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CFPB Takes Action Against American Advisors Group for Deceptively Marketing Reverse Mortgages to Consumers
October 8, 2021 / Source: CFPB
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today filed a complaint and proposed consent order alleging that American Advisors Group (AAG) used inflated and deceptive home estimates to lure consumers into taking out reverse mortgages. The CFPB also alleges that AAG’s deceptive conduct violated a 2016 administrative consent order that addressed AAG’s deceptive advertising…
First Person Charged for Fraudulently Seeking COVID Relief Business Loans Sentenced
October 8, 2021 / Source: FDIC OIG
PROVIDENCE – A Massachusetts man who became the first person in the country charged with fraudulently seeking forgivable pandemic relief small business loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and who faked suicide shortly after his arrest resulting in a nationwide search for him…
Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at the B20 Summit
October 8, 2021 / Source: Treasury
Thank you to our Italian hosts for inviting me to speak today. I appreciate the valuable forum the B20 provides for engagement with global business leaders. As G20 countries prepare for the upcoming Leaders’ Summit and COP-26 meeting, we face a significant moment for the global economy. We are still confronting a shock due to…
Treasury Releases Climate Action Plan
October 7, 2021 / Source: Treasury
The plan lays out efforts to bolster adaptation and increase resilience of Treasury facilities and operations to the impacts of climate change. WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the Treasury Climate Action Plan, which is directed by Section 211 of Executive Order 14008 and Treasury’s efforts to bolster adaptation and increase resilience of…
Building Climate Scenario Analysis on the Foundations of Economic Research
October 7, 2021 / Source: Federal Reserve
Governor Lael Brainard At the 2021 Federal Reserve Stress Testing Research Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (via webcast) I want to thank all of you for joining our research conference and the organizing committee for inviting me to share some thoughts on climate scenario analysis.1 Economic analysis suggests that climate change could…
Treasury Works with Government of Mexico to Sanction CJNG Members Operating Through the Port of Manzanillo
October 6, 2021 / Source: Treasury
Mexico’s Busiest Seaport is a Major Entry Point for Illicit Drugs and Precursor Chemicals WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Mexican nationals Aldrin Miguel Jarquin Jarquin, Jose Jesus Jarquin Jarquin, Cesar Enrique Diaz De Leon Sauceda, and Fernando Zagal Anton pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics…
Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen to CEOs and Business Leaders at the White House on Debt Limit
October 6, 2021 / Source: Treasury
I want to thank business and community leaders for joining us here today. I wish we could be meeting to discuss another topic, like finding solutions to climate change or how to better invest in the future of our economy. But the urgency of the debt limit situation demands immediate attention. I want to be…
FDIC’s Brokered Deposits Webpage
October 5, 2021 / Source: FDIC
The FDIC has updated the FDIC’s Brokered Deposits webpage, available on the Banker Resource Center website. The webpage includes comprehensive information about the changes made to the brokered deposits regulation and the interest rate restrictions that became effective on April 1, 2021. October 5, 2021 Updates This release is an update to the Question and Answer document on the Brokered…
FinCEN Provides FBAR Relief to Victims of Recent Natural Disasters October 5, 2021
October 5, 2021 / Source: FinCEN
FinCEN Provides FBAR Relief to Victims of Recent Natural Disasters FBAR Filing Relief 2021 FINAL 508.pdf Immediate Release October 05, 2021 The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a notice extending the filing date of Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Account (FBARs) for victims of recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Ida, the California…
FDITECH Selects Six Teams in Sprint for Banks to Measure and Test Resiliency
October 4, 2021 / Source: FDIC
Press Release FDITECH Selects Six Teams in Sprint for Banks to Measure and Test Resiliency Monday, October 4, 2021 For Release WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced the selection of six teams to participate in a ‘tech sprint’ designed to explore new technologies and techniques to determine how well community banks, and…
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance October 4, 2021
October 4, 2021 / Source: FDIC
Press Release FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Monday, October 4, 2021 For Release WASHINGTON – 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…
Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for Third Quarter 2021
October 4, 2021 / Source: FDIC
Financial Institution Letter Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for Third Quarter 2021 October 4, 2021 | FIL-68-2021 Summary: The attached materials pertain to the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) for the September 30, 2021, report date. Please plan to complete as early as possible the preparation, editing, and review of your institution’s Call…
Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with UBS AG and UBS AG Stamford Branch
October 1, 2021 / Source: FRB
Press Release October 01, 2021 Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with UBS AG and UBS AG Stamford Branch The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: UBS AG, Zurich, Switzerland and UBS AG Stamford Branch, Stamford, Connecticut Cease and Desist Order, dated May 20, 2015…
