President Biden has issued a temporary moratorium on regulations until they can be reviewed by people in his administration. His Executive Order, signed the day of his inauguration, says that, with a few exceptions, until rules are approved by someone designated by him, agencies should not send rules to the Federal Register for publication. Rules that have been published but have not become effective should be delayed for 60 days.
President-elect Biden has chosen Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Chopra helped Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) organize the bureau, so it appears that the agency will be returning to a stricter regulatory stance.
After signing a memorandum of understanding the National Credit Union Administration and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announce that they will do a better job of coordinating the consumer protection supervision of credit unions with more than $10 billion in assets. To independently confirm that, you will have to file a Freedom of Information Request as they are not releasing the memorandum to the public.
The Inspector General of the Small Business Administration warned that during the earlier Paycheck Protection Program lending, businesses on a Treasury Department “Do Not Pay” list were approved for $3.6 billion in loans. It is not clear how much of the money was actually distributed.
The agenda for the January board meeting of the National Credit Union Administration has been released. On the agenda is a rule on Risk-Based Net Worth, an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the simplification of Risk-Based Capital Requirements, a proposed rule on CUSOs, a notice of proposed rulemaking on the CAMELS rating system and the agency’s annual performance plan.
Former National Credit Union Administration board members and credit union lobbyists speculate on the legislative changes that will occur now that the Democrats will control the Senate.
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions and the Credit Union National Association have endorsed the National Credit Union Administration’s proposal to codify a 2018 policy statement making it clear that supervisory guidance does not carry the force of law.
Credit Union National Association President/CEO and longtime Republican Jim Nussle renounced his party affiliation late Wednesday after the invasion of the Capitol building.
Seila Law had challenged the constitutionality of the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and won in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court returned the issue of the legality of the actions against Seila Law back to the appellate court. The CFPB just won that portion of the case in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The coronavirus economic impact payment may cause credit unions regulatory issues, credit union trade groups warned. The increase in credit union balance sheets may trigger new regulatory requirements. The Credit Union National Association wants a rule that will allow credit unions to use an earlier date for asset data.