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Federal Reserve Board Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Banking-As-A-Service Provider

On June 14, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) released a cease and desist order against an Arkansas-based banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider for compliance and risk management failures. As part of the order, the bank is...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Adopt Climate-Related Financial Risks Guidance

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

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The Federal Reserve Expects The Board Of Directors Of Financial Institutions To Be Effective

On February 26, 2021, the Federal Reserve issued Supervisory Guidance (SG) for the Board of Directors (BOD) of Domestic Bank and Savings and Loan Holding Companies requiring effective BOD oversight.   ...more

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CFPB Grants No-Action Letter for Proposed Small-Dollar Credit Product

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In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more

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Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision Proposes a Deregulatory Approach to Limit the Scope of “Matters Requiring Attention” used in Bank...

A January proposal to give banks compliance slack floated by a high-ranking Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) official has not yet gained the traction its supporters had hoped for. In remarks before the American Bar Association...more

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Federal Reserve Finalizes Rule Updating Controlling Influence Framework

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On January 30, the Federal Reserve released a highly anticipated final rule that substantially updates and clarifies the agency's regulatory framework for determining when an investor exercises a controlling influence over a...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Provide Temporary Relief from Compliance with Regulation O for Investment Advisers to Large Fund...

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Federal Banking Agencies) on December 27, 2019 provided temporary relief from...more

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Key Takeaways for Investors From the Federal Reserve’s Final “Control” Rule

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On January 30, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) issued a final rule (Rule) that revises the Federal Reserve’s regulations related to determinations of whether a first company (an...more

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Federal Reserve Proposes Revisions to its Control Framework: Implications for Asset Managers and Other Bank Investors

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The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) recently issued a proposed rule that would codify and clarify when a company is presumed to have a controlling influence over the management and policies of a second company (Proposed...more

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Bank Corporate Governance—Fed lowers Boom on Wells’ Directors

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On February 2, 2018, the Fed announced that it issued a consent Cease and Desist order with Wells Fargo—the bank holding company. The Fed’s press release noted that Wells is replacing 4 directors within this year (out of 17...more

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Federal Reserve Board Announces Proposed Changes to Bank Board Expectations

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (FRB) on August 3, 2017 issued a notice inviting comment regarding Proposed Guidance on Supervisory Expectations for Boards of Directors (Proposal). The Proposal applies to boards...more

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Regulators Tackle Board Effectiveness and Overdrafts

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Host Jonathan Hightower is joined by Ken Achenbach to discuss this week's proposed guidance from the Federal Reserve on the effectiveness of bank boards. In addition, at the outset of the episode Jonathan and Ken reviewed...more

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Counterpoint: Why Sane People Serve as Bank Directors

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Bank directors have played a crucial role in the turnaround of the banking industry, an accomplishment that deserves recognition in light of the fact that it has been done under tremendous regulatory burden and tepid economic...more

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Nutter Bank Report, August 2017

Federal Reserve Issues Proposed Guidance on Board Duties and Responsibilities - The Federal Reserve has issued proposed supervisory guidance on the duties of boards of directors of institutions supervised by the Federal...more

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Federal Reserve Proposes to Clarify and Reduce Supervisory Expectations on Boards of Directors

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On August 9, 2017, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the "Federal Reserve") published proposed guidance on certain supervisory expectations for Boards of Directors of banks and holding companies. The proposal...more

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Proposed Fed Guidance for Bank Boards of Directors

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Yesterday the Fed published a proposed guidance document for its expectations for board of directors of banks. The release only applies to the boards of banks with over $50 billion in consolidated assets, but the intent of...more

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Feds Propose Enhanced Cyber Standards for Nation’s Largest Banks and Their Boards

Bank regulators are continuing to demand more accountability from corporate leaders when it comes to compliance with cybersecurity safeguards. In an advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued yesterday, federal...more

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Fed to Bank Directors: Pay Attention

Daniel K. Tarullo of the Board Of Governors of the Federal Reserve System delivered a speech on the intersection of corporate governance and prudential regulation. Some of the points he noted were (emphasis added)...more

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Federal Reserve Publishes Guidance on Managing Outsourcing Risk of Service Provider Relationships

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The Federal Reserve recently added to the growing body of regulatory guidance on the topic of financial institution management of service provider outsourcing relationships by issuing its Guidance on Managing Outsourcing Risk...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2013: The U.S. Federal Reserve Board Charts an Independent Course in the...

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) in December 2012 issued a proposed rule under the Dodd-Frank Act (“DFA”) for the enhanced supervision of foreign banking organizations (“FBOs”) and any foreign...more

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