The two Democratic NCUA board members ousted by President Trump without cause are asking the Supreme Court to consider their challenge of the firings on an expedited basis.
Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka are challenging their firings even though the Federal Credit Union Act, unlike some federal laws governing other financial regulators, does not state that members of the agency board may only be removed for cause.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the agencies) today issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking that would continue their effort to focus supervision on material financial risks. Among other things, the proposal would define the term “unsafe or unsound practice” for purposes of section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and revise the supervisory framework for the issuance of matters requiring attention (MRAs) and other supervisory communications.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to codify the elimination of reputation risk from their supervisory programs. Among other things, the proposed rule would prohibit the agencies from criticizing or taking adverse action against an institution on the basis of reputation risk.
California has enacted new legislation to regulate the development, review, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on September 29, the measure introduces a state-level framework for AI governance intended to ensure transparency, accountability, and safety while supporting continued technological advancement.
On October 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a final rule in the Federal Register, officially extending compliance dates for its 2023 small business lending data collection and reporting rule under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and Regulation B, which implements Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The final rule replaces an interim rule released in June 2025 that pushed back compliance deadlines. This extension was issued by the CFPB in response to ongoing litigation by both industry and consumer advocacy groups, as well as court orders, to create a uniform timeline for financial institutions to comply with data collection and reporting requirements for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses.