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In the previous articles of this 4-part series, I identified and explained three types of fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule and I presented 5 suggestions to improve the effectiveness of the legacy CRA rule. In this article I...more
In the first 3 articles in this series (1, 2, 3), we identified fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule. In Parts 4a – 4c we propose the regulators consider potential improvements to the rule when they publish the Notice of Proposed...more
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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its 2024 Reports on the annual market and credit risk benchmarking exercises. Both reports are mandated by Article 78 of the Capital Requirements Directive to assist...more
The Single Resolution Board (SRB) has published a press release confirming it had launched a public consultation on its expectations on valuation capabilities (dated 1 April). The consultation forms part of the Single...more
On April 8, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) officially notified Congress of a significant information security incident involving its email system. This notification, mandated by the Federal Information...more
On April 3, 2025, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued reminders about upcoming implementation and reporting deadlines related to its cybersecurity regulations. Upcoming deadlines require...more
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is further postponing the compliance date requirements to display the FDIC official digital sign on an insured depository institution’s (IDI) digital channels, as well as on...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a report on the implementation of the first phase of the short/medium term objectives in their interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) heatmap. In the report, the EBA...more
In December 2024, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Board”) announced that they will be seeking public comment on “significant changes to improve the transparency of its bank stress tests and to reduce the volatility of...more
On January 16, the FDIC received a letter from Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Fetterman (D-PA) urging the finalization of a proposed rule to strengthen recordkeeping for custodial accounts. As previously covered by...more
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The FDIC has issued a proposed rule that would apply to practically all bank-fintech arrangements that use custodial deposit accounts to provide customers with transactional features (also called "FBO" accounts for short)....more
On July 3, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) as part of a broader initiative to “strengthen, modernize, and improve” financial institutions’ anti-money...more
The FDIC recently finalized its resolution planning rule for large banks, which becomes effective October 1, 2024. Resolution plans, or "living wills," are plans to wind down operations in the event of bank failures. The...more
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