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[ October 15, 2026 ] Beige Book finds some economic growth – but consumer growth seems driven by higher-income households The Fed
[ October 15, 2026 ] NCUA targets fidelity bond/insurance, incidental powers, CLF in 12th reg relief round NCUA
[ October 15, 2026 ] Grant money available to help low-income credit unions deal with hurricane effects, more NCUA
[ October 2, 2026 ] Wisconsin bank, holding company consent to enforcement actions for ‘unsafe, unsound’ practices FDIC
[ October 1, 2026 ] Agency finally closes down troubled credit union after embezzlement charges; Alabama CU assumes members, savings, some assets 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 […]

Beige Book finds some economic growth – but consumer growth seems driven by higher-income households

October 15, 2026 0

Some economic growth – from slight to moderate – was reported in several Federal Reserve Districts over the last month, but some of the data indicates that growth, if any, is coming mostly from high-income households, the agency said in [...]
NCUA targets fidelity bond/insurance, incidental powers, CLF in 12th reg relief round

October 15, 2026 0

Calling it the agency’s 12th round of regulatory relief, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) on Wednesday released proposed changes to its rules on fidelity bond and insurance coverage, incidental powers, and the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF). All three were [...]
Grant money available to help low-income credit unions deal with hurricane effects, more

October 15, 2026 0

The federal credit union regulator on Tuesday invited low-income credit unions affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, flooding and other severe weather events to seek grant funds from the agency for recovery. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is [...]
Wisconsin bank, holding company consent to enforcement actions for ‘unsafe, unsound’ practices

October 2, 2026 0

A Wisconsin bank’s holding company is now under an enforcement order issued Friday by the Federal Reserve for “unsafe and unsound” banking practices – about two months after another federal banking agency issued a similar order for the bank owned [...]