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November 2025

Fed inspector general reports CFPB cybersecurity is lacking

A recent audit by the Federal Reserve Office of ...

October 2025

Appeals court backs Fed’s decision to deny master account to crypto firm

A federal appeals court has ruled that the ...

Texas Bankers Association and Q6 Cyber announce partnership to help Texas banks stay ahead of fraud and cybercrime

Austin, TX and Miami, FL — October 22, 2025 ...

ABA awards two Texas bankers as Emerging Leader recipients

The American Bankers Association (ABA) awarded ...

September 2025

Fed shares FAQ on penny production

The Federal Reserve has shared an FAQ ...

FDIC publishes 2025 Summary of Deposits Data

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ...

Fed lowers rates by a quarter point

The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee ...

TBA files comments on federal banking agencies’ payments fraud RFI

The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) submitted ...

FDIC removes disparate impact standard from exam manual

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ...

August 2025

OCC cuts assessment rates for semiannual cycle

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ...

Treasury seeks public comment on innovative methods to detect illicit digital assets

The Treasury Department requested public comment, ...

Trump nominates Miran to the Federal Reserve Board

President Trump has nominated Stephen Miran, ...

Trump signs executive order to curb de-banking practices

President Trump has signed an Executive Order to ...

July 2025

FOMC holds rate steady

The Federal Open Market Committee voted Wednesday ...

TBA Foundation commits a $100,000 of additional flood support

The Texas Bankers Foundation—funded by TBA ...

TBA Foundation grants available for bank employees impacted by floods

The Texas Bankers Foundation Board has further ...

Prosperity Bank to acquire American Bank of Corpus Christi

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: PB), parent ...

Huntington, Veritex announce major merger

It was announced that Huntington Bancshares will ...

FDIC issues regulatory relief guidance following Texas flood

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued ...

OCC allows Texas national banks and federal savings associations affected by flooding to close

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ...

Texas Bankers Foundation rallies industry to support flood ravaged communities

(AUSTIN, TEXAS) — The Texas Bankers ...

New Texas law backed by banks targets “jugging” criminals

(AUSTIN) — The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) ...

June 2025

TBA and Secret Service partner to fight crypto ATM scams

Are your elderly customers being targeted by ...

Bankers celebrate new law to combat mail-related financial crimes

The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) is applauding ...

ABA introduces Treasury check verification system

The American Bankers Association (ABA) rolled out ...

Fifth Circuit orders CFPB to respond on TBA lawsuit

In February, a “pause in proceedings” ...

FOMC holds rates steady, again

The Federal Open Market Committee announced that ...

Sen. Scott pushes back on proposal to cut Fed interest for banks

Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-SC) ...

Texas Bankers Association Elects 2025-2026 Board

(AUSTIN) – The Texas Bankers Association ...

Bowman confirmed as Fed vice chair for supervision

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Federal Reserve ...

May 2025

OCC releases CRA evaluation dates for Q3 and Q4

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ...

Labor Department withdraws guidance on crypto in 401(k)

The U.S. Department of Labor released a statement ...

GENIUS Act passes through Senate

The U.S. Senate voted to pass the GENIUS Act, ...

Texas Tech conducts family ownership at community banks survey

The Texas Tech University School of Banking and ...

Most Americans want high schools to offer financial education, poll says

A new consumer poll by the National Endowment for ...

TBA Applauds Passage of Bill to Strengthen Anti-Fraud Center

Financial Crimes Intelligence Center in Tyler is ...

CFPB withdraws numerous guidance documents

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ...

The Federal Reserve holds rates steady

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to ...

OCC seeks input on community bank digitalization

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ...

April 2025

CFPB drops UDAAP guidance appeal

In a major win for Texas banks and their ...

Banking sector remains resilient, Fed reports

In its first Financial Stability Report of 2025, ...

OCC announces restructure of the organization

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ...

Fed chair: Tariffs likely to push inflation higher

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that ...

