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OCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Real Estate Lending Escrow Accounts
January 1, 2026 / Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
The OCC is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to codify longstanding powers of national banks and Federal savings associations (collectively, banks) to establish or maintain real estate lending escrow accounts and to exercise flexibility in making business judgment as to the terms and conditions of such accounts, including whether and to what extent to…
Agencies release annual asset-size thresholds under Community Reinvestment Act regulations
January 1, 2026 / Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today announced the 2026 updated Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) “small bank” and “intermediate small bank” asset-size thresholds. The CRA regulations establish the framework and criteria by which the relevant agencies assess a financial institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including…
COPPA: Disney Agrees to $10M Civil Penalty and Injunction for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Laws
January 1, 2026 / Source: US Department of Justice
The Justice Department announced today that a federal court has entered a stipulated order resolving a case against Disney Worldwide Services Inc. and Disney Entertainment Operations LLC, (collectively, Disney). Under the order, Disney will pay $10 million in civil penalties as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy…
Treasury Targets Iran-Venezuela Weapons Trade
January 1, 2026 / Source: US Department of the Treasury
December 30, 2025 Sanctioned Company Linked to Sale of Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Combat Drones to Venezuela WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting 10 individuals and entities based in Venezuela and Iran, including a Venezuelan company that has contributed to Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle…
The Consumer Credit Card Market
January 1, 2026 / Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
This report represents the CFPB’s seventh biennial review of the consumer credit card market as directed by the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009. In this report, we analyze data from several sources to examine many aspects of the consumer credit card market as of the end of 2024. We revisit topics…