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Global Watchdog Proposes Detailed Climate Disclosures from Banks

A global watchdog on Wednesday proposed that, starting in January 2026, banks publish detailed information about the impact of climate change on their business to help investors and regulators check...

NCUA Board Approves Charitable Donation Accounts Final Rule

Nov. 16, 2023 – The National Credit Union Administration Board held its tenth open meeting of 2023 and approved a final rule that amends the charitable donation accounts section of the...

TransUnion report questions FHFA bi-merge shift strategy

Research from TransUnion suggests that the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) move to a bi-merge system could significantly impact both consumers and lenders while providing little to no positive benefits. TransUnion SVP and...

Nov. 17: CFPB Updates This Week

PUBLISHED NOV 16, 2023 CFPB Report Highlighting Consumer Protection Issues in Medical Debt Collection The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report highlighting the challenges American families face when debt collectors pursue...

NCUA Comment Period Open on Simplification of Share Insurance Rules Proposed Rule

NASCUS Regulatory Summaries Recently Published *NEW* NCUA Rules 745: Simplification of Share Insurance Rules The comment period on a proposed rule that would simplify the NCUA’s share insurance regulations by establishing...

Staying on Top of FinCEN Updates

NASCUS Regulatory Summaries Recently Published *NEW* Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN): Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comment—Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing FinCEN Finalizes Rule on...

Nov. 10: CFPB Updates This Week

CFPB Orders Citi to Pay $25.9 Million for Intentional, Illegal Discrimination Against Armenian Americans PUBLISHED NOV 08, 2023 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Citi to pay $25.9 million in...

Marijuana Businesses Sue to Gain Access to Financial Services

Massachusetts businesses say federal law interferes with intrastate commerce. Arguing that the federal law that prevents them from accessing financial services is unconstitutional as long as they do business only...

Nov. 3: CFPB Updates This Week

PUBLISHED NOV 02, 2023 CFPB Issues New Report on State Community Reinvestment Laws The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a new analysis on state Community Reinvestment Act laws, highlighting how...

Chairman Harper Emphasizes Allyship to Achieve DEI Goals

NCUA Publishes Research Note on Social Attributes of Credit Union Mortgages National Credit Union Administration Chairman Todd M. Harper emphasized the power of allyship to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion goals...

CFPB Report Finds Credit Card Companies Charged Consumers Record-High $130 Billion in Interest and Fees in 2022

Consumers with revolving debts on average pay far more in interest and fees than get back in rewards The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released its biennial report to...

Reaching and engaging the Hispanic market: Why “Hablamos Español” may not be enough

For several weeks from mid-September through mid-October, the nation celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month. Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised to see each of the three credit unions I’m a member of...