Federal court vacates CFPB’s credit card late fee rule

A federal court has struck down the Consumer ...

Bowman vows to restore regulatory tailoring in testimony

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman stated ...

FinCEN analysis on fentanyl-related BSA reports released

Financial institutions filed 1,246 Bank Secrecy ...

The Texas Bankers Foundation announce the 2025 50-Year Banker honorees

(AUSTIN) – The Texas Bankers Foundation, the ...

The Texas Bankers Foundation announce the 2025 Cornerstone & LiFE Award winners

(AUSTIN) – The Texas Bankers Foundation, the ...

The Texas Bankers Foundation announce the 2025 Emerging Leader honorees

(AUSTIN) – The Texas Bankers Foundation, the ...

March 2025

Trade Groups Welcome Federal Regulators’ Decision to Rescind 2023 CRA Final Rule

WASHINGTON — The American Bankers Association, ...

OCC stops reputation risk examinations

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ...

Two TBA-backed bills clear the Texas Senate

Two key bills from TBA’s Financial Fraud ...

Bowman nominated by Trump for Fed vice chair for supervision

President Trump nominated Federal Reserve ...

Bankers get “Texas tough” on fraud

Fraud, in its many forms, has become an epidemic. ...

Trump orders to reduce CDFI Fund

President Trump issued an executive order ...

Federal court temporarily halts agency firings

A federal court in Maryland issued a temporary ...

Survey: More than one in three Americans fell victim to fraud in past year

According to the latest Bankrate Financial Fraud ...

Texas banking industry mourns iconic banker Pat Hickman

Pat Hickman, who built a Texas community banking ...

February 2025

Secret Service issues public advisory on ATM skimming

The U.S. Secret Service issued a public advisory ...

Voya Investment Management and TBASCO enter into preferred-vendor agreement

NEW YORK, February 20, 2025 — Voya Investment ...

Texas House Speaker announces Committee Appointments for 89th Session

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has released ...

Texas banker Hooper testifies before Congress on challenges and opportunities

The U.S. House Committee on Small Business, led ...

Dallas Fed presents Texas Economic Outlook 2025

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas presented the ...

Statement on Rodney Hood as acting OCC head

(AUSTIN) – The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) ...

TBA responds to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting CFPB director

The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) responded to ...

Trump removes Chopra as CFPB director

President Donald Trump removed Rohit Chopra as ...

January 2025

TBA CEO gives statement on Sen. Cruz’s Defund the CFPB Act

“TBA applauds Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) for ...

Scott Bessent takes office as the 79th Secretary of the Department of Treasury

Scott Bessent was sworn in as the 79th Secretary ...

Texas DOB issues warning of cybersecurity threats

The Texas Department of Banking has released a ...

Supreme Court prevents enforcement of CTA

The U.S. Supreme Court granted a nationwide ...

FDIC’s acting chairman Hill releases agency priorities

Acting FDIC chairman Travis Hill released his ...

Trump appoints acting FDIC Chairman

President Trump appointed Travis Hill, previously ...

Sen. Scott outlines Banking Committee agenda

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott ...

TBA, ABA, and state bankers associations urge Trump to halt regulatory actions

The Texas Bankers Association, American Bankers ...

Texas Bankers Hall of Fame unveils 2025 inductees

The Texas Bankers Hall of Fame has announced its ...

Fed’s Barr announces resignation as vice chair of supervision

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision ...

Senate Banking Committee for 119th Congress announced

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has been named the first ...

December 2024

FOMC cuts rates once again before 2025

The Federal Open Market Committee cut the federal ...

Wolters Kluwer survey finds regulatory change major banking concern

The 2024 Indicator Risk Survey of U.S. banks, ...

Federal cybersecurity office shares tips for holiday season

The Office of Cybersecurity and Critical ...

Texas banking trades praise incoming financial services chairman

(AUSTIN) – The Texas banking community ...

