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DLA Piper

Bank Regulatory News and Trends - May 2025

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This regular publication from DLA Piper focuses on helping banking and financial services clients navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape....more

K&L Gates LLP

Federal Banking Regulators Adopt a Permissive Stance on Cryptocurrency

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The federal banking regulators have each recently adopted a more permissive approach to the regulation of cryptocurrency activities within the banking sector. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: April 2025

The Federal Reserve has announced multiple decisions to rescind existing requirements for crypto-asset activities. The April 24 announcement included the rescission of a 2022 supervisory letter that required state member...more

Jones Day

OCC Eases Some Restrictions on Bank Digital Asset Activities

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In recent years, U.S. federal bank regulators significantly limited banks' authority to engage in crypto-asset activities, including participating in public blockchains, owning digital assets as principal, and even providing...more

Fenwick & West LLP

OCC Reaffirms Bank Authority to Engage in Cryptocurrency Activities

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On March 7, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published Interpretive Letter 1183, which is expected to clarify and streamline national banks’ ability to engage in cryptocurrency activities....more

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Fiat Ramps Unlocked: Practical Tips For Banks And Crypto Firms

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Ask any centralized cryptocurrency firm to name one of their biggest priorities or challenges—and then count the number of times they mention bank partnerships. For crypto firms, the loss of, or failure to acquire, a bank...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Will Resiliency Carry the Digital Asset Sector Through 2024?

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In 2023, the digital asset industry demonstrated remarkable resilience amidst significant challenges, including the dissolution of several digital asset financial services companies, numerous bank failures, and a $4.7 billion...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Reserve Board issues letters on program to supervise novel banking activities

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Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) released two supervision and regulation letters regarding the agency’s program to supervise “novel” banking activities....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Focus on Fintech – Q2 2023

In this most recent issue, we discuss a number of federal banking agency updates, including the long-awaited Final Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s report on the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - August 2023 # 3

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To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Bank-Fintech Partnerships Update: Banking Agencies Finalize Key Risk Management Guidance

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On June 6, 2023, federal banking agencies issued final Interagency Guidelines on Third-Party Relationships detailing their expectations for banks in establishing risk management practices with third-parties—including...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bank/Fin-Tech Agreements: Re-Assessment Required Given New Regulatory Guidance on Third-Party Servicing Agreements

On June 6, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (collectively, the Banking Agencies)...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Crypto Asset Related Activities Assessed By The FDIC

On 4/5/23, the FDIC released its 2023 Spring Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights. The purpose of the Supervisory highlights is to provide an overview of consumer compliance issues identified through the FDIC’s...more

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Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Liquidity Risks Resulting from Crypto-Asset Market Vulnerabilities

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Regulatory Developments - Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Liquidity Risks Resulting from Crypto-Asset Market Vulnerabilities - On February 23, the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC (the Agencies) issued a “Joint...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Agencies warn banks of crypto-asset liquidity risks

On February 23, the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and OCC released a joint statement addressing bank liquidity risks tied to crypto-assets. The agencies warned that using sources of funding from crypto-asset-related entities...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Federal Regulators Issue Statement Highlighting Liquidity Risks of Crypto-Asset Related Entities

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On February 23, The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the Agencies) issued a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Crypto-related Liquidity Risks

Earlier yesterday, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a “Joint Statement on Liquidity Risks to Banking Organizations...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Demystifying the Banking Regulators’ Recent Crypto Actions: Key Takeaways for Fintech Companies

The last few years had started to see a convergence between crypto and banking, with bitcoin appearing to rapidly grow mainstream. That momentum hit a wall with the spectacular crypto market failures of 2022, including the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Actions by the Fed Show Its Continued Cautious Approach to Cryptoasset Activities by Supervised Institutions

In the past year, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) Biden administration officials, and other U.S. banking regulators have repeatedly voiced growing concerns about certain cryptoasset...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fed Board Denies Crypto Firm’s Bid to Join Federal Reserve System

On January 27, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) announced that it unanimously voted to deny a crypto firm’s application to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. This denial ends the crypto firm’s 27-month effort to...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Risks Associated with Crypto-Assets

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On January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively the Agencies)...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Heightened Scrutiny: Federal Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement Highlighting Key Crypto Risks

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

Latham & Watkins LLP

Banking Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Crypto Risks

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Banking organizations should ensure appropriate risk management, but regulators are skeptical of certain crypto activities as principal. On January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal...more

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Bank Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Safety and Soundness of Crypto Activities

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In Short - The Situation: Since clarifying the legal permissibility of certain crypto activities in 2020 and early 2021, the Federal banking agencies have begun to tighten regulatory scrutiny of such activities, warning...more

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Prudential Regulators Issue New Guidance on Crypto-Assets

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On January 3, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (FRB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a Joint Statement on Crypto-Asset Risks to Banking...more

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