Budgets

With money flow suddenly stifled for millions of customers, demand for money management tools has skyrocketed.

The Trump administration proposes cutting personnel and other budgetary items at the bureau, while the agency’s director — who controls the purse strings and was hand-picked by the administration — aims to boost spending and hire more employees.

The administration proposed to end the housing trust funds now financed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and to subject numerous agencies to the congressional appropriations process, among other things.

The National Credit Union Administration board signed off on a controversial budget, and it delayed its risk-based capital rule to buy itself time amid complaints by bankers.

The National Credit Union Administration is widely expected to approve another budget increase during its December board meeting, but that doesn’t mean the industry is happy about it.

The National Credit Union Administration board pushed back against criticisms about its rising budget by noting its oversight is still cheaper than that provided by other financial agencies.

The National Credit Union Administration is funded by the institutions it oversees and insures. Some of them are pushing back against spending trends at the agency.

The National Credit Union Administration's public budget briefings are a step in the right direction, but the institutions it regulates still have too little say over how those monies are spent.

The credit union regulator is expecting a 1% increase to its already approved 2020 budget, while 2021 could see an almost 4% increase from what the board approved for 2019.

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to consider changes that would allow consumers to block calls from numbers not on their contacts list while the House should vote to extend the National Flood Insurance Program.

The comptroller, now a year and a half on the job, discusses his attempts to revamp the supervision process for national banks and make the agency run more efficiently.

The National Credit Union Administration on Thursday approved a two-year budget as the board credited the merger of two funds with helping CUs stave off assessments amid a surge in liquidations.

The National Credit Union Administration is expected to approve its proposed 2019-2020 budget this week, while Congress holds several hearings of interest to CUs.

The worldwide week-long celebration of credit unions will include two NCUA board meetings focused on issues that have impacted the last five years and could set the stage for the remainder of the decade.

The National Credit Union Administration is eyeing a 1.1 percent funding increase for 2019 for a total of $334.8 million

Kathy Kraninger has been tight-lipped about her plans for the consumer bureau, but some point to signs that she could curb the agency's power by reducing staff and other costs.

The acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has made clear he wants to rein in the bureau’s spending, but what exactly he plans to cut is a mystery.

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Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said his zero-funding request for the agency is not meant to drain it of resources.