Do Banks Still Need Holding Companies?
The Federal Reserve has announced that its FedNowSM Service, a new interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments, went live on July 20 with 35 early-adopting banks and credit unions. The...more
Updated Annual Meeting Guidance for Mutual Banks and Mutual Holding Companies - The Massachusetts Division of Banks has issued new guidance to mutual banks and mutual holding companies that have not yet held their 2020...more
Editor's Note - No Rest for the Regulators. While many in the financial services industry used the last few weeks of August to enjoy additional time with family and friends before the back-to-school crunch, federal...more
In November 2016, with the election results confirmed, the banking industry was awash in hopes for a more lenient regulatory posture. To date, the industry has seen no reform. However, on March 14, 2018, the Senate passed and...more
Editor's Note - Marching On. Notwithstanding the industry’s watch of the Senate’s confirmation of new leadership for the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the DOL proposed a delay...more
ECON Votes in Favor of the MIF Regulation - On January 27, the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee ("ECON") released a press release stating that it had voted in favour of the proposed Regulation on multilateral...more
The New York Attorney General filed a complaint this week in a New York federal court against a national bank headquartered in the state and its holding company alleging that the defendants violated the federal Fair Housing...more