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The banking system remained strong overall, with robust capital and liquidity and improved asset quality in the second half of 2021, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest supervision and regulation report released today. The Fed said that risk monitoring will continue for potential effects ...Read More

On Thursday, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the OCC issued a much-anticipated joint notice of proposed rulemaking to modernize regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act. The agencies proposed changes to how CRA activities qualify for consideration, where activities are considered and how they ...Read More

Q. Our customer received a phone call from someone telling the customer that the customer’s computer was about to be hacked. The person convinced the customer to allow a remote logon to the customer’s computer to “stop the hacking process.” In this process, the ...Read More

By Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association Since arriving at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last October, Director Rohit Chopra has been busy. Under his leadership, the CFPB has issued nearly 60 press releases as well as multiple reports and blog posts, many critical of ...Read More

In a data snapshot published Tuesday, the CFPB highlighted some of the unique challenges facing rural Americans, including an increased reliance on physical bank branches, given the limited access to high-speed internet and online banking options in many of these communities. The CFPB noted ...Read More

The Alabama Bankers Association joined the American Bankers Association and fifty other state trade associations in challenging the CFPB in an extensive letter on Monday regarding a recent request for information on fees associated with financial products and services offered by banks including overdraft ...Read More

MONTGOMERY, ALA., April 11, 2022 — The Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die last Thursday just before midnight. The last week of the session was eventful and at times dramatic. Legislative leadership expects Gov. Kay Ivey to call them back with a special session to ...Read More