Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What is FedNow and its Role in the U.S. Payments System?
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Convenience vs. Compliance: Behavior-Driven Marketing of Credit Products
Selling Your Mission to Shareholders
On February 18, it was reported that Acting Comptroller of the OCC, Rodney Hood, announced plans to ease regulations for community banks, focusing on facilitating mergers and exploring financial technology. Speaking at a...more
It is no secret that the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the OCC have zeroed in on banks' use of third parties for products, services, and other operations, the risks those arrangements may pose, and banks' responsibility to...more
On February 5, several trade groups, including the American Bankers Association, the Independent Community Bankers of America, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, filed suit against the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, and the...more
In this Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is seeking feedback on principles for climate-related financial risk management for large banks; the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is seeking...more
In This Issue. The Treasury Department’s Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) issued a report acknowledging climate change as threat to financial stability; Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman advocates for...more
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
Division of Banks Warns of Risks from Representments Causing Multiple NSF Fees - The Massachusetts Division of Banks has issued a supervisory alert letter to warn banks about certain legal risks and risks of regulatory...more
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) withdrew its proposal to delay the Debt Collection Final Rules; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance...more
Innovation is a key to competitive advantage and keeping pace with consumer digital banking preferences. Increasingly, banks are engaging the services of fintech’s who can deliver certain information and services in a more...more
In this Issue. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) invited public comment on proposed changes to Regulation II, better known as the Durbin Amendment, regarding network availability for...more
A number of diverse stakeholders gathered at George Mason University (GMU) on Nov. 18, 2019, to participate in a program entitled "Consumer Debt in America: What Would Rate Caps and Student Loan Forgiveness Mean?" The debate,...more
Our Financial Services & Products Group examines how the new community bank leverage ratio could reduce regulatory burdens on some community banks – and the risks involved....more
On November 21, 2018, the Federal Reserve, Office of Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC jointly published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “NPR”) to provide an alternative capital system for qualifying banking...more
Headlines - ...OCC to Begin Accepting Applications for Bank Charters for Fintech Companies ...Agencies Issue Rules Implementing 18-Month Exam Cycles for Community Banks...more
In December 2016, Thomas Curry, the Comptroller of the Currency, stated that cybersecurity was the single greatest systemic threat to our financial system. He was not being hyperbolic. Cybersecurity should be on...more
Financial Industry Developments - Prohibition on Dealing or Investing in Industrial or Commercial Metals - On January 3, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") finalized a rule that...more
The Federal Reserve Board has released a policy statement that details the framework it will follow in setting the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (“CCB”) for private-sector credit exposures located in the United States. The...more
Regulatory Developments - DOL Issues Final Fiduciary Rule - On April 6, the Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its pre-publication final version of the long-awaited fiduciary rule (the Final Rule). Some of the more...more
On August 5, the Comptroller of the OCC addressed efforts to ease the burden of regulation on community national banks and federal savings associations....more
On December 10, 2014, Valerie Abend, Senior Critical Infrastructure Officer for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the...more