Federal Reserve Considers Merits of Creating a U.S. Dollar Digital Currency The Federal Reserve has published a discussion paper that examines the pros and cons associated with the creation of a U.S. central bank digital...more
The European Supervisory Authorities have launched a call for evidence on the EU's Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products Regulation. The PRIIPs Regulation requires manufacturers of PRIIPs to produce a...more
In This Issue. President Biden signed an executive order addressing climate-related financial risks; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule applicable to national banks and federal savings...more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it will reconsider its controversial June 2020 final rule revising its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rules, and published its Semiannual...more
So let’s dance this last dance. On Jan. 4, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) published a Chief Counsel’s Interpretative Letter (the “Letter”) confirming the authority of national banks’ and federal...more
As part of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) declared effort to keep pace with a mounting demand for faster, cheaper, and more efficient payments, and the widespread adoption of new technologies, the...more
A&B ABstract: On October 27, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a noteworthy final rulemaking that sets forth when a national bank or federal savings association originates a loan and is deemed...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued its long-anticipated final rule on Oct. 27, to establish a “simple, bright-line test” to determine when a national bank or federal savings association has made a...more
The FDIC and OCC have issued new guidance for banks on heightened cybersecurity risks facing the financial services industry because of increased geopolitical tensions and threats of aggression. The guidance published on...more
A Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) is a privately owned and operated company that makes long-term investments in American small businesses and is licensed by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA)....more
On October 10, the OCC published a final rule in the Federal Register that will amend the OCC’s stress testing rule at 12 CFR 46. The final rule implements requirements imposed by section 401 of the Economic Growth,...more
This QuickStudy is intended to supplement our previous QuickStudy, published on June 17, 2019, regarding the election to be treated as a “covered savings association.” On July 1st, the OCC issued Bulletin 2019-31 (the...more
On May 24th the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued its final regulation (“final regulation”) implementing the provisions of the newly created section 5A of the Home Owners’ Loan Act. This new section 5A allows...more
On May 24, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a final rule permitting federal savings associations with total consolidated assets of $20 billion or less to elect to operate as “covered savings...more
OCC Adopts Final Rule to Allow Federal Thrifts to Exercise National Bank Powers The OCC has issued a final rule that will allow federal savings associations with total consolidated assets of $20 billion or less as of...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has proposed a rule that would implement section 206 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), which requires the OCC to issue...more
• The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), which engendered substantial bipartisan support and was recently signed into law by President Donald Trump, amends parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall...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
The US House of Representatives passed five bills focused on regulatory reform for financial institutions. The bills passed by the House include: the Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act (H.R. 2255), which amends the Truth...more
Financial Industry Developments - Class Action Against Lending Club and WebBank Headed to Defeat - On Monday, January 31, 2017, a federal district court in the Southern District of New York granted a motion to...more
On January 3, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC“) finalized a rule that prohibits national banks and federal savings associations from dealing or investing in industrial or commercial metals. An...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (“OCC”), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), Farm Credit Administration (“FCS”), and the Federal...more
On March 14, 2016, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed a number of changes to its rules in order to reduce the regulatory burden for its supervised financial institutions. Such an effort is part of...more
On September 29, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released an update to the Bank Accounting Advisory Series (the “BAAS”). The goal of the BAAS is to promote consistent application of accounting standards among...more