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[ September 23, 2026 ] Foreclosures inch up in second quarter, but delinquencies drop and performing loans increase OCC
[ September 23, 2026 ] Credit union regulator releases quarterly update to its simplified CECL tool NCUA
[ September 21, 2026 ] OCC updates program setting examiner objectives in cybersecurity supervision OCC
[ September 18, 2026 ] Three prohibited by Fed in cases of check fraud, misappropriation of funds, misapplication of funds The Fed
[ September 17, 2026 ] Proposals would reform bank merger process, promote parity between national, state banks FDIC

More phony checks reported, this time in connection with bogus secret shopper operation targeting WI bank

January 8, 2020 0

At least three varieties of counterfeit checks falsely representing a Wisconsin bank, presented for payment nationwide as part of secret shopper employment scams, are being circulated nationwide, the regulator of national banks said Tuesday. In […]

Foreclosures inch up in second quarter, but delinquencies drop and performing loans increase

September 23, 2026 0

Foreclosures of first mortgages inched up in the second quarter of this year, with higher levels than the previous quarter and higher than the same number one year ago, the national bank regulator said Wednesday. In its Mortgage Metrics Report, [...]
Credit union regulator releases quarterly update to its simplified CECL tool

September 23, 2026 0

The latest Weighted Average Remaining Maturity – also known as “life-of-loan” factors — are updated in the September 2026 update of the simplified tool the federal regulator provides to smaller credit unions for estimating the allowance for credit losses on [...]
OCC updates program setting examiner objectives in cybersecurity supervision

September 21, 2026 0

Updates to conform with standards and evolving risks were made to the national bank regulator’s Cybersecurity Supervision Work Program (CSW), but none of the changes affect banks’ regulatory compliance responsibilities, according to an announcement Monday. “The CSW does not establish [...]
Three prohibited by Fed in cases of check fraud, misappropriation of funds, misapplication of funds

September 18, 2026 0

Charges of check fraud, misappropriation of customer funds, and misapplication of funds and conflicts of interest have led to the separate prohibitions of three former employees of banks and financial companies, the Federal Reserve said Friday. The three workers, and [...]