Fair Housing Act – Regulatory Report

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[ January 2, 2026 ] Trio of former credit union workers banned; agency claims one caused $720,000 loss over decade NCUA
[ January 2, 2026 ] Dearth of banks earning ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings, while two banks score ‘needs improvement’ FDIC
[ December 31, 2025 ] Resolution planning requirements eased in 2025 will be proposed as permanent in 2026, agency informs FDIC
[ December 30, 2025 ] FDIC posts templates of deals for failing banks in move to ‘increase transparency’ FDIC
[ December 30, 2025 ] Annual thresholds for ‘small bank,’ ‘intermediate bank’ set for CRA purposes; up based on 2.51% FDIC

Bank faces penalty, order to increase credit access in alleged redlining activity in Memphis area

October 22, 2021 0

Alleging redlining, three federal agencies took action against a Jackson, Miss., bank – with operations in Memphis, Tenn. – and announced Friday a settlement requiring the financial institution to pay a $5 million penalty and […]

Citibank assessed $25 million CMP over Fair Housing Act violations; will reimburse $24 million to customers

March 19, 2019 0

A civil money penalty (CMP) of $25 million for violating anti-discriminatory requirements of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) was assessed against Citibank, N.A., (Sioux Falls, S.D.) under a consent order executed Tuesday between the bank […]

Trio of former credit union workers banned; agency claims one caused $720,000 loss over decade

January 2, 2026 0

Three former credit union workers were banned from further work at financial institutions by the federal regulator Dec. 31, including one who allegedly caused a nearly three-quarters of a million dollars loss over a 10-year period, the agency said. According [...]
Dearth of banks earning ‘outstanding’ CRA ratings, while two banks score ‘needs improvement’

January 2, 2026 0

While no banks in October earned ratings of “outstanding” for their compliance with anti-redlining rules, two banks earned “needs improvement” in their scores posted Friday by the federal bank deposit insurance agency. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) released the [...]
Resolution planning requirements eased in 2025 will be proposed as permanent in 2026, agency informs

December 31, 2025 0

Banks with $50 billion or more in total assets will face in 2026 new resolution planning requirements designed to codify rules eased in 2025, the federal bank deposit insurance agency said Wednesday. In a financial institution letter (FIL-63-2025), the Federal [...]