On August 27, 2021, the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC and the OCC (the “Agencies”) jointly released a guide titled “Conducting Due Diligence on Financial Technology Companies—A Guide for Community Banks” (the “Guide”),...more
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 Bank...more
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
On July 22, 2019, five federal agencies (the “Agencies”) published a final rule (the “Final Rule”), which conforms the regulations implementing the Volcker Rule to statutory modifications provided by Sections 203 and 204 of...more
On July 12, 2019, the federal banking agencies released a notice of proposed rulemaking (July NPR) regarding the capital treatment of certain loans that finance land improvements but do not finance the construction of...more
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
On April 8, 2019, the federal banking agencies (the “Agencies”) released two proposals (the “Tailoring Proposals”) which, if adopted, would further tailor the approach to supervision of large foreign banking organizations...more
The Federal Reserve and the FDIC published proposed changes to resolution plan (or “living will”) requirements applicable to U.S. and foreign banking organizations. The regulatory changes are necessary because the 2018...more
On December 18, 2018, five federal agencies (the “Agencies”) released a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) to conform the regulations implementing the Volcker Rule to statutory modifications provided by Sections 203 and 204 of...more
On October 31, 2018, the federal banking agencies released two separate proposals that, if adopted, would create a more consistent tiered approach to large bank supervision – in other words, supervision of banking...more
EDITOR’S NOTE -
So much for the lazy days of summer. It’s been a busy couple of months on both coasts. In a case of déjà vu all over again, a New York federal court found that the CFPB structure is unconstitutional and that...more
9/12/2018
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BSA/AML ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
RMBS ,
TCPA ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Volcker Rule
As reported in a prior Client Alert, financial services reforms enacted into law on May 24, 2018, clarified the treatment of acquisition, development, and construction (ADC) loans characterized as high-volatility commercial...more
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