23feb21 – Regulatory Report

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[ July 16, 2026 ] ‘Enhanced security measures’ keep some exam docs on site, give banks power over what is ‘highly sensitive’ FDIC
[ July 16, 2026 ] Appraisal-related misconduct leads to prohibition of former Illinois bank top lending officer The Fed
[ July 16, 2026 ] TX bank under C-and-D order over BSA/AML issues; former OH bank employee barred OCC
[ July 15, 2026 ] Higher prices in fuel dampen sales in other areas, Fed report finds; lending up, but quality for consumer borrowing suffers The Fed
[ July 15, 2026 ] OIG ‘limited-scope’ reviews of 3 merged credit unions detail causes of a related $5.7 million in NCUSIF losses NCUA

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, […]

‘Enhanced security measures’ keep some exam docs on site, give banks power over what is ‘highly sensitive’

July 16, 2026 0

Reviewing examination materials on the site of the bank exam, rather than transferring the materials onto the examining agency’s systems, is one of the methods outlined in a joint statement issued by regulators Thursday focusing on “enhanced security procedures.” In [...]
Appraisal-related misconduct leads to prohibition of former Illinois bank top lending officer

July 16, 2026 0

Appraisal-related lending misconduct at an Illinois bank has led to the prohibition of the institution’s former chief lending officer, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. The Fed said James Burns, the former chief lending officer of Heritage Bank in Lawrenceville, Ill., [...]
TX bank under C-and-D order over BSA/AML issues; former OH bank employee barred

July 16, 2026 0

A Dallas, Texas, bank that converted from state to federal charter this May is under a consent cease-and-desist order over previous findings of “significant deficiencies” related to risk management and compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) rules and laws, including the [...]
Higher prices in fuel dampen sales in other areas, Fed report finds; lending up, but quality for consumer borrowing suffers

July 15, 2026 0

Prices were up as economic activity increased at a “slight to moderate pace,” but higher prices for fuel dampened sales in other categories, the Federal Reserve said in a report issued Wednesday. The Fed’s latest Beige Book also reported that [...]
OIG ‘limited-scope’ reviews of 3 merged credit unions detail causes of a related $5.7 million in NCUSIF losses

July 15, 2026 0

Limited reviews of three credit unions that were merged with other institutions in 2025 and this spring – and which caused losses to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) – were released recently by the federal credit union [...]
New reg guidance focuses on risk to FIs of lending to those not authorized to work in U.S.

July 13, 2026 0

Guidance issued Monday by the federal bank and credit union regulators reminds supervised institutions of their obligations related to credit risk management with regard to borrowers who are not legally authorized to work in the United States. The guidance, issued [...]
Tiny Kansas City credit union conserved following finding of ‘unsafe, unsound’ practices

July 13, 2026 0

A tiny Missouri credit union is now under the control of its federal regulator as the agency works to resolve issues resulting from its unsafe, unsound practices, the agency said late Friday. WeDevelopment Federal Credit Union (FCU) of Kansas City, [...]
Regulators encourage banks, credit unions to follow voluntary information sharing under FinCEN guidance

July 10, 2026 0

Saying it recognizes fraud and other unlawful activity as a “significant and growing concern nationwide for banks and consumers,” the bank deposit insurance agency late Thursday encouraged banks to follow voluntary information sharing issued last month by the Treasury’s financial [...]