Consumer Protection and Safety and Soundness Perspective of Credit Union Regulation - The Consumer Finance Podcast
August 9, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading...more
July 18, 2024- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed an interpretive rule explaining that many paycheck advance products, sometimes marketed as “earned wage” products, could be consumer loans subject to the...more
March 12, 2024 - The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Examining Proposals to Address Housing Affordability, Availability, and Other Community Needs."...more
December 20, 2023- U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and Congressman Mike Flood (NE-01) led 18 of their colleagues on a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit...more
November 1, 2023- The Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 5-1/4 to 5-1/2 percent. November 1, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Federal Insurance...more
September 28, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains held a hearing titled "Energy Independence: How Burdensome Energy Regulations are Crushing Small...more
July 5, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services announced the following hearing: "Protecting Investor Interests: Examining Environmental and Social Policy in Financial Regulation"...more
July 5, 2023- The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that was held on June 13–14, 2023....more
Federal Reserve Board- Results of 2023 bank Stress Test Released- The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (Federal Reserve) released the results of its annual stress test, documenting that the nation's...more
June 22, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." June 22, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial...more
May 25, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled, "International Financial Institutions in an...more
April 5, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control took action to designate Genesis Market, for its part in the theft and sale of device credentials and related sensitive information....more
March 30, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule required by Congress to increase transparency in small business lending, promote economic development, and combat unlawful discrimination....more
March 15, 2023- Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) issued a regarding the Small Business Administration's decision to end the collection on purchased Paycheck Protection Program loans with an outstanding balance of $100,000 or...more
March 13, 2023- The Federal Reserve Board announced that Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr is leading a review of the supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank, in light of its failure. The review will be...more
March 8, 2023- Today, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Ambassador Susan Rice, Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy...more
February 6, 2023- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a Liberty Street Economics blog post entitled, "Understanding the "Inconvenience" of U.S. Treasury Bonds."...more
January 18, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an order that identifies the virtual currency exchange Bitzlato Limited (Bitzlato) as a "primary money laundering...more
December 15, 2022- The New York State Department of Financial Services released Guidance to banking organizations regulated by the NYDFS that wish to engage in virtual currency-related activities....more
December 1, 2022- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Fairness in Financial Services: Racism and Discrimination in Banking."...more
November 17, 2022- The Federal Reserve Board published a paper entitled, "Sentiment in Bank Examination Reports and Bank Outcomes."...more
September 30, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated 14 persons in Russia's military-industrial complex, including two international suppliers, three key leaders of Russia's...more
September 29, 2022- The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule establishing a beneficial ownership information reporting requirement, pursuant to the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act....more
July 21, 2022- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Priced Out: The State of Housing in America."...more
Swap Execution Facility Alleges in Lawsuit That Banks Conspired to Prevent Its Success: The TeraExchange, a swaps execution facility registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and related entities, brought a...more