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Judges rule CFPB independent, structure constitutional
A panel of federal appeals court judges has ruled that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is constitutional, overturning an earlier decision in the U.S. Court of...
Evidence sought on how/if consumer bureau is fulfilling ‘proper, appropriate functions’
A series of “requests for information” to determine if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is fulfilling its “proper and appropriate functions to best protect consumers” will be published in...
Trump puts end to rule on arbitration agreements
A congressional repeal of the rule banning use of arbitration agreements for most financial products was formally signed into law by President Donald Trump Wednesday, following a close vote in...
Merger proposal earns opposition for lack of deference to state law
Proposed changes to NCUA rules regarding voluntary mergers are opposed by NASCUS, primarily because of the proposal’s lack of deference to state law, the association for the state credit union...
Summary outlines comments due on home equity reporting (July 31)
Comments are due next week (Monday, July 31) about revised thresholds for reporting open-end lines of credit, proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), as noted in a summary...
Summary of OTR proposal points out four key changes
Four key changes to the methodology for determining the “overhead transfer rate” (OTR) of funds from the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) to cover a percentage of the...
Summary gets to meat of appeals procedures proposal
Condensing 14, three-column Federal Register pages into essentially four typewritten pages, the NASCUS summary of NCUA’s recently proposed rule on its appeal procedures gets down to the meat of the proposal...
Summary outlines FHLB membership rules
A summary of final rules governing non-federally insured credit union membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system, and outlining procedures for non-federally insured CUs to join, has been...
Merger proposal doesn’t (yet) include FISCUs
A rule aimed at enhancing transparency of mergers between federal credit unions – but that could be applied to mergers between federally insured, state chartered credit unions — was proposed...
Summary targets information request on small biz lending
Comments regarding the small business lending market, in response to the CFPB’s recent “request for information,” are due July 14, according to a new summary posted by NASCUS. Earlier this...
Advisory council of federally insured CUs for NCUA supported
An advisory council of federally insured credit unions intended to provide NCUA with advice and guidance about issues related to credit union federal share insurance regulation and supervision is supported...
Summary outlines CFPB credit card market inquiry
Up to 13 different areas of comment are being sought by the CFPB as the agency seeks comment about the credit card marketplace, according to a new NASCUS summary. Comments...