Compliance

Even before taking office, Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin has said he wants to return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private sector, a radically different vision of housing finance reform than that pushed by other Republicans.

President-elect Donald Trump recognizes that full repeal of the Dodd-Frank Act is unlikely, though he supports a House effort to make significant changes, according to a former banker who was on the shortlist to be Treasury secretary.

While one economist recently reminded credit unions that household incomes have finally returned to pre-recession levels, another has just released data that shows credit union business lending – a creator of U.S. jobs – is still down significantly from eight years ago.

The National Credit Union Administration in November issued four notices of prohibition to individuals who have been convicted of crimes of dishonesty.

Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin wasted no time Wednesday wading into one of the thorniest debates in the financial services arena, saying the Trump administration would seek to end government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp in Paso Robles, Calif., has been freed from a consent order tied to Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering compliance.

As President-elect Donald Trump publicly weighed his choices for Treasury secretary, several names floated were well known to the banking industry, and would have taken the job with a host of clear priorities and positions.

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Commerce secretary is a billionaire investor who swooped in to prop up troubled banks after the financial meltdown. Some members of the banking world, including regulators, may be glad he was picked for Commerce chief instead of Treasury secretary.

At the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues’ Annual Meeting and Convention in Las Vegas earlier this month, attendees cheered the National Credit Union Administration for making several changes to field of membership rules that expanded options for Americans to join a credit union. NCUA finalized some rules and proposed further changes. Meanwhile, the Independent Community Bankers of America have made noises about a lawsuit. ICBA already filed suit against NCUA for its recent member business lending rule.

The credit union had asset of just over $76,000, and NCUA determined it was insolvent with no prospect for restoring viable operations.