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US agencies provide advice for combatting elder financial exploitation

Finextra

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and state financial regulators issued a joint statement this (..)

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CUs, Bank Trade Groups Clash Over CFPB Regs

PYMNTS

Credit union (CU) and bank trade groups are locked in another battle, this time arguing about oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Government Accountability Office (GAO) that were “sharply critical of the adequacy of NCUA supervisory procedures, and the competency of NCUA examiners.”

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Regulatory Chessboard Reconfigured: New Leadership Set to Shape Financial Oversight

Innovative Payments Association

As evidence of this, Rodney Hood, the former chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Board (NCUA) , was appointed to be the acting comptroller on Feb. Jonathan McKernan, the CFPB nominee, was nominated to head the CFPB on Feb. But that did not lead to him being nominated for the comptroller position.

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Proposed Bill Would Reform Bank Exam Processes

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

Key Provisions The FAIR Exams Act would amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 in three primary ways: 1. 2] Banking as a Service (BaaS) is a model that enables fintechs and other non-bank businesses to connect with banks’ systems via application programming interfaces (APIs), allowing them to inte

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CFPB Slaps VyStar Credit Union With $1.5million Fine After Failed Rollout ‘Left Customers Stranded’

The Fintech Times

US government agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fined Florida-headquartered VyStar Credit Union $1.5million for failing to protect consumers during its ‘botched’ rollout of a new online banking system. Harper, chairman at NCUA.