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[ December 30, 2025 ] FDIC posts templates of deals for failing banks in move to ‘increase transparency’ FDIC
[ December 30, 2025 ] Annual thresholds for ‘small bank,’ ‘intermediate bank’ set for CRA purposes; up based on 2.51% FDIC
[ December 29, 2025 ] Theft from drive-through teller window of more than $50k leads to prohibition for banker FDIC
[ December 24, 2025 ] Claiming it has more experience now, agency wants to raise threshold of bank size for ‘heightened standards’ OCC
[ December 24, 2025 ] 4 more regs tapped for removal or revision at NCUA; comments due Feb. 27 NCUA

‘Encouraged shopping’ builds consumers’ knowledge, confidence with mortgage matters, consumer bureau finds

May 16, 2018 0

A study conducted in 2016 showed that “encouraged shopping” – the additional shopping prompted by encouraging borrowers to shop – increases consumers’ knowledge about and confidence in their ability to deal with mortgage-related issues, the […]

FDIC posts templates of deals for failing banks in move to ‘increase transparency’

December 30, 2025 0

Templates of contractual agreements for transactions of failing banks have been posted by the federal bank deposit insurance agency “to facilitate review in advance of any acquisition opportunities,” the agency said Tuesday. In a financial institution letter (FIL), the Federal [...]
Annual thresholds for ‘small bank,’ ‘intermediate bank’ set for CRA purposes; up based on 2.51%

December 30, 2025 0

For anti-redlining regulation purposes in 2026, a small bank will be defined as having assets under $1.629 billion, and an intermediate small bank will be defined as having assets of at least $412 million and under $1.649 billion, two banking [...]
Theft from drive-through teller window of more than $50k leads to prohibition for banker

December 29, 2025 0

An alleged theft of more than $50,000 from the drive-through teller drawer in Short Pump, Va., has earned a former teller of the bank a prohibition of future service in financial institutions, the federal insurer of bank deposits said Monday. [...]
Claiming it has more experience now, agency wants to raise threshold of bank size for ‘heightened standards’

December 24, 2025 0

Only the very largest banks – those with $700 billion in assets or more – would be subject to “heightened standards” for gauging threats to the financial system under a proposal issued Tuesday by the national bank regulator. The Office [...]
4 more regs tapped for removal or revision at NCUA; comments due Feb. 27

December 24, 2025 0

The second round of the federal credit union regulator’s “deregulation project” was released this week, with four of the agency’s rules proposed for either deletion or revision. The National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) deregulation project is being rolled out in [...]