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SBA Policy Notice: Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Procedural Notice
February 4, 2026 / Source: Small Business Administration
The purpose of this notice is to advise SBA employees, 7(a) Lenders, and Certified DevelopmentCompanies (“CDCs”) that effective March 1, 2026, SBA hereby revises Standard OperatingProcedure (“SOP”) 50 10 8 Lender and Development Company Loan Programs guidance relatedto businesses owned by non-U.S. citizens. Consistent with 13 C.F.R. 120.100 and ExecutiveOrder 14159 “Protecting the American People…
Report to the Secretary of the Treasury from the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee
February 4, 2026 / Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury
February 4, 2026 February 3, 2026 Letter to the Secretary Dear Mr. Secretary, Since the TBAC last met in early November, Treasury yields are little changed. While domestic fixed-income markets were relatively stable, a sharp rise in Japan government bond yields in January rippled through global fixed-income markets. Equity prices continued to advance over…
Quarterly Refunding Statement of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Finance Brian Smith
February 4, 2026 / Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury
February 4, 2026 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury is offering $125 billion of Treasury securities to refund approximately $90.2 billion of privately-held Treasury notes and bonds maturing on February 15, 2026. This issuance will raise new cash from private investors of approximately $34.8 billion. The securities are: The 3-year note will be…
Brooklyn Banker Pleads Guilty to Laundering Proceeds of Medicare Fraud for Transnational Criminal Organization
February 3, 2026 / Source: US Department of Justice
A New York man pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to launder more than $8 million in health care fraud proceeds on behalf of a transnational criminal organization (TCO). This marks the first time the Health Care Fraud Unit has charged and convicted a former bank employee for conspiring to launder health care fraud…
OCC Releases CRA Performance Evaluations for 29 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations
February 2, 2026 / Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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 January 1, 2026, through January 31, 2026. Under the CRA, the OCC assesses an institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including low- and…
Treasury Announces Marketable Borrowing Estimates
February 2, 2026 / Source: US Department of the Treasury
February 2, 2026 Sources and Uses Tables WASHINGTON –– The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of privately-held net marketable borrowing[1] for the January–March 2026 and April–June 2026 quarters. Additional financing details relating to Treasury’s Quarterly Refunding will be released at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
Former Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes, Laundering $5.5 Million to Colombia
February 2, 2026 / Source: US Department of Justice
A Florida man pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting bribes and facilitating the laundering of more than $5.5 million to Colombia. According to court filings, Leonardo Ayala, 25, of Homestead, Florida, accepted bribes and exploited his position as a bank employee to help launder drug money to Colombia, while employed by TD Bank, N.A. From June…
CFPB Requests Comments on Agency Information Collection Activities
February 1, 2026 / Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) requests the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) extension of an information collection titled “Consumer Response Intake Form. The CFPB published a 60-day Federal Register notice on November 28, 2025 (90 FR 54643) under Docket Number: CFPB-2025-0042….
Treasury Sanctions Iranian Regime Officials for Violent Repression and Corruption
February 1, 2026 / Source: US Department of the Treasury
January 30, 2026 First Designation of IRGC-Linked Digital Asset Exchange WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took additional action against Iranian officials responsible for the regime’s brutal crackdown on its own people. Among the officials sanctioned today is Eskandar Momeni Kalagari —Iran’s Minister of the Interior—who oversees the murderous Law…
Mortgage Rates Remain Lower and Steady
February 1, 2026 / Source: Freddie Mac
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.10%. “Mortgage rates remain near their lowest levels in three years, which is encouraging for potential homebuyers who have waited to enter the market for some time,” said Sam…
Treasury Releases Report on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States
January 29, 2026 / Source: US Department of the Treasury
January 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury delivered its semiannual Report to Congress on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States. In this Report, Treasury reviewed and assessed the policies of major U.S. trading partners, comprising about 78 percent of U.S. foreign trade in goods…
Final Rule: FDIC Official Signs, Advertisement of Membership, False Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status, and Misuse of the FDIC’s Name or Logo
January 29, 2026 / Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is amending its signage requirements for insured depository institutions’ (IDIs) digital deposit-taking channels and automated teller machines (ATMs) and like devices. This final rule is intended to address implementation issues and sources of potential confusion raised following the adoption of signage requirements for these banking channels in 2023. The…
The OCC Overreaches with State Escrow Preemption Proposals
January 29, 2026 / Source: Conference of State Bank Supervisors
