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OCC Rates 2 Banks ‘Outstanding,’ 9 ‘Satisfactory’ in CRA Compliance
Bank Regulation // September 02, 2025

Two banks were rated “outstanding” and nine were rated “satisfactory” in the latest list of banks examined for Community Reinvestment Act compliance by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

CFPB Payday Lending Rules 2.0 — What’s Next
CFPB // February 07, 2019

The next chapter in the ongoing saga that is payday loan regulation officially began yesterday (Feb. 6), with the announcement that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will overhaul a series of 2017 payday loan regulations, set to go into effect in August 2019. The...

Changes On Deck For The CFPB’s Payday Lending Rule
Alternative Finances // January 22, 2019

Could it be that the CFPB, under new Executive Director Kathy Kraninger, will be moving directly to eliminate the more controversial provisions of its payday lending rule? According to sources cited by American Banker, the CFPB will remove the controversial underwriting rules that would have forced lenders to...

Sub-Prime Lending’s Late-Year Bounce
Alternative Finances // November 20, 2018

According to the latest Q3 2018 TransUnion’s Industry Insights Report the back half of 2018 has been a good year for sub-prime borrowers looking for access to credit. In the year between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018, sub-prime consumer loan originations grew 28 percent between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018 across the...

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OCC Rule Shift Raises Leveraged Lending Risk for Banks and Nonbanks

December 09, 2025
Nonbanks expanded sharply in corporate credit during the past decade, and this growth coincided with a market in which leverage steadily moved higher. Private credit funds and finance companies have became central players as banks faced new rules on leverage. New regulatory changes now set the stage for another shift. Get the Full Story Complete […]

CFPB Payday Lending Rules 2.0 — What’s Next

February 07, 2019
The next chapter in the ongoing saga that is payday loan regulation officially began yesterday (Feb. 6), with the announcement that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will overhaul a...

Quick Reads
OCC Rates 2 Banks ‘Outstanding,’ 9 ‘Satisfactory’ in CRA Compliance

September 02, 2025
Two banks were rated “outstanding” and nine were rated “satisfactory” in the latest list of banks examined for Community Reinvestment Act compliance by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins […]

China Is Picking Up Oversight Of Banking

January 15, 2018
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) announced this past weekend that it is focusing on boosting oversight of banking and interbank activities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Unpaid Student Loans Cost Workers Jobs, Drivers’ Licenses

November 20, 2017
Student loans have an unexpected consequence if they go unpaid: Borrowers who default on their payments can lose their state-issued professional licenses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...