Fed expands fraud detection program to commercial checks

Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) ...

Texas court rejects CFPB’s request to lift preliminary injunction on credit card late fee

A federal court in Texas rejected the Consumer ...

Federal court in Texas halts beneficial ownership reporting rule

A federal judge in Texas has issued a preliminary ...

FDIC releases CRA exam dates for Q1 and Q2, 2025

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ...

November 2024

PSA: Commissioner Cooper and Chris Furlow offer holiday cybersecurity warning

Texas Banking Commissioner Charles G. Cooper and ...

Survey reveals record number of bank customers prefer mobile apps

According to a national survey conducted by ...

Bank regulators say no major rulemakings until next year

During an oversight hearing, the Federal Reserve, ...

Banking and credit union associations call Congress to reject credit card mandates

In a joint letter to Congress, the American ...

Fed’s latest report says banking system sound

In the Federal Reserve’s most recent ...

Update to Treasury Check Verification System

The Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal ...

FOMC lowers interest rates by 25 basis points

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ...

Older adults total up to $61.5 billion in fraud loss, per FTC

According to the Federal Trade Commission’s ...

Texas legislators cosponsor farmer assistance bill

There are 17 Texans in the U.S. House of ...

October 2024

Former TBA chairman appointed to ABA board

David W. Osborn, the Texas Bankers ...

ABA poll reveals major bank policy issues

A new poll conducted by the Morning Consult on ...

TBA, ABA presses FCC on illegal text messages

The Texas Bankers Association, the American ...

CFPB issues final rule on personal financial data rights

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a ...

Texas banker Raul Valles honored with ABA Foundation Distinguished Service Award

The American Bankers Association Foundation named ...

OCC issues final rule on recovery requirements for large banks

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ...

FCIC issues bulletin on merchant processing app crimes

The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center is ...

TBA Foundation donates to aid Southeast natural disaster victims

In addition to support provided to the Red Cross ...

Texas bank leaders testify at financial crimes hearing

The Senate Criminal Justice Committee heard ...

Federal agencies advise public of hurricane scams

The Federal Trade Commission, along with the ...

TBA’s Rich Perez speaks on panel about cybersecurity risks

The Texas Bankers Association’s VP of ...

September 2024

Treasury’s Yellen delivers speech on state of U.S. financial system

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen delivered a ...

FinCEN takes action against Russian crypto exchange

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued ...

Fed’s Bowman shares why she voted against rate cut

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said she ...

CFPB proposes amendment on remittances

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ...

FOMC cuts rates by half a point

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to lower ...

Important security advisory on jackpotting

The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center ...

Banking agencies extend public comment period on bank-fintech

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance ...

Crypto fraud losses increased 45%, per FBI

A 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report by the Federal ...

Banking regulators to host bank-fintech webinar

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, ...

CDFI Fund adds revisions to guidance

The Community Development Financial Institutions ...

President Biden appoints new members to CDFI Fund Board

President Joe Biden announced the newly appointed ...

TikTok trend with a big bank turns out fraudulent

A new TikTok trend has emerged where users ...

August 2024

Texas Department of Banking gives notice on FFIEC

In an industry notice released today, the Texas ...

TBA co-endorses ServisFirst Bank credit card program

ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst ...

Federal court rules in favor of CFPB, TBA to appeal

A federal court in the Southern District of Texas ...

CFPB releases instructions for nonbank registry

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released ...

FOMC minutes hint rate cuts

According to the Federal Open Market Committee ...

Fed’s Bowman highlights important role of community banks

In a speech to the Alaska Bankers Association, ...

Gov. Abbott reappoints banker to Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Sonja Clark ...

Bank and credit union groups challenge Illinois law restricting interchange fees

The American Bankers Association (ABA), along ...

FOMC releases meeting schedule for 2025

The Federal Open Market Committee released its ...

