Law and regulation

The account would complement the existing Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and could be replenished annually if banks and credit unions use the funds to help when natural disasters and other crises occur.

The Senate Banking Committee will vote this week on Kyle Hauptman's nomination to the NCUA board while the full chamber continues to debate additional coronavirus relief measures.

The bill, backed by the New York Credit Union Association, has cleared the Senate, but a companion bill is stuck in committee in the Assembly.

Kyle Hauptman pledged to focus on capital reform and expanding access for the underserved if confirmed to the credit union regulator's board, but one senator questioned whether the nominee was even qualified to serve.

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed weaknesses even at well-established fintechs. They could become more resilient by partnering with traditional financial institutions.

The latest nominee to the National Credit Union Administration board is set to appear before a Senate committee while a new forecast indicates the economy could take longer to turn around than expected.

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed weaknesses even at well-established fintechs. They could become more resilient by partnering with traditional financial institutions.

Ashton Ryan, the New Orleans bank's CEO, and two other officers are accused of disguising the financial condition of certain borrowers before the bank's 2017 collapse.

The Senate will consider Kyle Hauptman’s nomination to the NCUA board on July 21, while new data from the SBA details credit unions’ participation in the Paycheck Protection Program

Two state assembly members introduced legislation that would let the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank accept deposits from public entities and provide financing to small businesses and local governments.

Among other changes, the law allows state regulators to accept NCUA examination results in lieu of exams from local regulators.

The credit union regulator has not yet announced an agenda, but the meeting could potentially include mattes related to field of membership and risk-based net worth.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's leadership structure could be set for a revamp, but there may be political reasons for both parties to maintain the status quo. Either option could prove problematic for the industry.

Eric Luse, who co-founded the Luse Gorman law firm, helped Community Bank Shares of Indiana create the first MHC in the early 1990s.

The Supreme Court ruled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's leadership structure is unconstitutional and refused to hear a lawsuit over the NCUA's field of membership rule. Credit unions are watching to see what happens now.

While they are not dramatically opposed, Jelena McWilliams and Brian Brooks have articulated their own ideas on postal banking and the use of artificial intelligence in lending.

Nearly 900 institutions are set to receive a payout related to the demise of Southwest Corporate FCU, but the agency could ultimately return as much as $2.5 billion tied to the corporate credit union failures of 2009 and 2010.

The pandemic will accelerate the drive toward a supervision process in which both regulators and banks will need the digital tools that enable sophisticated remote exams. Expect a heightened focus, too, on customers' financial health.

A new CFPB rule will expedite the forbearance and loss-mitigation process for consumers suffering financial hardship from the pandemic.

Though the agenda is unclear, the National Credit Union Administration's board meeting could include the long-awaited credit union version of the Community Bank Leverage Ratio.