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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fed revises Bank Holding Company Supervision Manual

The Federal Reserve Board recently updated sections of the Bank Holding Company Supervision Manual. (Changes to the manual were last made in November 2021.) The manual provides guidance for conducting inspections of bank...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Federal Regulators Move To Regulate Stablecoins Through Banking Laws Plus New Legislation

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG), together with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), released a much-anticipated Report on...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

A Summary of Bank-Related Provisions of President Biden's July 9th Executive Order Promoting Competition

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On July 9, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed an executive order "on promoting competition in the American economy" (the "Order").  The White House characterized the Order as an effort to reduce the trend of...more

Troutman Pepper

Update: Federal Reserve's Revised Control Framework Now Effective and New FAQs Issued

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New Rule Effective as of September 30 - The Federal Reserve’s revised control framework under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHCA) and Home Owners’ Loan Act (HOLA) issued on January 30, 2020 became effective on September 30...more

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Federal Reserve Proposes Rules To Modernize Regulations That Implement CRA

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In the News. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) proposed rules to modernize the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); the Conference of State Bank Supervisors...more

Jones Day

Volcker Rule Covered Fund Amendments Provide Clarity and Opportunities

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The Situation: The Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: February 2020

Federal Reserve Revises Framework for Determining Control of a Banking Organization The Federal Reserve has adopted a final rule to simplify and clarify its regulations for determining control of a banking organization for...more

Polsinelli

Proposed Changes to the Volcker Rule

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On January 30, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Fed”), the Federal Deposit...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Amendments to Volcker Rule Regulations

On August 20, 2019, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) approved a final rule (the “2019 Final Rule”) to amend the rules implementing Section 13 of the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Federal Reserve Proposes To Clarify Bank Control Rules

Investors that own large stakes in a bank can trigger the Federal Reserve’s oversight if they have “controlling influence” over the bank. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Federal Reserve Proposes New Control Regulations

On April 23, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) released a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) to revise regulations related to the determination of “control” under the Bank Holding...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Agencies Propose Amendment to, and Seek Comment on, Regulations Implementing the Volcker Rule

On May 30, 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) issued a proposal (the “Proposed Rule”) to amend the rules implementing Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the...more

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What the Senate’s Passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Could Mean for Fintech

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On March 14, 2018, the United States Senate passed the most significant piece of regulatory reform legislation for community financial institutions in nearly a decade. The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer...more

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Acting Comptroller Explores the Separation of Banking and Commerce

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On November 8, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith A. Noreika explored how the separation of banking and commerce evolved in the United States and called for a broader discussion of whether the separation continues to...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

OCC Seeks Comment on Volcker Rule to Implement Treasury Recommendations

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is seeking comment to assist in determining how the final rule implementing section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act, which is referred to as the Volcker Rule, could be revised...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Services Report - Spring 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE - In like a lion, out like a lamb—it works for weather; does it work for new administrations? We’ll have to wait and see. We’ll have to wait and see about the length of CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Federal Banking Agencies Issue Recommendations as Part of Their Section 620 Report to Solidify the Safety and Soundness of the...

On September 8, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC,” and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Finalizes Beneficial Ownership Identification Rules

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As part of the U.S. Treasury Department's ongoing efforts to prevent bad actors from using U.S. companies to conceal money laundering, tax evasion, and other illicit financial activities, the Financial Crimes Enforcement...more

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