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[ February 24, 2026 ] Although net income fell in Q4, banks ended 2025 with four-year high ROA; lending rises FDIC
[ February 24, 2026 ] Proposals would remove financial ed requirement for credit union board members, clarify loan compensation rules NCUA
[ February 24, 2026 ] Banks no longer required by FinCEN to ‘give us some SKN’ on suspicious activity reports Other
[ February 18, 2026 ] Fastest-growing bank loan segment? Loans to non-bank financials (at a clip of nearly 22% annually), report finds FDIC
[ February 17, 2026 ] ‘Appeals board’ of material supervisory determinations would be created under OCC proposal OCC

House committee chairman asserts bill doesn’t repeal Volcker rule, but fosters efficiency, clarity

April 16, 2018 0

Legislation giving the Federal Reserve sole rulemaking authority for the “Volcker rule” creates efficiency – but it doesn’t eradicate the rule, the chairman of the House committee that reported out the bill said last week. […]

House overseer of financial services will step down at end of Congress

October 31, 2017 0

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and sponsor of legislation that envisioned sweeping changes to the federal financial institution regulatory scheme – the Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10) – will not be returning […]

Although net income fell in Q4, banks ended 2025 with four-year high ROA; lending rises

February 24, 2026 0

Even though banks saw their net income drop in the final quarter of 2025, they did report a four-year high return on assets (ROA) ratio of 1.24%, according to fourth quarter numbers released Tuesday by the federal bank deposit insurance [...]
Proposals would remove financial ed requirement for credit union board members, clarify loan compensation rules

February 24, 2026 0

Six credit union deregulation proposals – including ones dealing with issues related to loan commissions and post-election training for new board members – are included in the sixth round of such offerings by the federal credit union regulator, issued Tuesday. [...]
Banks no longer required by FinCEN to ‘give us some SKN’ on suspicious activity reports

February 24, 2026 0

Banks will no longer have to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) with the term “SKN Passport” in the narrative for transactions involving investors in the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Treasury’s financial crimes arm said Tuesday. The [...]