FDIC Board Governance Dispute on Review of Bank Mergers Aired Publicly - CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on December 9 published on the CFPB’s website a blog post captioned “How Should Regulators Review Bank Mergers?” in...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants must provide to investors for the first time in 30...more
The three US federal banking agencies continue to take additional steps to promote the functioning of the financial system in the face of the pandemic. The three US federal banking agencies - the Board of Governors of the...more
Federal Banking Agencies Adopt Simplified Capital Calculation for Community Banks The federal banking agencies have issued a final rule that will simplify capital requirements for community banks by allowing them to adopt...more
Headlines - FDIC Adopts Final Rule Establishing Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework OCC Issues Compliance Guidance on Registered Appraisal Management Companies CFPB Announces New Policies to Promote Innovation...more
On November 21, 2018, the Federal Reserve, Office of Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC jointly published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “NPR”) to provide an alternative capital system for qualifying banking...more
The U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published a joint notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment that would modify the calculation of the...more
The Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry addressed how the US federal banking system has progressed since the Great Recession and the 2008 financial crisis, the strength of US banks today and the need for continued...more
On September 3, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency adopted a final rule modifying the definition of the denominator of the supplementary...more
Federal Agencies Issue Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Final Rule for Largest Banking Organizations and Propose Update to Supplementary Leverage Ratio Rule - On Tuesday, April 8, 2014, the Board of Governors of...more
On April 8, 2014, the FRB, FDIC and OCC (collectively, the “Agencies”) released a final rule (the “Final Rule”) concerning the leverage ratio standards for large, interconnected U.S. banking organizations. The Final Rule...more
On April 8, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, Agencies) adopted a final rule to strengthen the leverage ratio...more
Agencies Apply Increased Leverage Ratio to Large U.S. Banks - On April 8, the Fed, FDIC and OCC adopted the final rule to increase the leverage ratio for the largest U.S. banks. The final rule applies to U.S. bank...more