23feb21 – Regulatory Report

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[ March 6, 2026 ] Credit union assets close 2025 at $2.43 trillion, loans at $1.72 trillion; net interest margin up NCUA
[ March 5, 2026 ] Tokenized security should receive same capital treatment as non-tokenized form, agencies clarify FDIC
[ March 5, 2026 ] Fed drops 2018 Wells Fargo enforcement order, asserting that bank ‘met all required conditions’ The Fed
[ March 5, 2026 ] 5 banks rated ‘outstanding,’ 2 ‘needs to improve’ for CRA compliance, FDIC reports FDIC
[ March 4, 2026 ] Economic activity up slightly, but more areas report declines; consumer spending ‘dampened by uncertainty’ The Fed

Cattle-trading scam that acted as Ponzi scheme earns pair six year prison terms

February 21, 2023 0

A cattle-trading system that is described as a Ponzi scheme and that resulted in millions of dollars in losses to victims of the scam has resulted in six-year prison terms for the individuals who ran […]

Comptroller updates booklet on change in bank control

February 21, 2023 0

The “Change in Bank Control” booklet of the Comptroller’s Licensing Manual has been updated from the version last issued in 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said Thursday. The revised booklet […]

Former CEO of First NBC Bank convicted of fraud leading to bank failure

February 21, 2023 0

Ashton J. Ryan Jr., the former top executive of the now-defunct First NBC Bank (New Orleans) was found guilty last week of fraud that contributed to the failure of the nearly $5-billion-in-assets bank in 2017, […]

Tokenized security should receive same capital treatment as non-tokenized form, agencies clarify

March 5, 2026 0

An eligible tokenized security should generally receive the same capital treatment as the non-tokenized form of the security under the capital rule under answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) issued by the federal banking regulators Thursday. The agency said the [...]
Fed drops 2018 Wells Fargo enforcement order, asserting that bank ‘met all required conditions’

March 5, 2026 0

Wells Fargo is relieved of the remainder of a 2018 enforcement order from the Federal Reserve that, among other things, limited the bank’s growth and mandated removal of some of its board members, the agency said Thursday. In a release, [...]
5 banks rated ‘outstanding,’ 2 ‘needs to improve’ for CRA compliance, FDIC reports

March 5, 2026 0

The 59 banks that received their evaluation ratings under the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in December included five that were rated “outstanding” and two “needs to improve,” according to information released Thursday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). [...]
Economic activity up slightly, but more areas report declines; consumer spending ‘dampened by uncertainty’

March 4, 2026 0

While economic activity increased slightly in seven of 12 Federal Reserve Districts in the last month, it fell or was flat in the remaining five – up from four in the previous reporting period, the agency said Wednesday. In its [...]