Policy & Regulation

The interagency panel formed to head off approaching systemic risks must figure out its next move after having undone designations of nonbank firms.

Senate Democrats are pushing the CFPB to resume examinations under the Military Lending Act, according to a letter sent to the agency's director on Tuesday.

Criminals are inventing new ways to hide dirty money amid transactions for digital goods bought and sold on everything from Amazon to game-app sites. Banks need to wake up to the threat, says Ben Duranske, Facebook Payments' former compliance chief.

The decision shows how hard it is to prosecute an individual banker; reports say Nordea, the Nordic area’s largest bank, handled suspicious transactions.

The industry cheered the bureau’s proposed repeal of its ability-to-repay requirement, but another part of the rule — on account debit restrictions — was left intact, and some companies aren’t ready to comply.

Following a congressional mandate, the consumer bureau solicited public feedback on Property Assessed Clean Energy loans, which have been deemed risky by the Federal Housing Administration.

Donald Finn began his credit union career in 1964 by working as a loan officer for a Michigan institution.

FASB this week is also expected to discuss credit loss standards while a House subcommittee will discuss student borrowers and loan servicing, and more.

A legal memo conducted on behalf of the trade group says the agency’s policy goes beyond statutory intent and places undue restrictions on healthy banks.

Two Iowa CUs had to come up with new names after a 2018 law prohibited them from using state universities as part of their brand identity.