CRA Newswire

FDIC: Comment Period Extended for Proposed Changes to Brokered Deposit Regulations

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is extending the comment period on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to strengthen the important prudential protections of the agency’s safety and soundness rule on brokered deposits (12 CFR 337.6) that implements Section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. To provide additional opportunity for the public to prepare comments…

FDIC: Comment Period Extended on Request for Information on Deposits

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is extending until December 6, 2024, the comment period on the agency’s Request for Information (RFI) on deposit data that is not currently reported in the Call Report or other regulatory reports, including for uninsured deposits.  The FDIC issued the RFI to seek information on the characteristics that affect…

OCC: Research Solicited on Artificial Intelligence in Banking & Finance

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is soliciting academic research papers on the use of artificial intelligence in banking and finance for submission by December 15, 2024. The OCC will invite authors of selected papers to present to OCC staff and invited academic and government researchers at OCC Headquarters in Washington, D.C.,…

CFPB: Action Taken Against Wrongful Auto Repossessions and Loan Servicing Breakdowns

Consumers given inaccurate loan disclosures and charged for add-on products without consent Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a new edition of Supervisory Highlights describing the agency’s supervisory findings related to illegal practices in auto finance, including lenders repossessing consumers’ cars after the borrower made timely payments or received loan extensions. Other illegal conduct detailed…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the San Carlos Apache Tribe

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the San Carlos Apache Tribe to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Watch Fire from July 10-17, 2024. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home…

FEMA: Webpage Launched to Respond to Rumors and Confirm Facts Related to Hurricane Helene Response and Recovery

After a disaster, rumors and misunderstandings can spread rapidly through traditional and social media and via word of mouth by friends, neighbors and colleagues. False or misleading information can harm survivors by causing confusion and preventing people from getting the help they need.   FEMA has always used a rumor response page during disasters to get…

SBA: $9 Million in Grants Awarded to 49 Organizations Across America to Help Underserved Communities Access Development Funding and Innovative Research

Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, announced that the SBA has issued 49 grants up to $200,000 each to organizations supporting startups through specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. “FAST…

Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds for Applicability of Truth in Lending and Consumer Leasing Rules for Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Reserve Board today announced the dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2025 are subject to certain protections under Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing). By law, the agencies are required to adjust the thresholds annually based…

Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds for Smaller Loan Exemption from Appraisal Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced that the 2025 threshold for higher-priced mortgage loans that are subject to special appraisal requirements will increase from $32,400 to $33,500. The threshold amount will be effective January 1, 2025, and is based on the…