Sep 18, 2018 | News
← Previous Article Next Article → The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report on Monday that explores the impact that geography has on credit invisibility. The report, “The Geography of Credit Invisibility,” builds on CFPB’s previous...
Sep 18, 2018 | News
← Previous Article Next Article → The Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) is pleased to announce the launch of our Digital Financial Literacy Program. This program is designed to provide easy-to-understand information to help people better...
Sep 13, 2018 | News
← Previous Article Next Article → State National Bank of Big Spring alongside two non-profit organizations recently filed a petition for certiorari – a request for the Supreme Court to hear a case – that challenges the constitutionality of the...
Sep 12, 2018 | News
← Previous Article Next Article → Five federal agencies – The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Consumer Financial Protection...
Sep 11, 2018 | News
← Previous Article Next Article → U.S. Bank, the largest regional bank in the United States, announced yesterday that it would begin providing small-dollar loans between $100 and $1,000 to its customers, making it the first national bank to offer such loan...
Sep 10, 2018 | News
← Previous Article Next Article → On Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reinstated its advisory boards, including the Consumer Advisory Board, the Community Bank Advisory Council, and the Credit Union Advisory Council. The reinstatement...
Sep 6, 2018 | News
← Previous Article Next Article → Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to replace the now-retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, has faced rounds of questions this week from members of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee. Although Kavanaugh...
Sep 5, 2018 | News
Rhode Island-based Citizens Bank, N.A, is requesting an appeals court to affirm a Massachusetts federal judge’s decision to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the bank’s sustained overdraft fees are actually illegal interest charges. Citing a 2007...
Sep 4, 2018 | News
← Previous Article Next Article → Last week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking public input on how to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Those who are interested...
Aug 29, 2018 | News
← Previous Article Next Article → An opinion column out today in the Port Huron Times Herald pushes back against the phrase “rent-a-tribe.” The article was authored by James Williams Jr., the longtime chairman of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior...