Last week, the state attorneys general of seven states and the District of Columbia filed suit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) challenging the FDIC’s final rule reaffirming the valid-when-made...more
On July 29, 2020, three states – California, Illinois, and New York – filed suit against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, challenging the...more
As expected, the attorneys general of three large states have sued to block the “Madden fix” rule recently adopted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The lawsuit ensures that the uncertainty surrounding...more
Last Wednesday, the attorneys general of Illinois, California, and New York filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the...more
On July 29, 2020, the state attorneys general of California, Illinois, and New York filed suit against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) challenging the OCC’s Final Rule reaffirming the “valid when made”...more
On July 29, 2020, the state attorneys general for California, Illinois, and New York filed a complaint against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) challenging the OCC’s final “valid when made” rule (the “OCC...more
Just two months ago, the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) addressed the “valid when made” doctrine and held that interest rates established on bank-originated loans remain valid even after the loan is transferred...more
Though a legal concept in existence in our nation’s jurisprudence for more than two hundred years, “valid when made” continues to be a heated topic of debate. Such controversy is to be expected given the treatment (or...more
On May 29, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued its final rule affirming the “valid when made” doctrine for national banks and federal savings associations. Adopted as proposed, the final rule...more
Comments on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) proposed “Madden fix” regulation are in. What Happened - There were 61 comments filed by the usual suspects: trade and consumer groups, state agencies,...more