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Democrats and Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee called for steps to minimize the harm to community banks and credit unions bracing for the new accounting standard.
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A federal judge has given preliminary approval to the proposed settlement of a lawsuit under which insurance companies have agreed to pay $240 million for losses the San Francisco bank incurred from the widespread opening of fake accounts.
May 16 -
Recent letters from NAFCU and CUNA called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide a carve out in its payday lending rule for loans made by credit unions.
May 16 -
The first day of CU Direct's annual Drive conference included insights from dealers, executives at online car-buying platforms and more.
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Agency says it will vet Timothy Sloan’s successor; Eric Blankenstein, who came under fire for 2004 racist blogs, to step down.
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As evidenced by a Senate hearing, Republican and Democratic lawmakers still live in alternative universes when it comes to financial regulatory policy.
May 15 -
Draft legislation to make annual testimony mandatory for the chiefs of the largest banks was added to the agenda of a House Financial Services Committee hearing set for Thursday.
May 15 -
Eric Blankenstein, the CFPB's policy director for supervision, enforcement and fair lending, has been criticized for using a racial slur in blog posts 15 years ago and claiming the majority of hate crimes were hoaxes.
May 15 -
A recent court decision allowing New York’s financial regulator to proceed in a case meant to block the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency from offering fintechs a new federal banking charter is having a chilling effect on potential applicants.
May 15 -
Over a dozen progressive lawmakers urged the central bank to reverse its course and protect bank regulations enacted after the financial crisis.
May 15 -
Rep. Carolyn Maloney said Tuesday that her legislation aimed at restricting anonymous shell companies could get a vote in the Financial Services Committee as early as the end of June, after consideration was postponed last week.
May 14 -
In his first public policy speech as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Mark Calabria stressed that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to raise significant capital via a public offering and take other steps in order to escape government control.
May 14 -
The agency launched a review to gauge whether the regulation requiring consumers to opt in to overdraft protection “should be amended or rescinded” to minimize the effects on smaller financial institutions.
May 14 -
Lawmakers are taking a closer look at the company’s data collection practices and its work on cryptocurrency payments, raising the possibility of more action down the line.
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Brian Johnson, a Republican political appointee at the CFPB, has been named the agency's deputy director, the No. 2 job behind Director Kathy Kraninger.
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The agency launched a review to gauge whether the regulation requiring consumers to opt in to overdraft protection “should be amended or rescinded” to minimize the effects on smaller financial institutions.
May 13 -
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee says he wants answers from the Financial Stability Oversight Council on efforts to address corporate debt risks.
May 13 -
Rodney Hood, chairman of the National Credit Union Administration board, will testify later this week before a Senate committee with CECL as a likely topic.
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The legislation from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is part of an effort to shift the range of what is thinkable in Washington to the left. It may also serve to highlight the vulnerabilities of Democrats with bank-friendly records.
May 13
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency has named three senior advisers for policy, economics and communications.
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