On July 30, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) that would expand the FDIC’s role under the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978 (CBCA). The NPR seeks, in part, to...more
8/29/2024
/ Asset Management ,
Bank Merger Act ,
CBCA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Holding Companies ,
Insured Depository Institutions ,
Interagency Agreement ,
Investment Management ,
NPRM ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On July 25, 2024, the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a joint statement to banks regarding risks...more
8/6/2024
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Bank Deposits ,
Deposit Insurance ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Joint Statements ,
OCC ,
Request For Information ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Relationships
On January 29, 2024, the OCC issued a proposed policy statement[1] describing the general principles it uses to evaluate applications for approval of transactions under the Bank Merger Act (“BMA”), principally bank mergers,...more
On October 24, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (together, the “Agencies”) released their final Principles for Climate-Related...more
On July 27, the three federal banking agencies (the Agencies)[1] jointly proposed changes to the regulatory capital framework applicable to large banks and bank holding companies (the Proposal). The Proposal is the U.S....more
On April 28, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the New York Department of...more
UPDATE (3/20 PM):
Developments Related to Flagstar Bank, SVBB, SVB Financial Group, Credit Suisse, and First Republic Bank-
On March 19, 2023, the FDIC announced that the agency has entered into a purchase and...more
3/22/2023
/ Banks ,
Borrowers ,
Deposit Accounts ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Investors ,
Liquidity ,
Receivership ,
Swiss Banks ,
Systemic Risk Buffer ,
U.S. Treasury
On March 13, 2023, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen invoked the systemic risk exemption after receiving recommendations from the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Federal Reserve Board...more
In the wake of two bank failures last week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) was appointed as receiver for each failed bank (“Receiver”). The Receiver subsequently transferred all deposits (both insured and...more
UPDATE (3/12 PM):
U.S. Treasury Uses Systemic Risk Exception to Protect Depositors of Failed Banks and the Federal Reserve Board Establishes New Emergency Facility.
Following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on...more
3/13/2023
/ Bank Deposits ,
Board of Governors ,
FDIA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Line of Credit ,
Loans ,
Popular ,
Receivership ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Uninsured Deposits ,
Wages
On January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a joint...more
1/13/2023
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Cryptoassets ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
Joint Statements ,
Misleading Impressions ,
OCC ,
Risk Management ,
Stablecoins ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On November 16, 2022, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a report titled “Assessing the Impact of New Entrant Non-bank Firms on Competition in Consumer Finance Markets” (“Treasury Report”), which, among other...more
12/7/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Competition ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Supervision ,
U.S. Treasury