GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - (06/12/06) A federal court Friday set aJuly 6 hearing for a suit in the members revolt over theattempted conversion of DFCU Financial to a mutual savings bank.The suit challenges a decision by the DFCU directors to reject arecall petition which was signed by 1,800 angry members askingspecial meeting to vote to oust the directors. Two members of the$1.8 billion credit union, Richard Sly, a former director himself,and Raymond Ward, charge in a civil suit that directors violatedthe credit unions bylaws requiring the board to hold aspecial meeting it petitioned to do so by 500 members ormore.
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A housing bill that already passed the Senate cleared the House Monday evening, but included bipartisan community banking provisions that have already raised objections in the upper chamber.
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Fifteen banks have failed since November 2019, with the most recent one occurring on Jan. 30.
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The Government Accountability Office was tasked with investigating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's stop-work order, but CFPB officials refused to meet with or provide information to Congress' investigative arm.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said comments from banks and fintech firms reveal sharply different priorities in the creation of the central bank's proposed "skinny" master accounts.
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Check fraud has risen 385% since the pandemic, with criminals using stolen mail and digital tools to deceive major financial institutions.
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The activist investor HoldCo Asset Management said Monday that it doesn't plan to pursue proxy battles this spring at either Key or Eastern. It had been agitating publicly over the banks' M&A strategies.
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