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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Federal Banking Regulators Propose to Formally Flip Position on Biden-Era CRA Rules

In an expected move, the federal banking regulators issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind Biden-era amendments to the 2023 regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The NPRM, issued by...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Banking Regulators Clarify Crypto Custody Expectations, Congress Advances Landmark Digital Asset Legislation and Senate Releases...

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In a pivotal week for digital asset policy, federal banking regulators issued long-awaited guidance outlining risk-management expectations for crypto-asset safekeeping activities. The OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC released a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Crypto-Asset Safekeeping: What’s Involved If You’re a Bank (or if You Want to Be One)

On July 14, 2025, the federal banking agencies issued a joint statement to clarify regulatory expectations for banking organizations that provide or are considering providing safekeeping for crypto-assets (“Joint Statement”)....more

Baker Donelson

The GENIUS Act: A New Era for Stablecoins Begins – What the Fintech, Investment and Banking Industry Sectors Need to Know?

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On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 – better known as the GENIUS Act. The GENIUS Act establishes the most comprehensive federal...more

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Federal Reserve Proposes Changes to Rating System for Large Financial Institutions

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On July 10, 2025, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) proposed changes to its supervisory rating systems for large financial institutions (“LFIs”) and supervised insurance organizations (the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Banking Regulators Issue Joint Guidance on Crypto-Asset Safekeeping

On July 14, the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC announced the release of a joint statement clarifying how existing laws and regulations apply to crypto-asset safekeeping services offered by banking organizations. The statement...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending June 7, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Regulation in Flux, March 2025 - OCC Gives Green Light to National Bank Fintech Business Model

On March 17th, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) conditionally approved the application for the newly renamed SmartBiz Bank N.A. (“SmartBiz Bank”) to change its business model in support of its fintech...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: Game Changer—Newly Revived Executive Order 13892 Expands Protections for Regulated Parties, For Now

The recent confirmation of Russ Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is expected to kickstart the Administration's centralized approach to reforming the administrative state. The recently revived...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Fintechs Branching Into the United States

The federal banking agencies under a second Trump Administration are expected to be more receptive to industry proposals geared toward growth. We've previously explored national trust banks to streamline state licensing....more

Mayer Brown

How Regulation W Affects Subscription Credit Facilities

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act and its implementing regulation, Regulation W, impose restrictions on banks concerning “covered transactions” with their affiliates. With the increasing...more

Venable LLP

All Things Seen and Unseen: Bank Supervision and Enforcement After the Spring 2023 Bank Failures

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Besides being a shock to the market, the 2023 bank failures caused many to ask whether the federal banking agencies had done enough to prevent them. Precisely what the agencies should have done, or should do moving forward,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FRB Clarifies Supervision of Digital Assets and Bank-Fintech Partnerships

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A new program addresses innovative banking activities such as bank-fintech partnerships and digital assets while reinforcing guardrails around stablecoin activity. On August 8, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

The Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC Issue Final Guidance on Risk Management in Third-Party Relationships: Moore & Van Allen

On June 6, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC, and collectively with the...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: December 2022

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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Prudential Bank Regulators Adopt Federal Data Interruption Notice Requirements for FDIC-Insured Institutions and Service...

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On November 23, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and the Federal Reserve Board (the “Prudential Regulators”) exercised their collective...more

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OCC Puts Quantitative Models in Scope for Regulatory Compliance

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The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a primary US banking regulator, has recently published its Model Risk Management (MRM) Handbook. It details how the OCC expects its chartered banks to manage their MRM...more

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Federal Banking Regulators Shine Light Again on Third-Party Risk Management

Federal banking regulators have again demonstrated their focus on bank oversight and management of risk from third party relationships through a series of guidance and proposed guidance published in the third quarter of 2021....more

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Federal Reserve Releases FAQs on Select “Control” Issues

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The Federal Reserve has released FAQs covering its recently revised control regulation, which became effective on September 30, 2020 (the “Control Rule”). For more on the specifics of the Control Rule, please refer to our...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision Proposes a Deregulatory Approach to Limit the Scope of “Matters Requiring Attention” used in Bank...

A January proposal to give banks compliance slack floated by a high-ranking Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) official has not yet gained the traction its supporters had hoped for. In remarks before the American Bar Association...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Long Road Back to Redemption: Wells Fargo’s Path to Remediation (Part II of II)

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Wells Fargo’s ability to grow its business is on hold for a year while it designs and implements a remediation program to address deficiencies in its board governance, risk management and compliance program. ...more

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Federal Reserve Hits Wells Fargo with Unprecedented Enforcement Action (Part I of II)

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In an extraordinary action, with significant ramifications for the financial industry, the Federal Reserve recently announced a series of enforcement actions against Wells Fargo....more

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Lessons Learned From FCPA Enforcement Against JP Morgan for Sons and Daughters Referral Program

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Last week, the Justice Department and the SEC finally brought to a close the Sons and Daughters or Princelings investigation. Pending investigations against four other companies still remain to be resolved....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

JPMorgan Sons and Daughters FCPA Enforcement Action, Part II

Today I will consider the superior result achieved by JPM in its FCPA resolution. Not only did it receive a 25% discount off the bottom of the US Sentencing Guidelines fine range but it received a NPA and not even a Deferred...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Banking Regulators Adopt End-User Exemption for Swap Margin Requirements

New Margin Requirements - The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation approved a final rule to establish margin requirements for swaps that are not cleared through a clearinghouse. This action is...more

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