22aug23 – Regulatory Report

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[ February 24, 2026 ] Although net income fell in Q4, banks ended 2025 with four-year high ROA; lending rises FDIC
[ February 24, 2026 ] Proposals would remove financial ed requirement for credit union board members, clarify loan compensation rules NCUA
[ February 24, 2026 ] Banks no longer required by FinCEN to ‘give us some SKN’ on suspicious activity reports Other
[ February 18, 2026 ] Fastest-growing bank loan segment? Loans to non-bank financials (at a clip of nearly 22% annually), report finds FDIC
[ February 17, 2026 ] ‘Appeals board’ of material supervisory determinations would be created under OCC proposal OCC

‘Well founded’ are concerns that deposit insurance premiums depress bank lending, paper asserts

August 23, 2022 0

Concerns are “well founded” that the imposition of bank deposit insurance premiums can hurt lending “at precisely the wrong time in the business cycle,” according to a paper published Tuesday by the federal bank deposit […]

Paper raises questions about risks hedge funds’ activities pose to financial system stability

August 23, 2022 0

New questions are raised about the risks that hedge funds’ activities pose to financial system stability given the increasing importance of non-bank financial intermediaries, according to a paper released Tuesday by the Treasury’s financial research […]

Although net income fell in Q4, banks ended 2025 with four-year high ROA; lending rises

February 24, 2026 0

Even though banks saw their net income drop in the final quarter of 2025, they did report a four-year high return on assets (ROA) ratio of 1.24%, according to fourth quarter numbers released Tuesday by the federal bank deposit insurance [...]
Proposals would remove financial ed requirement for credit union board members, clarify loan compensation rules

February 24, 2026 0

Six credit union deregulation proposals – including ones dealing with issues related to loan commissions and post-election training for new board members – are included in the sixth round of such offerings by the federal credit union regulator, issued Tuesday. [...]
Banks no longer required by FinCEN to ‘give us some SKN’ on suspicious activity reports

February 24, 2026 0

Banks will no longer have to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) with the term “SKN Passport” in the narrative for transactions involving investors in the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Treasury’s financial crimes arm said Tuesday. The [...]