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CFPB

Alarmed about leaks of confidential info via former workers, CFPB leader issues guidance to staff

November 19, 2021 0

Concerned that some former agency employees are exploiting confidential information to make money, the director of the federal consumer financial protection issued guidance Friday calling on current workers to report suspicious activity. In a blog […]

NCUA

In wake of scandal in general counsel’s office, credit union regulator sets up new ethics office

April 22, 2020 0

A new ethics office – established in the wake of lurid accounts of actions by senior staff that became public last month – was announced Wednesday by the federal credit union regulator, following up on […]

NCUA

Workday strip-club visits, alcohol use, consumption of pot ‘edibles’ cited in OIG report on NCUA’s former top lawyer, deputy

March 6, 2020 0

The former general counsel of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), then also the agency’s designated ethics official, retired from the agency a day after his interview with the agency inspector general’s office over allegations […]

OCC

National bank regulator followed erroneous ethics guidance for 15 years, then made corrections, special counsel reports

February 20, 2019 0

The federal regulator of national banks followed erroneous guidance on certain employee ethics requirements for 15 years despite subsequent guidance issued by the Treasury that should have cleared up any ambiguity, a letter from the […]

The Fed

Yellen, honored for ethics, declares public trust stands behind effectiveness of FRB’s actions

November 7, 2017 0

The very effectiveness in setting monetary policy depends on the public’s assured confidence that the Federal Reserve Board acts only in the public interest, the outgoing chairman of the central bank’s board said Tuesday in […]

Today

  • OCC restores previous merger act rules; comments due in 30 days

    May 8, 2025 0
    The national bank regulator is restoring its pre-2024 business combinations rule under the Bank Merger Act (BMA), undoing the rule adopted last September and also rescinding its related policy statement. The changes by the Office of the Comptroller of the [...]
  • Regulator opens door to banks buying, selling crypto assets held in custody – the latest in rolling back crypto hurdles

    May 7, 2025 0
    National banks and federal savings associations may buy and sell crypto assets held in custody, the national bank regulator confirmed Wednesday in an interpretive letter. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said the banks may transact the [...]
  • ‘Buy now, pay later’ rule not a priority for enforcement, CFPB says; rescission to be considered

    May 6, 2025 0
    Enforcement of last year’s interpretive rule on “buy now, pay later” loans will not be prioritized and could be rescinded in the future, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the bureau said Tuesday. As with other rules the bureau has [...]
  • OCC’s RFI asks about obstacles to community banks going digital

    May 5, 2025 0
    Questions about the key challenges and barriers faced by community banks in adopting and implementing digital banking solutions are posed in a request for information (RFI) announced Monday by the national banking regulator. The Office of the Comptroller of the [...]
  • FDIC ratings under CRA show 3 banks ‘outstanding’ and 2 ‘needs to improve’

    May 5, 2025 0
    Of the 64 banks assigned ratings under the federal anti-redlining statute this February, three were rated “outstanding” and 2 were rated “needs to improve,” the federal bank deposit insurer said Monday. The remaining 57 banks were deemed “satisfactory” under the [...]
  • Enforcement of ECOA small-business loan data collection deprioritized at CFPB

    May 1, 2025 0
    Add the agency’s Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) small-business loan data collection rule to those the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) won’t be going out of its way to enforce. The bureau said Wednesday that in light of a stay [...]
  • Nearly half of 25 banks evaluated in April by OCC earn ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings

    May 1, 2025 0
    About half of banks – out of 25 total – earned “outstanding” ratings for their compliance with anti-redlining regulations during April, the regulator of national banks said Thursday. In its latest monthly release of ratings for compliance with Community Reinvestment [...]
  • Texas commissioner re-elected as chair of state liaison committee to Exam Council

    May 1, 2025 0
    The Texas commissioner of banking will serve as the chair of the state regulator liaison committee for another year to the umbrella group of federal financial institution regulators, the agency announced Thursday. Charles G. Cooper, commissioner of the Texas Department [...]

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