Policy & Regulation

The allegations by Rep. Patrick McHenry and others were a response to a CFPB interpretive rule, even though states use their own laws prohibiting unfair and deceptive acts and practices.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell brushed off concerns that rapidly tightening monetary policy could disrupt the financial system. Some economists and policy experts beg to differ, raising concerns about loan defaults or even the collapse of a key institution or counterparty.

Banks and consumers can be harmed when cryptocurrency companies that offer digital assets as well as banks’ deposit products overstate the protections of federal deposit insurance, the agency says.

The Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said the crypto firm’s response doesn’t “preclude us from taking any further action.” 

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claimed that Hyundai Capital America hurt borrowers by incorrectly reporting they were late on payments.

The National Credit Union Administration voted to raise the asset threshold for credit unions falling under its Office of National Examinations and Supervision to $15 billion, making sure that office remains focused on only the biggest institutions.

GOP lawmakers on Thursday accused SEC Chair Gary Gensler of disregarding their recent request for more information about proposed climate risk disclosure rules. The episode offers a preview of the aggressive oversight Biden administration regulators are likely to face next year should Republicans take control of the House or Senate.

The National Credit Union Administration is considering a rule that would bring its cyber incident reporting framework into alignment with those of other regulators, but would still be more permissive than the 36-hour limit imposed on banks.

The operators of a Texas payments firm with ties to the U.K. pleaded guilty in the U.S. to money laundering failures after their business facilitated the shipping of $160 million to Nigeria over about three years.

In a letter calling for the Federal Reserve Board to establish penalties for officials who violate new ethics policies, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown and other Democrats expanded their push for enhanced Fed accountability.