Two organizations representing lenders have expressed reservations about a new rule proposed Wednesday (Sept. 1) by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The rule, if finalized, would require lenders to disclose information about their lending to small businesses. Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued a statement saying...
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has a problem with its forgiveness program, according to the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), which wrote to the House Small Business Committee for its hearing on SBA pandemic response programs. A lot of funds have gone out, CUNA affirms,...
Credit unions (CUs) are facing an ever-shifting financial services landscape. Advanced technology is increasingly raising the stakes of how CUs should operate, with members coming to expect the instant payments and slick mobile interfaces that large banks and FinTechs have made standard. CUs are facing...
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) has delayed the Aug. 19, 2019 compliance date for the mandatory underwriting provisions for its short-term, small-dollar (payday) rule, according to various reports. Compliance is being delayed 15 months, to Nov. 19, 2020. The CFPB is also correcting...
September 23, 2019
Credit unions (CUs) are facing an ever-shifting financial services landscape. Advanced technology is increasingly raising the stakes of how CUs should operate, with members coming to expect the instant payments and slick mobile interfaces that large banks and FinTechs have made standard. CUs are facing pressure on the regulatory side as well, with banking advocacy […]
November 02, 2023
Two national credit union associations are merging to create a new advocacy group. Members of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) have voted to join forces to become America’s Credit Unions, the groups said in a news release provided to PYMNTS Thursday (Nov. 2). “This merger is a historic opportunity […]
June 07, 2019
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) has delayed the Aug. 19, 2019 compliance date for the mandatory underwriting provisions for its short-term, small-dollar (payday) rule, according to various reports....
April 25, 2019
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Thursday (April 25) that it has issued a request for information on its remittance rule, which had faced calls by the Credit Union...
