TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-The Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) has earned re-accreditation by the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS). The Florida OFR Bureau of Credit Union Regulation is responsible for the regulation and examination of 79 Florida state-chartered credit unions with approximately $19.5 billion in total assets. Florida was first accredited in 2004.
A consortium of international FIs are planning to issue a U.S. stablecoin in early 2027; London-based OpenPayd has entered the U.S. through its acquisition of MSB USA; the U.K. fined Citi £4.7 million ($6.3 million) for hundreds of transactions in breach of sanctions against Russia; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
The controlling owner of Santa Fe-based Century Financial Services Corp. wound up in bankruptcy court. Now his 71% stake is on the verge of being sold to an Oklahoma bank.
Swift's network of 11,500 banks can exchange deposit tokens in a standardized way.
The big three's trade group has said they operate legally and protect the industry with a trio of reports. FHFA also is opening up VantageScore for all lenders.
OnePay's My Garage combines payments and financial information as it continues to build out a financial app.
While donating stock is a clear win for clients to avoid capital gains taxes, gifts of property require a qualified appraisal to get a deduction.
