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[ June 16, 2026 ] OCC drops language from MDI rules designating what groups qualify as ‘socially, economically disadvantaged’ OCC
[ June 15, 2026 ] UPDATED: Credit union regulator loosens rules on records preservation requirements NCUA
[ June 15, 2026 ] FinCEN updates guidance on banks’ USA PATRIOT Act info sharing with others Other
[ June 12, 2026 ] Nearly $400 million in illegal transactions through cryptocurrency money-laundering service leads to arrests of two FDIC
[ June 11, 2026 ] Rule finalizes data standards for information collected by agencies under 2022 law CFPB

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 […]

OCC drops language from MDI rules designating what groups qualify as ‘socially, economically disadvantaged’

June 16, 2026 0

As there is no specified group of individuals presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged under the statute creating minority depository institutions (MDIs), the national bank regulator is dropping portions of its rules that outline who those groups are, the [...]
UPDATED: Credit union regulator loosens rules on records preservation requirements

June 15, 2026 0

Guidance on records preservation for credit unions concerning the length of time credit unions should retain various types of operational records was removed from the federal regulator’s regulations under a final rule adopted Monday. According to the one-man board of [...]
FinCEN updates guidance on banks’ USA PATRIOT Act info sharing with others

June 15, 2026 0

Updated guidance on how financial institutions are permitted to share information with each other regarding suspected fraud was issued by Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm under the USA PATRIOT Act. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Friday released a [...]
Nearly $400 million in illegal transactions through cryptocurrency money-laundering service leads to arrests of two

June 12, 2026 0

More than $389 million in unlawful transactions allegedly conducted in a cryptocurrency money laundering service has led to the June 10 arrests of two Republic of Georgia residents, the inspector general for the federal bank deposit insurance agency said Friday. [...]