The OCC has mounted a vigorous defense of federal preemption, calling it “a cornerstone of the dual banking system, under which federally and state-charted banks operate alongside each other.”...more
In response to a request from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (“CSBS”), Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Rodney E. Hood, decisively defended OCC regulations regarding the ability of national banks and Federal...more
The Office of Comptroller of the Currency (the OCC) has published its 2019 annual report (the Annual Report), which summarized the OCC’s strategic priorities for 2019. The Annual Report also highlighted the OCC’s key...more
Editor’s Note: Spotlight on the Federal Reserve and CSBS 2014 Community Banking Report. On September 24 the Federal Reserve and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced the release of their report,...more