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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is a United States federal agency created in 1933 in response to widespread bank failures in the 1920s and early 1930s.  The FDIC's mission is to maintain stability and consumer confidence in the United States banking system by insuring deposits, monitoring the health of financial institutions and managing receiverships.  less -
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Bank Regulatory News and Trends - May 2025

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This regular publication from DLA Piper focuses on helping banking and financial services clients navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: April 2025

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The Federal Reserve has announced multiple decisions to rescind existing requirements for crypto-asset activities. The April 24 announcement included the rescission of a 2022 supervisory letter that required state member...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC no longer requires notification of crypto-related activities

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On March 28, the FDIC announced new guidance allowing FDIC-supervised institutions to engage in permissible crypto-related activities without prior approval. This update, outlined in FIL-7-2025, rescinded the previous...more

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OCC Eases Some Restrictions on Bank Digital Asset Activities

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In recent years, U.S. federal bank regulators significantly limited banks' authority to engage in crypto-asset activities, including participating in public blockchains, owning digital assets as principal, and even providing...more

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OCC Reaffirms Bank Authority to Engage in Cryptocurrency Activities

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On March 7, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published Interpretive Letter 1183, which is expected to clarify and streamline national banks’ ability to engage in cryptocurrency activities....more

K2 Integrity

Fiat Ramps Unlocked: Practical Tips For Banks And Crypto Firms

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Ask any centralized cryptocurrency firm to name one of their biggest priorities or challenges—and then count the number of times they mention bank partnerships. For crypto firms, the loss of, or failure to acquire, a bank...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - August 2024 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week... ...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly: July 2024

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The last week of June saw a flurry of legal developments in quick succession. The SEC sued Consensys, the developers of the largest self-custodial digital wallet (MetaMask). The IRS released its digital asset tax rules. The...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - July 2024

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - May 2024

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - October 2023 # 5

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - October 2023 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC’s crypto risk oversight criticized in OIG report

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On October 18, the FDIC Office of Inspector General released a report on the FDIC’s strategies addressing the risks posed by crypto assets. According to the report, the FDIC has started to develop and implement strategies...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: New multi-front Enforcement Action Emphasizes Key AML Compliance Requirements

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Shinhan Bank America (“Shinhan”), a New York-based subsidiary of a Korean bank, faced coordinated enforcement actions on September 29 from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), Federal Deposit Insurance...more

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Federal Reserve Board issues letters on program to supervise novel banking activities

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Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) released two supervision and regulation letters regarding the agency’s program to supervise “novel” banking activities....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Focus on Fintech – Q2 2023

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In this most recent issue, we discuss a number of federal banking agency updates, including the long-awaited Final Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s report on the...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - August 2023

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To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Bank-Fintech Partnerships Update: Banking Agencies Finalize Key Risk Management Guidance

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On June 6, 2023, federal banking agencies issued final Interagency Guidelines on Third-Party Relationships detailing their expectations for banks in establishing risk management practices with third-parties—including...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bank/Fin-Tech Agreements: Re-Assessment Required Given New Regulatory Guidance on Third-Party Servicing Agreements

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

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Flurry of Announcements by the Federal Reserve on Crypto Activities

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A flurry of activity on January 27 signaled continued skepticism from the Federal Reserve of crypto-asset-related activities generally and open, public or decentralized networks in particular....more

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The Federal Reserve’s Rejection of SPDI Custodia Bank’s Applications

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On January 27, 2023, the Federal Reserve rejected Custodia’s August 2021 application to be a Federal Reserve member bank. On the same day, the Kansas City Federal Reserve denied Custodia’s October 2020 application for a...more

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Demystifying the Banking Regulators’ Recent Crypto Actions: Key Takeaways for Fintech Companies

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The last few years had started to see a convergence between crypto and banking, with bitcoin appearing to rapidly grow mainstream. That momentum hit a wall with the spectacular crypto market failures of 2022, including the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Actions by the Fed Show Its Continued Cautious Approach to Cryptoasset Activities by Supervised Institutions

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In the past year, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) Biden administration officials, and other U.S. banking regulators have repeatedly voiced growing concerns about certain cryptoasset...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fed Board Denies Crypto Firm’s Bid to Join Federal Reserve System

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On January 27, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) announced that it unanimously voted to deny a crypto firm’s application to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. This denial ends the crypto firm’s 27-month effort to...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: January 2023

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Federal Reserve Policy Aims to Level the Playing Field for Insured and Uninsured Banks: The Federal Reserve has issued a policy statement clarifying that uninsured state member banks will be subject to the same limitations...more

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