Law and regulation

The rule, which will go up for a 60-day comment period, codifies existing NCUA policies and is not expected to change how the agency operates.

A recently introduced bill concerning the Paycheck Protection Program loans could hint at what lawmakers will focus on when the House and Senate reconvene next month.

An appeals court upheld an 1895 state law that bars paying for rides to voting sites, a move one observer suggested is part of a broader partisan fight to impact voter turnout.

Industry groups have launched new programs that are expected to carry over into 2021, while others are raising new calls for Congress to tackle data security.

Kashkari, who oversaw the 2008 bank bailouts as a then-Treasury official, has been outspoken in favor of higher capital requirements since he took over at the Minneapolis Fed in 2016.

The credit union regulator has held back in allowing the use of derivatives but has released a proposal that would remove red tape for some larger institutions.

It's increasingly unclear when — or even if — Kyle Hauptman will be confirmed to the board of the National Credit Union Administration.

Credit union groups continue to make ad buys for industry-supported candidates in advance of Nov. 3, but recent positive economic news could be short-lived.

President Trump and former Vice President Biden meet face-to-face this week while Republicans and Democrats push conflicting priorities in Washington.

Matthew Raphaelson, Kenneth Zimmerman and Tracy Kidd, all of whom were senior executives in the company’s consumer banking unit, have agreed to pay six-figure fines in connection with Wells Fargo’s unauthorized account scandal.

Credit union issues could struggle to gain traction as lawmakers battle over a replacement justice.

Two board members for the credit union regulator spoke during a NAFCU event, highlighting liquidity issues, plans for new departments at the agency and more.

The company's outgoing CFO discussed ways the asset cap is stunting growth, but provided no updates at an industry conference on when the restriction might be lifted or the types of jobs it will cut.

It's unlikely that lawmakers will pass new coronavirus-related legislation before Congress leaves for its October recess.

Over the last six months, the movement has shown it is ready to step up during challenging times, including doubling down on service and rolling out new digital products.

The final version of the amended rule, like the original proposal, makes fair-lending claims tougher to prove. But it does soften language that otherwise might have allowed mortgage companies to use algorithms to prove nondiscrimination.

Bankers and fintech executives want lawmakers returning to Washington to focus on streamlined forgiveness and a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses.

In congressional testimony, the director of the credit union regulator's Office of Minority and Women Inclusion outlined steps the agency is taking to increase diversity at the agency.

A new jobs report was better than expected, but recent NCUA data on credit union performance for the first half of 2020 shows how hard the industry has been hit by COVID-19.

Industry groups are also pushing the federal regulator to improve how off-site examinations are conducted.