% decrease in the budget for 2026 of the federal bank deposit insurance agency is attributable to staffing cuts made at the beginning of the year in line with White House demands, the agency said Tuesday. According to the [...]
OCC system risk report emphasizes innovation; economic, cyber risks eyed

December 16, 2025 0

The importance of innovation in banking is given “special topic” attention in the national banking regulator’s semiannual risk perspective report, which also provides updates on the industry’s credit, market, cybersecurity and fraud risks. The report, released Tuesday by the Office [...]
Mortgage holders staying current on loans, but foreclosures on the rise, report shows

December 15, 2025 0

Consumers are holding their own with their mortgages as banks reported 97.4% current and performing at the end of the third quarter – which was the same level a year ago, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) [...]