The CFPB has approved a final rule that requires banks and certain other financial services providers to share a consumer’s personal financial data with another provider at the consumer’s request. The CFPB’s Personal...more
10/31/2024
/ Automotive Loans ,
Banks ,
Commercial Loans ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Depository Institutions ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loan Servicer ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
Open Banking ,
Personal Data
The CFPB, as part of its initiative to accelerate the shift to open banking in the United States, issued a final rule on June 5 that outlines the qualifications to become a recognized industry standard setting body, which can...more
6/28/2024
/ Automated Systems ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Deposit Insurance ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
Final Rules ,
HMDA ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Mortgages ,
Open Banking ,
Property Valuation ,
Regulation C ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
State Charters ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms
FDIC Announces Special Assessments to Recover Losses from Recent Bank Failures
The FDIC has issued a proposed rule that would impose special assessments to recover the loss to the Deposit Insurance Fund (Fund) arising from...more
5/31/2023
/ Banking Crisis ,
Banking Sector ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Liquidity ,
OCC ,
Small Business ,
Special Assessments
FDIC and OCC Issue Guidance on Authorize Positive, Settle Negative Overdraft Fee Risks.
The FDIC and the OCC each have issued supervisory guidance on consumer compliance risk exposure related to the assessment of overdraft...more
4/28/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Deposit Insurance ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Libor ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
New Guidance ,
RESPA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Settlement Cycles ,
Silicon Valley ,
Supervisory Highlights ,
UDAAP
What happened to SVB? On Friday, March 10, 2023, before 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, SVB’s chartering authority, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), announced that the DFPI had taken control...more
The Federal Reserve has adopted a final rule that provides benchmark replacement rates based on SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) for contracts governed by U.S. law that reference the overnight and one-, three-, six-,...more
1/3/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Benchmarks ,
BSA/AML ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Deposit Insurance ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Funds ,
Libor ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR)
New CFPB Guidance Identifies Fee Practices That Constitute UDAAP Violations The CFPB has issued new guidance about what it pejoratively characterizes as “junk fee” practices by banks that the agency believes are likely to...more
10/31/2022
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Clawbacks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deposit Insurance ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
Personal Data ,
Ransomware ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UDAAP
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..FDIC Proposes Substantial Increase in Deposit Insurance Assessment Rates
..Federal Reserve Releases New CECL Implementation Tool: Expected Losses
..Estimator OCC Report Highlights Risks Facing the Federal...more
6/29/2022
/ Accounting Standards ,
Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reports ,
Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Elder Issues ,
Exploitation ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Abuse ,
FinCEN ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
Risk Factors ,
Transaction Fees
Federal Banking Agencies Issue CRA Modernization Proposal The federal banking agencies have jointly issued a proposed rule that would modernize their regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (the “CRA”). The...more
5/31/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Community Development ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Final Rules ,
Irrevocable Trusts ,
Mobile Banking ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Trusts