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[ January 22, 2026 ] Ford, GM Utah-chartered industrial banks receive conditional deposit insurance coverage FDIC
[ January 22, 2026 ] FDIC Board gives final OK to new supervisory appeals office, including banker on review panels; greenlights digital sign rule FDIC
[ January 20, 2026 ] Agency conserves tiny Arkansas credit union, sending members to another for services (but no drive-through) NCUA
[ January 16, 2026 ] ‘Operational constraints’ cause CFPB to discontinue email announcements about HMDA changes CFPB
[ January 16, 2026 ] FDIC Board to consider changes to MSDs at Jan. 22 meeting FDIC

$17 million fine assessed against former head of Well Fargo’s community bank for role in sales practices misconduct

March 15, 2023 0

A $17 million civil money penalty (CMP) was assessed Wednesday against the former head of Well Fargo Bank’s community bank for her alleged role in systemic sales practices misconduct, the regulator of national banks said. […]

Austin firm misrepresented ‘savings’ to consumers from auto-loan payment program; likely to pay 20% of $7.5 million in ordered redress plus $1 fine

November 3, 2020 0

A firm that misrepresented the impact of its fees on consumers who used its service to make their auto loan payments is expected to pay just $1.5 million of the $7.5 million in redress specified […]

Ford, GM Utah-chartered industrial banks receive conditional deposit insurance coverage

January 22, 2026 0

Two banks for auto manufacturers Ford and General Motors were both granted deposit insurance, on a conditional basis, by the federal bank deposit insurance agency Thursday; the banks have one year to be established, the agency said. The banks — [...]
FDIC Board gives final OK to new supervisory appeals office, including banker on review panels; greenlights digital sign rule

January 22, 2026 0

A new supervisory appeals office – which will include a banker on its review panels — will be the final level of review of “material supervisory determinations,” independent of divisions that make supervisory determinations, the board of the federal deposit [...]
Agency conserves tiny Arkansas credit union, sending members to another for services (but no drive-through)

January 20, 2026 0

Resolving “issues affecting the credit union’s operations” was the stated basis for conservation of a small Arkansas credit union late last week, the federal regulator said, and indicated member services would now be provided by another credit union in the [...]
‘Operational constraints’ cause CFPB to discontinue email announcements about HMDA changes

January 16, 2026 0

Citing “operational constraints,” the federal consumer financial protection agency Friday said it would discontinue as of Jan. 20 an email service alerting users of changes to Home Mortgage Disclosure Amendment (HMDA) requirements, the agency said. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [...]
FDIC Board to consider changes to MSDs at Jan. 22 meeting

January 16, 2026 0

Changes to guidelines for appeals of material supervisory determinations (MSDs) will be under consideration by the board of the federal bank deposit insurance agency when it meets Jan. 22, the agency said late Thursday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) [...]
NCUA Board meets Jan. 22 for briefings on CLF budget, proposed rule on dependent-care cost reimbursement

January 16, 2026 0

Briefings on the 2026-27 budget of the agency’s Central Liquidity Facility (CLF) for credit unions and on a proposed rule on reimbursement of dependent-care expenses are the two items slated for the Jan. 22 open meeting of the National Credit [...]