One of the most fundamental activities of an insured depository institution (IDI) is taking and safekeeping customer deposits. However, a recent proposed rulemaking by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) poses...more
On February 15, 2024, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to Zelle seeking clarification of its reimbursement policy for victims of imposter scams and urging Zelle to...more
The American Bankers Association (ABA) has issued a new white paper, “Effective Agency Guidance: Examining Bank Regulators’ Guidance Practices,” that is intended to help agencies issue guidance that complies with legal...more
The proposed rule, if adopted, would apply to mortgage originators and issuers of mortgage-backed securitizations that rely on automated valuation models (“AVMs”) to determine the value of real estate collateral. The...more
On August 18, the American Financial Services Association, Consumer Bankers Association, CRE Finance Council, Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Federally-Insured...more
In a letter sent earlier this month, the Bank Policy Institute, the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America (the “trade groups”) have asked the FDIC for more time to comment on the...more
US Senators Ask SoFi About Its Banking Law Compliance = “Four U.S. senators have signed a letter to SoFi Technologies CEO Anthony Noto expressing concerns about the online personal finance company and online bank’s digital...more
The results are in after the closing of a public comment period related to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s review of its bank merger policies. The request for information (RFI) included questions related to the agency’s...more
The results are in after the closing of a public comment period related to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s review of its bank merger policies. The request for information (RFI) included questions related to the...more
On October 20, 2020, the FDIC issued an interim final rule (the “Interim Final Rule”) to provide banks temporary relief from the Part 363 audit and reporting requirements. Due to participation in various government stimulus...more
On October 20, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Consumer...more
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has come out strongly against an Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposal to grant national bank charters to financial technology (fintech)...more
The Volcker Rule Under the Trump Administration - The so-called Volcker Rule—named after Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board—was part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...more
The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued an interpretive rule to assist the industry in complying with its July 2015 final rule amending the Military Lending Act’s implementing regulation. The much-anticipated guidance was...more
Why it matters - What is the proper scope of the definition of a "brokered deposit"? Certain industry groups wrote a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) expressing concern about the broadened definition...more
The American Bankers Association has sent a letter to the DOJ, Fed, OCC, FDIC, HUD and CFPB requesting confirmation “in interagency guidance, updated exam procedures, and where appropriate amended regulations that the...more
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more
On June 16, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a proposal to amend 12 CFR part 327 to refine the deposit insurance assessment system for small banks that have been federally insured for at least five...more
On December 10, 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Securities Exchange...more