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FDIC Proposes Greater Flexibility for Digital and ATM Signage Requirements

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On August 19, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update regulations on how banks display the FDIC official digital sign and related...more

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FDIC Proposes to Revise Brokered Deposit Regulations

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The proposal would make key changes to the definition of “deposit broker” with significant ramifications for banks, fintechs, bank-fintech partnerships, and other third parties in the financial services industry....more

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FDIC Proposes Amendments to Its Change in Bank Control Act Regulations

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The proposal would establish stricter oversight of certain transactions and responds to concerns that large asset managers may be exerting influence on FDIC-supervised institutions. On July 30, 2024, the Board of...more

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FinCEN Proposes Rule Reinforcing Financial Institutions’ Duty to Design and Maintain Risk-Based AML/CFT Programs

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On June 28, 2024, the US Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“June 2024 NPRM”) to crystalize its long-held expectation that financial institutions use...more

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FinCEN and Federal Banking Agencies Propose Amendments to Anti-Money Laundering Rules

On June 28, 2024, The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) that would amend FinCEN’s anti-money laundering (“AML”) program rules for...more

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Client Alert: A Second Wave: FinCEN and SEC Further Extend Investment Advisers’ AML Obligations with New CIP Requirements

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In a sequel to FinCEN’s proposal earlier this year to extend anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act regulations to investment advisers (AML/BSA Proposal), on May 13, 2024, FinCEN and the SEC jointly issued a new Notice of...more

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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

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The OCC's new Bank Merger Act rulemaking: Signs of life in bank merger reform?

On January 29, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act. One element of the rulemaking in particular stands out as a...more

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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

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 6, 2024)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - February 2023

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Federal Reserve Issues Policy Statement on Section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act - On January 27, the Federal Reserve issued a policy statement interpreting section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act, which authorizes...more

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Issued Guidance Regarding FDIC Insurance and Crypto Assets

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On July 29, the FDIC issued a Fact Sheet and Advisory (collectively, the Published Documents) regarding FDIC deposit insurance and crypto assets. The Published Documents emphasize that FDIC deposit insurance does not apply...more

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OCC Solicits Research on Implications of Financial Technology for Banking

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Regulatory Developments - OCC Solicits Research on Implications of Financial Technology for Banking - On July 25, the OCC is seeking academic and policy-focused research on the impact that fintech and non-bank...more

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Fintech Legal Report - September 2021

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Federal Banking Agencies Issue Guide for Community Banks on Conducting Due Diligence on Fintech Companies - On August 27, 2021, the federal banking agencies (Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC) published “Conducting Due...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN to Collect Beneficial Ownership Information

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was enacted as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. The purpose of the CTA is to deter anonymous owners of corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities from...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (April 12, 2021)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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Nutter Bank Report: March 2021

Federal Reserve Issues New Guidance on Managing the LIBOR Transition - The Federal Reserve has issued guidance on how examiners will assess a banking organization’s progress in preparing to transition to a replacement rate...more

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OCC Proposes True Lender Rule

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On July 20, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would determine the “true lender” of a national bank or federal savings association loan in the context of a...more

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OCC Continues Digital Banking Modernization

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (“OCC”) attention to modernizing regulation to better accommodate innovative products and industries is continuing full steam ahead since our recent post about a potential...more

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FDIC greenlights industrial banks for fintechs and provides regulatory roadmap

On March 17, 2020, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved Square Financial Services, Inc.’s (Square Financial) and Nelnet Bank’s applications for deposit insurance, subject to several conditions. The FDIC...more

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Nutter Bank Report: February 2020

Federal Reserve Revises Framework for Determining Control of a Banking Organization The Federal Reserve has adopted a final rule to simplify and clarify its regulations for determining control of a banking organization for...more

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Regulatory Agencies Propose to Modify Volcker Rule

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On January 30, 2020, five federal regulatory agencies, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,...more

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FDIC Issues Proposed Rule Clarifying “Valid-When-Made” Doctrine for State Banks, to Match OCC Proposed Rule for National Banks

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On November 19, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FDIC Notice) setting forth a proposed rule that, if ultimately adopted, would confirm that the “valid-when-made” doctrine...more

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Two steps closer – FDIC and OCC approve Volcker Rule changes

On August 20, 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved amendments to the regulations implementing Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act,...more

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OCC, Federal Reserve Board and FDIC Publish Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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On February 8, the OCC, the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would provide a simplified measure of capital adequacy for qualifying community banking organizations consistent with...more

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