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We are very fortunate to have Nick St. John, Director of Federal Compliance at America’s Credit Unions, as our guest speaker in this podcast on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and federal banking regulators regarding the enhancement and modernization of anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”) compliance programs under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”).

According to the latest financial performance data released today by the National Credit Union Administration, total assets in federally insured credit unions rose by $79 billion, or 3.5 percent, over the year ending in the second quarter of 2024 to $2.3 trillion. The delinquency rate at federally insured credit unions was 84 basis points in the second quarter of 2024, up 21 basis points compared with the second quarter of 2023. Net income for federally insured credit unions in the first half of 2024 totaled $15.7 billion at an annual rate, down $1.8 billion, or 10.1 percent, from the first half of 2023.

“The banking industry continued to show resilience in the second quarter.  Net income increased and asset quality metrics remained generally favorable.  However, the banking industry still faces significant downside risks from uncertainty in the economic outlook, market interest rates, and geopolitical events. In addition, weakness in certain loan portfolios, particularly office properties, credit cards, and multifamily loans, continues to warrant monitoring.”

The Federal Trade Commission has provided the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with its annual summary of activities to protect consumers in the debt collection arena. The summary is used by CFPB in its annual report to Congress on the activities of both agencies, which share law enforcement responsibility in this area.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued its annual report on debt collection, which highlights aggressive and illegal practices in the collection of medical debt and rental debt. The report discusses how problems with real estate companies’ “revenue management software” can result in improperly inflated rental debt amounts.