Compliance

Institutional structures and cultures loom large in how for-profit and not-for-profit institutions make the decision to issue pink slips.

CUs experience CEO turnover at roughly half the rate of other organizations, but a variety of factors play into how and when those terminations take place.

For smaller CUs, replacing a poorly performing CEO can often be just as costly as doing nothing.

CFPB TRID changes, NCUA comment request on information collection activities and a focus on regulatory relief for CUs during the legislative recess are all on the agenda for the industry this week.

Four years after the first states legalized marijuana, most bankers still want nothing to do with it.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal Friday updating its mortgage disclosure rule did not give lenders what they wanted: an ability to correct errors after a loan has closed and a release from liability for technical violations. But the 293-page proposal did provide revisions that will help in compliance and the closing of more loans.

The National Credit Union Administration wielded a broad axe in July, issuing eight notices of prohibition to individuals who have been convicted of financial crimes.

MoneyGram International Inc., the world’s second-largest money transfer provider, fell the most in five months after posting profit that missed analysts’ estimates and lowering its revenue forecast for the year.

The CFPB updated its "Know Before You Owe" mortgage disclosure rule to provide more clarity to lenders. It has proposed additional tolerance provisions, clarified a partial exemption for housing finance agencies, extended the rule's coverage to all cooperative units, and provided more clarity about privacy and the sharing of information.

The CFPB updated its "Know Before You Owe" mortgage disclosure rule to provide more clarity to lenders. It has proposed additional tolerance provisions, clarified a partial exemption for housing finance agencies, extended the rule's coverage to all cooperative units, and provided more clarity about privacy and the sharing of information.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's debt collection plan is likely to put pressure on financial institutions and first-party creditors to provide better documentation on consumer debts that get transferred to debt buyers and collectors.

Regulators' recent warnings on emerging risks with commercial real estate indicate banks have reverted to CRE practices that got them in hot water once before.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's debt collection plan is likely to put pressure on banks and first-party creditors to provide better documentation on consumer debts that get transferred to debt buyers and collectors. While the proposal does not cover banks and first-party creditors, some experts said banks will be on the hook for providing better information.

It's part of the Democratic platform, but lawmakers at the convention here are skeptical of embracing a plan to restore the Glass-Steagall Act, unsure what it would look like.

Retailers insist that the EMV migration in the U.S. is weak because there is no PIN requirement to verify chip-card transactions, a process that is standard practice in other nations.

There may be bumps along the way, but PayPal, Mastercard and Visa all share the same goal, according to Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga.

CU economists positive following Fed's decision to keep rates steady.

Companies that rely on the U.K. as an easy portal to Europe or a bridge between Europe and North America stand to face serious challenges and are suddenly thrust into a big set of unknowns.

The Beltway debate between the retail and financial sectors over the electronic payment system has flared up again. While retailers are lobbying Congress to extend government price controls to credit card interchange rates, separate bills would repeal Durbin Amendment ceilings on debit card interchange and strengthen merchant security standards.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a plan Thursday to overhaul the debt collection industry that would limit collection attempts to six per week and require confirmation of a debt before contacting consumers. The plan, however, is not yet directed at banks and credit card companies.