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[ April 18, 2024 ] Still another assessed fine, prohibited, after involvement in troubled loan program at Michigan bank OCC
[ April 18, 2024 ] Credit union regulator seeks comments on how to improve, update records retention rules NCUA
[ April 18, 2024 ] Ombudsman’s report notes banker frustration over lack of communication with FDIC FDIC
[ April 18, 2024 ] OCC publishes semiannual interest rate risk report for midsize, community banks OCC
[ April 17, 2024 ] False claims about student loan costs, graduate hiring rates lead to action against for-profit school, CEO CFPB

Hsu: ‘Like any risky investment, crypto is not for everyone’

March 11, 2022 0

The need to educate consumers about the risks and costs inherent in crypto currency investments was emphasized Thursday during remarks by the top national banking regulator before the Treasury-led Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC). […]

Meeting: Financial Literacy and Education Commission

October 5, 2020 0

The Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC), chaired by the Treasury secretary and including the heads of financial institution regulatory agencies and others, is set to hold an open meeting virtually to discuss both the […]

Financial literacy panel meets Oct. 6, will discuss COVID-19

October 2, 2020 0

The 20-member Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC), chaired by the Treasury secretary and including the heads of financial institution regulatory agencies and others, is set to hold an open meeting virtually Oct. 6 to […]

Still another assessed fine, prohibited, after involvement in troubled loan program at Michigan bank

April 18, 2024 0

Another individual associated with a troubled lending program at a Southfield, Mich., bank has been ordered to pay a $400,000 civil money penalty (CMP), the national bank regulator said Thursday. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said [...]
Credit union regulator seeks comments on how to improve, update records retention rules

April 18, 2024 0

Finding methods for improving and updating the records preservation program regulations and accompanying guidelines of the federal credit union regulator is the goal of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) issued Thursday by the agency’s board. The National Credit [...]
Ombudsman’s report notes banker frustration over lack of communication with FDIC

April 18, 2024 0

Challenges faced by the federal bank deposit insurance agency in its supervisory processes and the feedback received from regional ombudsmen and bankers are outlined in the agency ombudsman’s annual report, issued Thursday. The 2023 report from the Federal Deposit Insurance [...]
OCC publishes semiannual interest rate risk report for midsize, community banks

April 18, 2024 0

Interest rate risk (IRR) data gathered during examinations of midsize and community banks and federal savings associations (FSA) by the national bank regulator was published Thursday by the agency. The report, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) [...]
False claims about student loan costs, graduate hiring rates lead to action against for-profit school, CEO

April 17, 2024 0

Deceiving students about the cost of loans and making false claims about graduates’ hiring rates have led to a consent order and a civil money penalty (CMP) against a San Francisco-based, for-profit vocational school and its CEO, the federal consumer [...]
‘Cautiously optimistic’ economic outlook noted in latest Beige report

April 17, 2024 0

Mixed results on consumer spending, “roughly flat” bank lending and some increases in residential construction and tourism were noted by the Federal Reserve in its April Beige Book report on economic conditions. The report is based on information collected on [...]