SWGSB at SMU and TBA partner on new Commercial Lending School

To help prepare bankers for current and future ...

TBA and TMBA challenge CFPB on junk fees

The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) and Texas ...

Fed votes to maintain rate, again

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market ...

July 2024

FDIC approves proposed rule under Change in Bank Control Act

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Board ...

A Texas federal court grants stay on fiduciary rule

A U.S. District Court in Texas granted a stay on ...

Bank regulators seek comment on regulatory burden

Federal banking agencies announced they are ...

CFPB enforces whistleblower protections

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released ...

Banking agencies propose rule to align Bank Secrecy Act

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, ...

Fed Gov. Bowman on liquidity, supervision and regulatory reform

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman spoke at ...

Dallas Fed President discusses increasing limits on business accounts

Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan has been on a ...

Regulators release 2024 list of distressed or underserved geographies

Federal bank regulators released the 2024 list of ...

Foundation supports American Red Cross relief efforts in Gulf Coast

On behalf of TBA members in Houston, the Texas ...

Foundation Chair Hazel Davis testifies to Congress

The U.S. House Committee on Small Business, ...

Texas Bankers Foundation to provide disaster support for hurricane relief

The Texas Bankers Foundation plans to provide ...

Victor Pierson named “most admired CEO” by HBJ

Moody National Bank Chairman, President and CEO ...

Federal court in Texas halts FTC action on non-competes

A Federal Trade Commission rule that would ban ...

SCOTUS extends time period for regulation challenges

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a ...

June 2024

Statement by TBA President and CEO on SCOTUS ruling: Chevron Doctrine

The Texas Bankers Association President and CEO ...

TBA and ABA launch voter education ads in South Texas

The Texas Bankers Association and the American ...

CFPB extends compliance deadline for small business lending rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

FinCEN issues advisory on fentanyl crisis

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued ...

FDIC issues final rule, resolution plans required for large banks

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Board ...

Biden nominates Christy Goldsmith Romero to lead FDIC

President Joe Biden nominated Christy Goldsmith ...

Fed votes to hold rates, despite pressure

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to hold ...

CFPB proposes removal of medical debt from credit

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed ...

Texas Department of Banking releases 2025-2029 strategic plan

The Texas Department of Banking released its ...

Treasury Department requests public comment on AI in financial services

The Treasury Department is requesting public ...

CFPB requires nonbanks to register per consumer protection

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

ATM jackpotting on rise

The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center ...

May 2024

Texas Bankers Association Elects 2024-2025 Board

(AUSTIN) – The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) ...

Gov. Abbott declares Hurricane Preparedness Week

Governor Greg Abbott declared this week, May ...

TBA Foundation responds to Central Texas storms

On behalf of banks in Central Texas, the Texas ...

FDIC Chairman announces plan to resign

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ...

Sec. 1071 compliance date adjustments announced

When TBA and McAllen-based Rio Bank sued the CFPB ...

Gov. Abbott appoints former TBA Chairman David Osborn to Finance Commission of Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed TBA’s ...

TBA CEO statement on Supreme Court decision on CFPB funding

(AUSTIN) – Texas Bankers Association President ...

U.S. Supreme Court upholds CFPB funding structure

The U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in ...

Texas DOB issues consumer alert on fake banks

The Texas Department of Banking issued a consumer ...

Fed Gov. Bowman on Financial Stability Risks at TBA Annual Convention

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman ...

Federal Agencies Release Third-Party Risk Management System

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance ...

FOMC votes to hold rates

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to hold ...

April 2024

Republic First Bank closed by state department

Republic First Bank (Republic Bank) was shut down ...

FDIC names Texas banker to MDI Subcommittee

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ...

March 2024

Preliminary injunction granted in CRA lawsuit

he U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in the ...

September 2023

U.S. District Court Grants Injunction on CFPB Section 1071 Final Rule

(AUSTIN, TEXAS) – The Texas Bankers ...