The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today released lists of rural counties and rural or underserved counties to use in 2016 in conjunction with the bureau’s Ability-to-Repay, escrow, HOEPA and appraisal rules. Rural counties were generally defined by using a U.S. Department of Agriculture classification system and underserved counties were defined by data collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the CFPB said.
New survey probes community banks’ plans for digital assets
Double-digit shares of community bankers intend to offer tokenized deposits and stablecoin solutions within the next 12 months, according to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors' 2026 community bank survey released today.








