Policy & Regulation

The regulator announced in June it would use call report data from before the crisis to calculate bank assessment fees in September, a one-time change.

With the stroke of a pen on Thursday night, Donald Trump made his strategic fight with China hit home for potentially billions of people, generating confusion, panic and fear around the globe.

Whoever wins the White House in November may have immediate agency openings to fill, while a key decision looms about who will run the Federal Reserve after Jerome Powell’s term expires in 2022.

Just eight loans had been made as of late July, six of them through a single community bank in Florida, according to new data on the federal rescue program for small and midsize companies hurt by the pandemic.

The central bank released new details about FedNow, which officials hope to get off the ground before a 2023 or 2024 target launch date.

Regulators found fault with the bank’s cloud migration efforts in the years that preceded a 2019 hacking incident.

The agency said property owners can enter into new or modified forbearance plans if they have a hardship due to the coronavirus, but the landlords must agree not to kick out renters solely for nonpayment of rent.

The American Dream Down Payment Act would let states establish and manage accounts, which would be similar in structure to 529 college savings plans.

Kyle Hauptman is not likely to be confirmed to the National Credit Union Administration board until after Labor Day, though the regulator is not scheduled to meet again until mid-September.

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.