After more than two decades in obscurity, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) has now emerged as a major factor in the relationship between the U.S. Congress and the regulatory agencies....more
As the general conformance period for banking entities to comply fully with Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act (Volcker Rule) and its implementing regulations (Volcker Regulations) ended on July 21, 2017, two...more
The Comptroller of the Currency, Thomas Curry, announced on December 2, 2016, that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) intends to move forward with issuing limited purpose national bank charters to financial...more
Campaign promises rarely turn into specific actions, but when they do, they are necessarily impacted by the dynamics of the legislative process. History suggests, however, that the policies of candidates can be a predictor of...more
10/12/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FSOC ,
Hillary Clinton ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Liquidity ,
Mergers ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Policy Terms ,
Presidential Elections ,
Receivership ,
SIFIs ,
Too Big to Fail ,
Trump Administration ,
Volcker Rule
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency, and...more
10/29/2014
/ Asset-Backed Securities ,
Compliance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
HUD ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Risk Retention ,
RMBS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Originally published in BNA’s Banking Report, 100 BBR 617 on 04/02/2013.
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In 2012, the federal banking agencies, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (‘‘FDIC’’), Office...more
4/4/2013
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
FinCEN ,
Mortgage Reform ,
OCC ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices