The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released a revised version of its Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices and Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAP/UDAAP) handbook. The updated handbook,...more
President Biden spent nearly 18 months assembling his team of top financial services regulators. Michael Barr’s nomination as the top banking regulator at the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) will fill the last remaining vacancy...more
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On January 19, 2021, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“Bureau”) adopted a final rule that codifies the Interagency Statement Clarifying the Role of Supervisory Guidance, issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the...more
Last Friday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a final rule providing that interest rates established on debt originated by a national bank remain valid even after the debt is transferred to a...more
On April 30, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) opened a 45-day public comment period on a proposed Innovation Pilot Program (the Program). The OCC, like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the...more
Since Donald Trump took office the hot topic has been “deregulation”. However, contradicting this ideal are efforts by financial regulators to incorporate the use of financial technology by financial institutions and fintech...more
The prudential regulators, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more
For two years the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) solicited comments on how it can support responsible innovation in the financial services industry in order to meet the evolving needs of the consumers,...more
On February 3, 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order 13772 (“EO”), stating that “It shall be the policy of my Administration to regulate the United States financial system in a manner consistent with the following...more
On May 23, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a bulletin, titled “Description: Core Lending Principles for Short-Term, Small-Dollar Installment Lending” (the “Bulletin”), outlining the OCC’s...more
For more than two years, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) has studied the regulatory impacts of innovations in financial technology. In March, 2016 it published a white paper regarding innovation in the...more
Acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s decision to transition the Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity (“OFLEO”) out of the Office of Supervision, Enforcement and Fair Lending (“SEFL”) does not eliminate or diminish the...more
Just one hour after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued its Final Rule for Payday, Vehicle Title and Certain High-Cost Installment Loan (CFPB Rule), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more
In response to a recent consent order against a depository institution and several other examinations of major banks, five federal financial regulators have issued an inter-agency guidance ensuring that depository...more