Examination

Federal and State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Statement on Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions Affected by the Hawaii Wildfires

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Division of Financial Institutions, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, collectively the agencies, recognize the serious impact of the recent Hawaii wildfires on the customers…

FDIC: List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in May 2023. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

ABA & TBA Call on CFPB to Extend 1071 Stay to All FDIC-Insured Banks

In a new letter to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, the Texas Bankers Association (TBA) and American Bankers Association (ABA) called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to extend U.S. District Court Judge Randy Crane’s recent court order pausing the CFPB’s 1071 Final Rule implementation to all FDIC-insured banks. “As you know, we requested relief for every entity subject to…

OCC: CRA Evaluations for 27 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations Released

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of July 1, 2023, through July 31, 2023. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings.  The…

ABA: U.S. District Court Grants Injunction on CFPB Section 1071 Final Rule

Court Order Pauses Final Rule Implementation for Texas Bankers Association and American Bankers Association Members The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) and co-plaintiffs, Rio Bank of McAllen, Texas, and the American Bankers Association (ABA), have been successful in their motion to halt implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Section 1071 Final Rule. In an order…

CFPB: Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines at Nonbanks

Supervisory Highlights report also details new examinations on nonbanks Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Supervisory Highlights report which found unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices across many consumer financial products. For example, auto lenders have originated loan balances above the real value of the car being purchased and engaged in…

FDIC: List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in April 2023. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

OCC: CRA Evaluations Released for 19 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of June 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The…

FFIEC: Availability of 2022 Data on Mortgage Lending Announced

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on 2022 mortgage lending transactions reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) by 4,460 U.S. financial institutions, including banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data are the most comprehensive publicly available information on mortgage market activity. The…