FDIC Names Charles Vice to Advisory Committee of State Regulators
October 1, 2021 / Source: FDIC
Press Release FDIC Names Charles Vice to Advisory Committee of State Regulators Advisory panel to meet on October 6th to discuss a range of policy issues Friday, October 1, 2021 For Release WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced that Charles Vice, Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Department of Financial Institutions, is…
OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 14 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations October 1, 2021
October 1, 2021 / Source: OCC
News Release 2021-104 | October 1, 2021 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 14 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations WASHINGTON—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 September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. The list contains only national…
Volunteering to help people make the most of the tax refund. An opportunity to give back
October 1, 2021 / Source: CFPB
Volunteering to help people make the most of the tax refund. An opportunity to give back By Dave Uejio – OCT 01, 2021 As we approach the end of another tax year, I am encouraging my colleagues at the CFPB, and across the Federal government, to seize this once-a-year opportunity to help people in their communities…
New rule ensures mortgage servicers provide options to potentially vulnerable borrowers exiting forbearance
September 30, 2021 / Source: CFPB
New rule ensures mortgage servicers provide options to potentially vulnerable borrowers exiting forbearance SEP 30, 2021 As of September, approximately 1.6 million borrowers are exiting mortgage forbearance programs. As servicers expand their operations to match the surge of forbearance exits, servicers should remember that not all borrowers are similarly situated. Many borrowers may be vulnerable…
Comparing auto loans for borrowers with subprime credit scores
September 30, 2021 / Source: CFPB
Comparing auto loans for borrowers with subprime credit scores By David Low – SEP 30, 2021 Americans owe auto lenders well over a trillion dollars. Consumers with subprime credit scores ─ i.e. scores that are significantly lower than average ─ are especially likely to need loans to purchase vehicles. But they also pay the highest interest…
Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office Releases Annual Report on the Insurance Industry
September 30, 2021 / Source: Treasury
PRESS RELEASES Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office Releases Annual Report on the Insurance Industry September 30, 2021 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) today released its Annual Report on the Insurance Industry. Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), FIO must report annually to the…
The United States and Qatar Take Coordinated Action Against Hizballah Financiers
September 29, 2021 / Source: Treasury
PRESS RELEASES The United States and Qatar Take Coordinated Action Against Hizballah Financiers September 29, 2021 WASHINGTON — Today, the United States, through the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Government of Qatar both designated in coordinated actions a major Hizballah financial network based in the Arabian Peninsula. “Hizballah…
CFPB Report Finds Declines in Credit Card Debt, New Applications and Increases in Digital Engagement in 2020
September 29, 2021 / Source: CFPB
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications Tel: (202) 435-7170 CFPB Report Finds Declines in Credit Card Debt, New Applications and Increases in Digital Engagement in 2020 As Public and Private Relief Ends, Consumer Credit Card Use Trends in 2020 began to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial…
Creating a New Model for the Future of Supervision
September 28, 2021 / Source: FRB
Speech PDF September 28, 2021 Creating a New Model for the Future of Supervision Governor Michelle W. Bowman At the Community Banking in the 21st Century Research and Policy Conference, St. Louis, Missouri (virtual conference) Good afternoon. I'm pleased to be able to join you again virtually for this year's Community Banking in the 21st…
OCC Reports Improvement in Mortgage Performance 2021-103
September 28, 2021 / Source: OCC
News Release 2021-103 | September 28, 2021 OCC Reports Improvement in Mortgage Performance WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system improved during the second quarter of 2021. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, Second Quarter 2021 showed that 95.0 percent of mortgages included in the report were…
Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment For Fraudulently Obtaining $3.5 Millions In COVID Relief Funds
September 27, 2021 / Source: FDIC OIG
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment For Fraudulently Obtaining $3.5 Millions In COVID Relief Funds Law Enforcement Seizes an Additional $1.5 Million in Alleged Fraudulent Funds Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Rudolph Elwood Brooks, Jr., age 45, of Bowie, Maryland, with federal wire fraud…
Two Former Employees at New York Branch Of Major Bank And An Accountant Charged With Cares Act Loan Fraud
September 27, 2021 / Source: FDIC OIG
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 24, 2021 Two Former Employees at New York Branch Of Major Bank And An Accountant Charged With Cares Act Loan Fraud Defendants Conspired with Others to Defraud a Major Bank and the Small Business Administration Out of Millions of Dollars in Federal Loan Funds Earlier today, in federal…