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Venable LLP

The FDIC's Tougher Policy on Mergers - Why It Matters for Banks and Fintechs

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The FDIC proposed revisions last month to its existing policy on how it evaluates merger transactions that require the FDIC's approval under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). ...more

WilmerHale

The Drawbacks Of Banking Regulators' Merger Review Plans

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently announced proposals to update their approaches to evaluating bank mergers and other business combinations under the Bank Merger...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: April 2024

The CFPB has issued a policy statement that provides an analytical framework for identifying what constitutes an abusive act or practice under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). The new guidance published...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OCC extends comment period on proposed rules for the Bank Merger Act

On April 10, the OCC announced a notice published in the Federal Register extending the comment period for the OCC’s proposed rule on bank mergers. The NPRM titled, “Business Combinations under the Bank Merger Act,” was...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - March 2024 - 2

Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more

Vedder Price

Update: OCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Business Combinations

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) recently sought comment on a proposed rule designed to increase the transparency of the standards applicable to the OCC’s review of business combinations (i.e., bank...more

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OCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Business Combinations

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) recently sought comment on a proposed rule designed to increase the transparency of the standards applicable to the OCC’s review of business combinations (i.e., bank...more

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - April 2024

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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FDIC Seeks to Restrict Noncompete Agreements in Bank Mergers

On March 21, 2024, the FDIC unveiled proposed revisions to its Statement of Policy (SOP) on Bank Merger Transactions, which was last amended in 2008. The revisions would increase scrutiny of bank mergers, particularly mergers...more

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FDIC Proposes Increased Scrutiny of Bank Mergers

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Today, a divided Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Board of Directors issued a proposed Statement of Policy (SOP) on bank merger transactions that would create a combined bank with more than $100 billion in...more

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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under the Bank Merger Act to Increase Transparency

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) seeking to “increase the transparency of the standards that apply to the agency’s review of business combinations involving...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

February 2024 Regulatory Round-Up

As February already begins to wind down and all of us are wondering what we might have missed so far this year, here is a round-up of additional regulatory activities in financial services...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - February 2024

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

Jones Day

OCC Proposal and Policy Statement on Bank Mergers Could Freeze the Banking Industry in Place

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The Situation: On January 29, 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") requested comment on a proposed rule updating its bank merger rules and incorporating a policy statement (the "Proposal") on agency...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

To Approve a Bank Merger or Not: That Is the Question!

On January 29, 2024, the OCC issued a proposed policy statement[1] describing the general principles it uses to evaluate applications for approval of transactions under the Bank Merger Act (“BMA”), principally bank mergers,...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

OCC Proposed Policy Statement Sheds Insight into Thinking on Business Combo Review Process

In an effort to increase transparency in the Bank Merger Act (BMA) approval process, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has recently issued a proposed policy statement (the “Policy Statement”) which is...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OCC issues proposed rule for bank merger approvals

On January 29, the OCC announced a proposed rule for bank merger approvals under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). The OCC proposed changes to 12 CFR 5.33 to reflect its view that a business combination is a significant corporate...more

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Proposed OCC Guidance Offer Clarity Around the Bank Merger Approval Process

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On January 29, 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) proposed guidance in the form of a policy statement to provide greater transparency around the factors considered by the agency when approving...more

Troutman Pepper

OCC Proposes Rulemaking Amending Bank Merger Act Procedures to Eliminate Expedited and Streamlined Review and Add Policy Statement...

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On January 29, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its review of business combinations under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). Specifically, the OCC proposed: (i)...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: January 2024

OCC Requests Public Comments on Proposed Bank Merger Policy Statement and Rules The OCC has proposed a new policy to increase the transparency of the standards that the agency applies to review business combinations involving...more

Goodwin

SEC Proposes Rules to Include Certain Significant Market Participants as “Dealers” or “Government Securities Dealers”

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules to include certain significant market participants as “dealers” or “government securities dealers” to essentially eliminate the trader exclusion...more

Burr & Forman

Dodd-Frank News: October 2014: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

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In This Issue: - RECENT CASES .. Mortgage Servicing Rules .. Antiretaliation Provision ..Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation ..CFPB Involvement in Litigation - IN THE...more

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