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CU regulator announces ‘clean’ audit results for four funds it administers (including savings insurance fund)
“Unmodified” audit opinions were earned by the four funds administered by the federal credit union regulator, the agency announced Friday, making it the second federal financial institution regulator in as many days to announce so-called […]
Spurred by reports of top officials’ spending, CU regulator nominees asked to align expense policies with other regulators
Recent reports by a federal watchdog, and coverage in a national newspaper, of questions over spending by top officials at the federal credit union regulator were part of Thursday’s confirmation hearing by a Senate committee, […]
Credit union audit rules would be more flexible under NCUA proposal
Some simplification in credit union audit requirements – with a longstanding agency guide to be decommissioned in the process – was proposed and issued for public comment Thursday during an open meeting of the National […]
CU regulator nominees vow to protect safety and soundness, focus on transparency
Nominees for seats on the board of the federal credit union regulator both vowed to Senate Banking Committee members, during their joint confirmation hearing Thursday, that they would work to safeguard the continued safety and […]
Fed makes it a clean sweep: All four financial regulators sign off on flood insurance provisions
The Federal Reserve Tuesday became the fourth – and final – federal financial institution regulator to sign on to new flood insurance reform provisions, the agency announced in release. The provisions had previously been approved […]
NCUA dribbles out another investigation report on spending by board chairman, COS
Additional details from Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigations of reportedly lavish spending on travel, meal and alcohol expenditures by the agency’s board chairman and chief of staff have been posted on the website of […]
UPDATED: ‘Product sandbox’ comments due; hearing eyes cannabis banking; Powell speaks; NCUA Board nominees testify; more
The coming week includes a mix of regulatory agency proceedings, congressional hearings and public remarks addressing federal financial institution regulators and their policies. First up here is the winding down of the public comment period […]
Agency assures no credit union data compromised in phishing attack
No data was compromised during a recent “spear phishing” campaign targeted at Bank Secrecy Act officers at credit unions, the federal credit union regulator said in a statement Friday. In a brief press release, the […]
Hearing: Senate Banking Committee (nominations of NCUA Board members)
Hearing on nominations of NCUA Board members THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Mr. Bimal Patel, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary […]