May 31, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
OCC Report Details Risks and Effects of Pandemic on Federal Banking System The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently released its “Semiannual Risk Perspective for Spring 2021” which highlights the main issues surrounding the effects of the COVID-19...
May 24, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Banks Planning to Issue Credit Cards to People Without Credit Scores Major U.S. banks like JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, and U.S. Bancorp are planning to start sharing data on customers’ accounts in an effort to provide credit to Americans without credit scores. This...
May 21, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, Financial Literacy, News
Credit Card Balances Still Declining Americans are paying down their credit card debt at the fastest rates in years, so large issuers are spending more on marketing and loosening their standards for underwriting. Card balances at Discover Financial Services, Capital...
Apr 23, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, Congressional Legislation, News
Congressional Democrats Push for Postal Banking Pilot Program Last week, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) urged Congress to authorize postal...
Apr 14, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
PNC Certified for New Account Aimed at Underbanked Last month, PNC Financial Services Group became certified from the Cities for Financial Empowerment (CFE) Fund for a second bank account that limits fees, allowing underbanked consumers to maintain access to banking...
Apr 12, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
FDIC Launches Campaign Aimed at Persuading Unbanked to Get Accounts The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently launched a public awareness campaign highlighting the benefits of opening a bank account. The goal of the pilot campaign is to support...
