Policy & Regulation

The six bills championed by Democrats aim to reduce consumer burdens and provide opportunities for borrowers to rehabilitate their credit, but the legislation has garnered no Republican support.

To guard against headwinds in the agricultural sector, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. recommended that institutions consider the “overall financial status” of farm loan borrowers.

The group, which serves community development credit unions, filed a brief suggesting that changing the bureau to a bipartisan commission could have an adverse impact on smaller institutions.

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting upset some House Democrats when he was a no-show at a previous oversight hearing. They will now get a chance to question him about the future of the Community Reinvestment Act.

The recent Dodd-Frank rollbacks for smaller banks could encourage risk-taking that leads to a systemic issue.

The regulators plan to drop the 3% limit on bank investments in venture capital funds; Visa invests in another fintech startup.

An outside paper identifies the statutes, regulations and other bureaucratic realities complicating the banking agencies’ efforts to oversee and benefit from rapidly changing technology.

The pot banking bill is a long shot after recent criticism by the Senate Banking chairman, but some groups are trying a new argument in a last-ditch effort to sway lawmakers.

The Senate is busy with President Trump's impeachment trial but policymakers and legislators elsewhere have several credit union-related issues to content with in the coming days.

The pot banking bill is a long shot after recent criticism by the Senate Banking chairman, but bankers are trying a new argument in a last-ditch effort to sway lawmakers.