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February

9
2024
Industry News

Yellen sees more commercial real estate stress, losses, but no systemic banking risk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that she expects additional bank stress and financial losses from weakness in the commercial real estate market but believes this will not pose a systemic risk to the banking system.

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February

9
2024
Compliance

Credit unions should expect increased supervision from NCUA on overdraft/NSF fees, vendor risk, and fair lending

On February 6, 2024, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman Todd M. Harper spoke at a Brookings Institution event to outline his regulatory agenda and supervisory priorities for 2024. His prepared remarks addressed the 90th Anniversary of the Federal Credit Union Act, credit union performance in third quarter of 2023, risks posed by third party service providers, liquidity management, and consumer financial protection.

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February

9
2024
Industry News

Attorney General James Announces Historic Judgment Against Predatory Lender

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a historic court judgment against three merchant cash advance companies, Richmond Capital Group, Ram Capital Funding, and Viceroy Capital Funding (Richmond companies) and their principals, Jonathan Braun, Tzvi Reich, Robert Giardina, and Michelle Gregg, for usury and fraud due to illegally high-interest, short-term loans and undisclosed fees.

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February

9
2024
Industry News

FCC Proposes AI Calls Should be Illegal Under TCPA

Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel wants calls made with voices generated by artificial intelligence to be considered illegal under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, according to a news release (PDF).

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February

9
2024
Trends

As Nationwide Fraud Losses Top $10 Billion in 2023, FTC Steps Up Efforts to Protect the Public

Newly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, marking the first time that fraud losses have reached that benchmark. This marks a 14% increase over reported losses in 2022.

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