One of the biggest challenges that banks face today is recruiting and retaining qualified employees. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act prohibits banks from employing people convicted of certain criminal offenses.1 Today, the FDIC is proposing rules that implement recently enacted legislation to revise this prohibition by excluding certain offenses, like drug possession.2
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday warned about the dangers of locking in an outlook about the economy, particularly considering the poor recent track record of central banks like the Federal Reserve.
The Utah court of appeals has recently affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff’s suit against a debt buyer based on its alleged failure to register as a collection agency prior to filing collection lawsuits. The court’s decision in Meneses v. Salander Enterprises LLC, not only holds that a violation of the Utah Collection Agency Act (UCAA) is not a deceptive or unconscionable act under state law, but also calls into question whether the UCAA ever even applied to debt buyers.
A House committee last week examined the proposed overtime rule changes from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)—a topic not unfamiliar to Congress, regulators and the industry.
The California Credit Union League transformed from a modest volunteer organization in 1933 with a specific political agenda into a well-established, highly skilled, and professional association over the last 90 years.