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[ July 13, 2026 ] New reg guidance focuses on risk to FIs of lending to those not authorized to work in U.S. FDIC
[ July 13, 2026 ] Smallest standalone bank in U.S. fails; estimated to cost federal insurance fund $1.2 million FDIC
[ July 13, 2026 ] Tiny Kansas City credit union conserved following finding of ‘unsafe, unsound’ practices NCUA
[ July 10, 2026 ] Regulators encourage banks, credit unions to follow voluntary information sharing under FinCEN guidance FDIC
[ July 9, 2026 ] Exam council updates loan category jargon, changes liquidity and funding pages in performance report Other

$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 […]

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 [...]