Washington, D.C. – The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC’s) proposals to preempt state interest-on-escrow laws exceed its authority, ignore legal precedent, and would benefit national banks at the expense of homeowners, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) said in a joint comment letter today, asking…
Federal Open Market Committee reaffirms its “Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy”
January 28, 2026 / Source: FRB
Press Release January 28, 2026 Federal Open Market Committee reaffirms its “Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy” For release at 2:00 p.m. EST The Federal Open Market Committee, at its annual organization meeting this week, unanimously reaffirmed its “Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy,” often known as the consensus statement, which…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
January 28, 2026 / Source: FRB
Press Release January 28, 2026 Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement For release at 2:00 p.m. EST Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, and the unemployment rate has shown some signs of stabilization. Inflation remains somewhat elevated. The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment…
Chinese National Sentenced to Prison for Role in Crypto Scam Targeting Americans
January 27, 2026 / Source: US Department of Justice
Chinese national Jingliang Su was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for his role in laundering more than $36.9 million from victims in a digital asset investment conspiracy that was carried out from scam centers in Cambodia. The court also ordered Su to pay $26,867,242.44 in restitution. Su pleaded guilty in June 2025 to…
FHFA House Price Index® Up 0.6 Percent in November; Up 1.9 Percent from Last Year
January 27, 2026 / Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency
Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 0.6 percent in November, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 1.9 percent from November 2024 to November 2025. The previously reported 0.4 percent price change in October remained unchanged. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly home price changes ranged…
Investigation into International “ATM Jackpotting” Scheme and Tren de Aragua results in Additional Indictment and 87 Total Charged Defendants
January 26, 2026 / Source: US Department of Justice
A federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska returned an additional indictment charging 31 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” Fifty-six others have already been charged. Many of the defendants…
FTC Hosts Workshop on Noncompete Agreements
January 26, 2026 / Source: Federal Trade Commission
WHAT: The FTC will host a workshop on employee noncompete agreements, which will include public statements from FTC Commissioners, victims of unfair and anticompetitive noncompete agreements, and leading experts in the field. WHEN: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 1:00 pm E.T. WHERE: Due to inclement weather, this event will be held virtually. It will not be…
Treasury Escalates Pressure on Iranian Regime for Killing Peaceful Protestors
January 26, 2026 / Source: US Department of the Treasury
OFAC targets shadow fleet vessels and facilitators supporting Iranian oil exports WASHINGTON—Today, amidst the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on peaceful protestors and its complete shutdown of internet access to conceal its abuses against the Iranian people, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is increasing pressure on the regime’s shadow fleet….
‘Cleaning House’: HUD Orders Immediate Citizenship Verification for All Tenants in HUD-Funded Housing Nationwide
January 25, 2026 / Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
WASHINGTON – Following a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) audit into all tenants across HUD-funded housing nationwide, HUD discovered nearly 200,000 tenants requiring eligibility verification, nearly 25,000 deceased tenants, and nearly 6,000 ineligible non-American tenants. HUD announced that all Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and owners participating in HUD-funded…
Florida Nursing Assistant Convicted in $11.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries
January 22, 2026 / Source: US Department of Justice
A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, convicted a nursing assistant today for his role in an $11.4 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy in which hundreds of Medicare beneficiaries were sent thousands of orthotic braces they did not need. “Defendant Chris Cruz blatantly lied to Medicare in order to steal over $11…
Amendments to FDIC Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations
January 22, 2026 / Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Summary: The FDIC is amending the agency’s Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations (Guidelines). Through these amendments, the FDIC is replacing the current Supervision Appeals Review Committee with an independent, standalone office within the FDIC, known as the Office of Supervisory Appeals (Office). The Office will serve as the final level of review of material supervisory…
FDIC Board Approves Final Rule to Amend Official Signs and Advertising Requirements
January 22, 2026 / Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors today approved a final rule to amend regulations governing the display of the FDIC official digital sign and non-deposit signage. The rule simplifies requirements for banks’ display of the FDIC official digital sign and non-deposit signage on digital deposit-taking channels, such as bank websites and…
Treasury Sanctions One of the Caribbean’s Largest Narcotics Traffickers and His Network
January 22, 2026 / Source: US Department of the Treasury
OFAC Continues to Target Costa Rica-Based Cocaine Trafficking to the United States WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five Costa Rican nationals and five Costa Rica-based entities for their involvement in narcotics trafficking and money laundering. A key global cocaine transshipment point, Costa Rica has become an…