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EBA’s draft regulatory technical standards elaborate on requirements for EU branches of non-EU banks under CRD VI

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Directive 2024/1619 (CRD VI) will (among other things) establish a new and more prescriptive EU regulatory regime for EU branches of non-EU banks. New harmonised licencing, authorisation, capital, liquidity, booking, and...more

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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

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Heating Up, June 2025 - Vice Chair Bowman Gives Outline of Her Agenda Following Senate Confirmation

Last Friday, following her confirmation by the Senate as Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair of Supervision, Michelle Bowman laid out some of her priorities in a speech entitled “Taking a Fresh Look at Supervision and...more

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Acting Comptroller of the Currency Discusses OCC’s Regulatory Agenda

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In recent remarks delivered at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Capital Markets Summit, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Rodney E. Hood, outlined the OCC’s strategic priorities for building a resilient and revitalized federal...more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision discusses key initiatives

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) had met to discuss a range of initiatives, following the GHOS meeting which took place earlier this month. The discussions focused on: Recent market developments and the...more

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How Banks Can Manage Risk As AI Adoption Expands

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Important signs are emerging that government attitudes and expectations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in financial services are shifting from what has been a cautious approach to a more permissive approach. ...more

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UK Financial Regulation Update

The first four months of 2025 proved busy for the UK’s financial regulators, with both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) publishing their strategy and business plan documents. As...more

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UK PRA Business Plan 2025/26: Priorities evolving towards increasing emphasis on competitiveness and growth

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The PRA has published its Business Plan for 2025/26, setting out the workplan for each of its strategic priorities and strategy to advance its primary and secondary objectives. The PRA comments that, alongside its continual...more

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Republicans ask federal banking agencies to withdraw rules, guidance

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Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have sent letters to financial regulators asking them to rescind a variety of measures the regulators issued during the Biden Administration....more

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OCC Eliminates “Reputational Risk” Category from Bank Supervision Criteria 

On March 20, the OCC announced that it will no longer treat reputation risk as a standalone category in its supervision of national banks and federal savings associations. The decision marks a dramatic shift in the agency’s...more

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OCC Signals Shift on Crypto and Debanking Under Acting Comptroller Hood 

On March 18, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood reiterated the OCC’s commitment to ensuring fair access to banking services, including for cryptocurrency firms. Speaking at a retail banking industry conference,...more

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EU amending technical standards published for specifying the data collection for the 2025 benchmarking exercise

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The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/379 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The EU Capital Requirements Directive requires competent authorities to conduct an annual assessment of...more

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FDIC Conducts Regulatory Review and Purge

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Under its new acting chairman appointed by President Trump, the FDIC charges ahead with its new agenda by rolling back key Biden-era regulatory efforts. On March 3, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)...more

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EBA consultation on amending data collection for 2026 benchmarking under CRD IV

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper containing draft implementing technical standards (ITS) on amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2070 with regard to the benchmarking of...more

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Regulatory monitoring - February 2025

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Work programme and strategic priorities for 2025/26 Status: Final - The BCBS has published its work programme and strategic...more

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Fed’s Bowman emphasizes a cautious monetary policy and regulatory reform for community banks

On February 17, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman delivered prepared remarks, during a conference in Arizona, addressing monetary policy, the economic outlook, and regulatory issues affecting community banks. She discussed the...more

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Fed releases hypothetical scenarios for 2025 stress test

On February 5, the Fed released the hypothetical scenarios for its 2025 annual stress test with the aim to ensure that large banks could continue lending during severe economic downturns. This year’s test will assess 22 banks...more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision consults on amendments to principles for the management of credit risk

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published a consultative document on updating the principles for the management of credit risk. The principles, first issued in October 2000, provide guidelines for...more

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UK Treasury Committee publishes call for evidence on AI in financial services

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The UK Treasury Committee has published a call for evidence on AI in financial services, in light of growing use of the technology across the sector including in retail banking, investment banking, insurance and pensions...more

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Turn Signal?

What is the direction of bank supervision and regulation under the Trump administration? As one would expect in these early days, the picture is evolving. A little over two weeks ago, the FDIC’s Acting Chairman, Travis Hill,...more

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Fed Member Bowman discusses challenges to mutual and community banks

On January 31, Fed Member Michelle Bowman addressed challenges faced by mutual banks and community banks at a New England CEO summit. Bowman provided a brief update on the state of the U.S. economy, including the rate of...more

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UK Prudential Regulation Authority writes to domestic and international banks on its 2025 supervisory priorities

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The Prudential Regulation Authority has published a Dear CEO letter outlining its supervisory priorities for 2025 for domestic banks and international banks and large investment firms. The PRA's key areas of focus for 2025...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority responds to Government call for regulators to support growth

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The Financial Conduct Authority has published a letter (dated January 16, 2025) from Nikhil Rathi, FCA Chief Executive, sent to the Government, setting out its work to ensure that it is supporting the Government's U.K. growth...more

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Policy Updates From the UK Prudential Regulation Authority

The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has issued significant policy updates to enhance the regulatory framework for insurers and financial institutions in the UK: - Key among these is the Policy Statement on...more

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European Banking Authority publishes draft guidelines on ESG scenario analysis

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The European Banking Authority has published a consultation paper on its draft guidelines on ESG scenario analysis. For institutions using ..the internal ratings-based approach for calculating the own funds requirements for...more

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