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4 recommendations made to improve NCUA IT investment
(Oct. 8, 2021) Four recommendations to improve NCUA’s information technology investment management program are laid out in a report from the agency’s office of inspector general (OIG), made public this...
NASCUS, state groups discuss emerging issues
(Oct. 8, 2021) NASCUS gathered with state credit union association issues and policy professionals this week in Chicago to discuss emerging issues affecting state regulators and credit unions across the...
Full slate of education events ahead
(Oct. 8, 2021) Check that your calendars are clear for your participation in several NASCUS educational events coming up in November and December for credit union examiners and practitioners. Here’s...
BRIEFLY: LIBOR is over – so is ‘magical thinking,’ Fed supervisor tells group; Have a great holiday weekend!
(Oct. 8, 2021) LIBOR is coming to an end – for the most part, at the end of this year – and it’s time to stop “magical thinking” that it...
A five-member NCUA Board? Maybe; Harper outlines up, downsides in hearing
(Oct. 1, 2021) While not outright supporting the idea of an expanded NCUA Board membership, the chairman of the current board noted that there are some upsides to the idea...
3rd party exam authority, climate change addressed
(Oct. 1, 2021) Other key moments of the Harper nomination hearing included: Harper again endorsed third-party vendor exam authority for NCUA (which would require a statutory change). “Bank regulators have...
Ito: Expanded board needs state experience
(Oct. 1, 2021) Noting Harper’s comments about changes to the NCUA Board, NASCUS President and CEO said mandating that at least one board member have state credit union regulatory experience...
Expiring homeowner protections outlined in letter
(Oct. 1, 2021) “Critical information” for compliance with expiring pandemic-era protection programs for homeowners are addressed in a letter to credit unions from NCUA this week. The letter (LTCU 21-CU-09),...
CUs on notice: start submitting card data to CFPB
(Oct. 1, 2021) Credit unions may begin submitting data on credit card agreements with their members, and applying data submission requirements, to the CFPB’s website for collecting credit card information,...
Take a breather: More time to comment on digital assets
(Oct. 1, 2021) More time – 30 days – is allowed for comments on NCUA’s request for information (RFI) about the impact of activities connected to digital assets and related...
Inaugural ‘CURE’ event covers key issues
(Oct. 1, 2021) Payments systems, digital currencies, transition by large credit unions to specialized oversight by NCUA, the evolution of mortgage servicing in the wake of the Great Recession, and...
BRIEFLY: Chopra confirmed as CFPB director; Ito on diversity panel
(Oct. 1, 2021) Rohit Chopra is now the permanent director of the CFPB, with a five-year term, thanks to a 50-48 vote by the Senate on Thursday. He took a...