23feb21 – 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

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, […]

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 [...]