Comptroller of the Currency

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  Controlling Loan Portfolio Risk Using Credit Migration Models

  By Dennis Child  |  May 6, 2013

  This Opinion piece looks at determining the proper amount to set aside for Allowances for Loan and Leases Losses.

• NCB Nabs Southeast Corp’s Stewart to Woo CU Correspondent Clients

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 1, 2013

  National Cooperative Bank executive calls banks' BSA reasons for dumping credit unions "an excuse."

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  Texas Congressman Calls for Quick Launch of Private Flood Insurance

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 25, 2013

  GOP Rep. Randy Neugebauer asks for speedy approval from banking industry regulators, sparking calls for caution from some insurers.

• Banks Close Credit Union Correspondent Accounts

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 24, 2013

  As many as 30 credit unions in West Virginia and Ohio have been scrambling to establish new correspondent vendors after a regional and national bank terminated their accounts over the past few weeks.

• Banks Cite BSA, Money Laundering Risk in Closing Credit Union Correspondent Accounts

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 16, 2013

  Huntington, JPMorgan Chase closed accounts at up to 30 West Virginia, Ohio credit unions, their corporates say.

• Treasury Report Slams Banks for Misuse of TARP Funds

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 11, 2013

  Inspector General says community banks did not sufficiently use bailout money to increase lending to small businesses.

• Big Banks to Pay Out to 4.2 Million Mortgage Servicer Victims

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 9, 2013

  Checks to range from $300 to $125,000 as result of enforcement actions against 13 servicers, including the nation's largest banks.

• OCC's Curry Replaces NCUA's Matz as FFIEC Chair

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 1, 2013

  Comptroller of Currency now heads joint regulatory council for two-year term.

• Payday Lending Vilified Again

  By David Morrison  |  March 27, 2013

  A new report from the Center for Responsible Lending has documented that payday lending at six large banks is continuing, and the reported alleged it is damaging consumers financially.

• Consumer, Urban Coalitions Pushing Regulators Again on Payday Loans

  By David Morrison  |  March 20, 2013

  Letters to chief regulators calls for curbs on payday lending, citing risks to consumers and the institutions themselves.