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[ February 9, 2026 ] GAO stands by report on reorg status of CFPB in face of stonewalling by bureau CFPB
[ February 5, 2026 ] Fed keeps current stress capital buffer for 2026 round of tests, this year with 32 large banks The Fed
[ February 5, 2026 ] FDIC: 4 out of 49 banks with November CRA ratings were ‘outstanding’ FDIC
[ February 4, 2026 ] Lax oversight of IT contract resulted in compliance issues with internal policies, FDIC watchdog finds in audit FDIC
[ February 2, 2026 ] Credit union regulator takes on additional, paid role as member of another regulatory agency’s panel NCUA

Judge blocks firing of 90% of CFPB staff, at least for now, as she studies whether action violates previous order

April 18, 2025 0

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s plan to fire approximately 1,500 staff – about 90% — at the federal consumer financial protection agency Friday, saying she was considering whether the action violated a previous […]

Federal court rules consumer bureau structure unconstitutional, setting up likely high court decision

June 21, 2018 0

Setting up a likely hearing at the Supreme Court of the U.S., a federal court in New York ruled Thursday that the structure of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP, formerly known as the CFPB) […]

GAO stands by report on reorg status of CFPB in face of stonewalling by bureau

February 9, 2026 0

Stonewalling by the federal consumer financial protection agency of the congressional watchdog is outlined in a report issued publicly Monday by the watchdog agency – which includes the comment “we stand by the accuracy of the facts presented in our [...]
Fed keeps current stress capital buffer for 2026 round of tests, this year with 32 large banks

February 5, 2026 0

Thirty-two large banks this year will be evaluated against a severe global recession with heightened stress in both commercial and residential real estate and corporate debt markets under tests announced by the Federal Reserve late Wednesday. The Fed said, however, [...]
FDIC: 4 out of 49 banks with November CRA ratings were ‘outstanding’

February 5, 2026 0

Forty-five banks were deemed “satisfactory” and four “outstanding” in evaluation ratings assigned in November under the federal bank deposit insurer’s anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rules, according to data released Thursday. The four banks rated “outstanding” by the Federal Deposit [...]