The FDIC has issued a proposed rule that would apply to practically all bank-fintech arrangements that use custodial deposit accounts to provide customers with transactional features (also called "FBO" accounts for short)....more
On July 30, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Board of Directors approved a final rule that updates the FDIC’s regulations concerning Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C.§ 1829...more
On 15 March 2024, the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) came into effect for authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs), replacing the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR). Unlike the BEAR, application of the...more
At long last, the FDIC has issued its final rule codifying the “valid when made” doctrine. The rule was finalized on June 25, 2020, and clarifies that the interest rate lawfully assessed by an originating depository...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, together with other U.S. government agencies responsible for enforcing anti-money laundering (AML) and economic sanctions regulations, released guidance on August 30, 2016 in the form of a...more
The CFPB has issued a final rule amending Regulation C, its Home Mortgage Disclosure Act regulation. The changes, which, in part, implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s amendments to HMDA, expand the scope of data required to be...more
A new report issued by the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) identifies top safety and soundness risks to national banks and federal savings associations, as well as OCC supervisory priorities for the...more
The CFPB has issued a final rule that extends for five years (until July 21, 2020) the temporary exception in its remittance transfer rule that allows insured depository institutions to estimate fees and exchange rates in...more
On December 10, 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity...more