Comptroller of the Currency

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  Guest Opinion: Dodd-Frank: Two Years and Counting

  July 22, 2012

  Four years ago, our nation was thrown into the deepest economic morass since the Great Depression. No question, the situation was dire. People lost their jobs and their homes. Banks and companies closed. Government officials scrambled to help bolster our fragile economy.

• Becker Asks Geithner to Regulate the Regulators

  By Heather Anderson  |  July 2, 2012

  NAFCU president asks Treasury secretary to intervene on behalf of credit unions.

• Agencies Release Military Mortgage Servicing Guidance

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 21, 2012

  Four financial regulatory agencies, including the NCUA, issued guidance Thursday concerning mortgage servicing practices for military members.

• FDIC OKs GFA FCU Bid to Buy New Hampshire Thrift

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 15, 2012

  Two of four steps completed in bid for Massachusetts credit union to buy New Hampshire bank.

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  GFA FCU’s Bank Bid Advances on Shareholder Vote

  By David Morrison  |  June 11, 2012

  The 20,000 member, $353 million GFA Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Worcester Mass., moved a bit closer to finalizing a purchase of a stock-owned thrift when a majority of the bank’s shareholders voted to approve the deal.

• Federal Supervisory Agencies Release Memorandum of Understanding

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 4, 2012

  Document clarifies how they, including the NCUA, will coordinate their supervisory activities, consistent with the Dodd-Frank Act.

• Monadnock Deal Breaking New Ground

  By David Morrison  |  June 1, 2012

  Massachusetts credit union's purchase of stock-owned thrift necessitated creation of new application itself from the NCUA, attorney says.

• Progress Cited in Proposed GFA/Monadnock Purchase

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  April 19, 2012

  Lawyers handling the planned takeover of an ailing New Hampshire bank by a Massachusetts credit union expressed optimism Thursday the deal can clear regulatory hurdles.

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  FIS Faulted on Security by Feds

  By David Morrison  |  April 15, 2012

  The NCUA has asked credit unions that process their debit and credit card transactions with FIS to evaluate their relationship with the card processor in light of an information technology supervisory letter the company has received from other federal financial regulators.

• Citing 'Unsatisfactory Risk Management,' NCUA Asks Credit Unions to Evaluate Relationship With FIS

  By David Morrison  |  April 10, 2012

  Agency cites information technology supervisory letter the company has received from the FDIC; FIS processes credit and debit transactions for 5,400 credit unions.