May 14, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
FDIC Special Review Committee Releases Scathing Independent Report on Workplace Misconduct and Culture Last week, the FDIC released the report from the independent third-party review, led by the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, into allegations of...
May 8, 2024 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Federal Reserve Survey of Lending Officers Finds U.S. Banks Reported Stricter Credit Standards in Q1 2024 According to the Federal Reserve’s “April 2024 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices,” released on Monday, many banks tightened their...
May 2, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
Consumers Pay More for Products With More Complex Pricing Structures, CFPB Finds In a new report, prepared as part of the Biden Administration’s junk fee initiative, the CFPB found that consumers tend to pay more for products with more complex pricing structures. The...
Apr 30, 2024 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
HFSC Vice-Chairman Rep. French Hill: Republicans’ Focus for Remainder of Biden Admin is Pushing Back on Regulators Speaking before a group of community bankers, Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) said that for the rest of the Biden Administration, House Republicans’ focus will...
Apr 24, 2024 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Report Finds Overdraft and NSF Revenue Down More Than 50 Percent in 2023 vs. Pre-Pandemic Levels According to a new report issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), overdraft and nonsufficient funds (NSF) revenues dropped by $6.1 billion since...