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[ May 27, 2026 ] Lending rises at nation’s bank in first quarter, although delinquencies rise for CRE, consumer loans FDIC
[ May 26, 2026 ] NCUA OIG finds weaknesses in agency ERM oversight NCUA
[ May 22, 2026 ] Proposal would subject stablecoin issuers supervised by FDIC to money laundering regs, others FDIC
[ May 21, 2026 ] Exec order: Treasury, FI regulators to eye BSA/AML, other rule changes to address ‘non-work authorized’ individuals CFPB
[ May 21, 2026 ] UPDATED: Fed moves forward on ‘payment account’ by issuing proposal; aims at ‘supporting innovation’ The Fed

CFPB, 7 state AGs sue firm that allegedly collected more than $100 million from consumers in illegal, up-front fees for debt relief services

January 19, 2024 0

A firm called Strategic Financial Solutions (SFS), its shell companies and two key architects of a scheme that amassed the firms allegedly more than $100 million in illegal advance fees from consumers are being sued […]

CFPB seeks $5.4 million in consumer redress, $1 fine from MA debt settlement firm

May 17, 2021 0

A debt collection firm in Massachusetts would be required to pay $5.4 million in consumer redress and a $1 civil money penalty under a settlement proposed Monday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The […]

Lending rises at nation’s bank in first quarter, although delinquencies rise for CRE, consumer loans

May 27, 2026 0

Lending was up at the nation’s banks in the first quarter of the year, seeing a 1.6% increase from the last quarter of 2025 for an annual rise of 7.1%, the federal bank deposit insurance agency said Wednesday. However, the [...]
NCUA OIG finds weaknesses in agency ERM oversight

May 26, 2026 0

An inspector general report on the federal credit union regulator’s enterprise risk management (ERM) found that the group of senior staff responsible for primary oversight of ERM “did not consistently establish, update, or use risk profiles to address” it. The [...]