EFT – Regulatory Report

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[ December 18, 2025 ] NCUA 2026 budget set at $316.2 million, down 20% from 2025 Federal financial regulation
[ December 18, 2025 ] Expecting rule change at Fed, agencies say they will no longer issue annual notice warning of insider lending restrictions FDIC
[ December 18, 2025 ] Comptroller terminates six enforcement actions, including one against Citibank OCC
[ December 18, 2025 ] Agency decides to clear the books of bulletins, other issuances made over 40-year period OCC
[ December 17, 2025 ] Proposed guidance gives banks option to tailor CRA exams based on ability to offer services for community needs OCC

CFPB rescinds interpretive rule on states’ enforcement of CFPA; withdraws 3 proposed rules focused on EFT, data broker practices, contracts of adhesion

May 15, 2025 0

An interpretive rule that declared essentially no limits on states’ ability to enforce provision of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) was rescinded as of Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said in a […]

Consumer bureau slaps USAA bank with $3.5 million penalty, orders restitution of $12 million

January 3, 2019 0

USAA Federal Savings Bank – one of the largest financial institutions serving active and retired members of the military, and their families – will pay $12 million in restitution and a $3.5 million civil money penalty (CMP) […]

NCUA 2026 budget set at $316.2 million, down 20% from 2025

December 18, 2025 0

The combined budgets of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) in 2026 will total $316.15 million, about $2.36 million more than proposed but 20% below the agency’s 2025 budget, according to action apparently taken Wednesday and announced in Thursday’s open [...]
Expecting rule change at Fed, agencies say they will no longer issue annual notice warning of insider lending restrictions

December 18, 2025 0

Two federal banking agencies will no longer issue an annual letter to banks outlining their expectations for compliance with insider lending restrictions and related reporting requirements, an effort toward “greater certainty,” they said in a joint letter issued Thursday. Instead, [...]
Comptroller terminates six enforcement actions, including one against Citibank

December 18, 2025 0

A 2024 amendment to an earlier consent order against Citibank, N.A., was among six terminations of orders issued by the national bank regulator in December and released Thursday. The order terminations were the only enforcements reported by the Office of [...]
Agency decides to clear the books of bulletins, other issuances made over 40-year period

December 18, 2025 0

Fifty-five outdated or replaced bulletins and other issuances – including advisory letters, circulars, and more — were rescinded by the national bank regulator Thursday; the issuances were published over a 40-year period, the regulator said. In addition, the Office of [...]
Proposed guidance gives banks option to tailor CRA exams based on ability to offer services for community needs

December 17, 2025 0

A bank could tailor its anti-redlining examination based on the needs of the community and the products and services the bank offers to serve those needs under proposed guidance unveiled Wednesday by the national bank regulator. The Office of the [...]
Latest new bank — this one in Ohio — will focus on virtual currency market, among other things

December 16, 2025 0

A newly chartered bank for Columbus, Ohio — which will focus on financial products for businesses and individuals in the technology, payment systems, investment, and defense industries, including virtual currency market participants — was approved for federal deposit insurance Tuesday, [...]
Rule would establish stablecoin issuance application procedure for banks, as required by GENIUS Act

December 16, 2025 0

Banks wishing to issue payment stablecoins would need to follow an application procedure outlined in a proposed rule issued Tuesday by the board of the federal bank deposit insurance agency. The proposal, if finalized, would execute application provisions contained in [...]
DOGE cuts to FDIC workforce live on in ’26 operating budget, which decreases by 16.4%

December 16, 2025 0

A 16.4% decrease in the budget for 2026 of the federal bank deposit insurance agency is attributable to staffing cuts made at the beginning of the year in line with White House demands, the agency said Tuesday. According to the [...]
OCC system risk report emphasizes innovation; economic, cyber risks eyed

December 16, 2025 0

The importance of innovation in banking is given “special topic” attention in the national banking regulator’s semiannual risk perspective report, which also provides updates on the industry’s credit, market, cybersecurity and fraud risks. The report, released Tuesday by the Office [...]