Consumer Protection and Safety and Soundness Perspective of Credit Union Regulation - The Consumer Finance Podcast
On July 17, 2025, Congress passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S Stablecoins Act (“GENIUS Act” or “Act”) – a landmark piece of legislation that received bipartisan support and was signed into law by...more
Curious about how financial institutions, their service providers, and their federal regulators are using and overseeing machine learning and other AI tools? A new GAO report published on May 19th (the “Report”) provides a...more
On May 19, the GAO published a report discussing the use and oversight of AI in financial services. The report highlighted the benefits of AI, such as improved efficiency, reduced costs, and enhanced customer experience,...more
On April 29, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) sent a letter to the Inspector General of the NCUA to request an investigation into the agency’s ability to operate with a single board member. The...more
On April 28, a complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the removal of two Senate-confirmed members of the NCUA Board by President Trump. The plaintiffs allege that their...more
The two Democratic NCUA board members ousted by President Trump have filed suit, arguing that their firings violated federal law....more
On April 18, the NCUA confirmed that President Trump terminated the positions of two NCUA board members, Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, leaving the agency with a single board member: Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman. The NCUA assured...more
The banking regulators have not yet gone out on vacation, as demonstrated by this grab-bag of announcements, speeches, rules and guidance: Acting Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),...more
Mientras que la OFAC es responsable de promulgar, desarrollar y administrar sanciones para el Secretario del Tesoro de EE. UU., las agencias reguladoras bancarias cooperan para asegurar el cumplimiento de las instituciones...more
While OFAC is responsible for promulgating, developing, and administering sanctions for the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, bank regulatory agencies cooperate in ensuring OFAC financial institution compliance. ...more
The National Credit Union Administration has published a final rule in the Federal Register that amend the NCUA’s general lending rule to provide federal credit unions (FCU) with a second option for offering “payday...more
The National Credit Union Administration has published a notice in the Federal Register proposing to amend the NCUA’s general lending rule to provide federal credit unions (FCU) with a second option for offering “payday...more