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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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FDIC requests information on industrial banks and loan companies

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On July 15, the FDIC Board approved the publication of a request for information on how the FDIC should review filings submitted by industrial banks and industrial loan companies....more

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FDIC Finalizes Return to Long-standing Bank Merger Policy

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On July 5, 2025, the FDIC finalized (and published in the Federal Register) its decision to rescind its 2024 Bank Merger Statement of Policy and reinstate its prior, long-standing version. We previously covered the proposed...more

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Reintroduction of Bill To Speed Up BHCA and HOLA Applications

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The Trump Administration has made clear that it intends to lessen the barriers to bank merger and acquisition activity. As we previously noted, the FDIC has moved to lower some of the impediments to mergers under its 2024...more

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FDIC Seeks Comment on Proposal to Rescind Its 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) is requesting public comment on its proposal to rescind its 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (“2024 Policy Statement”) and reinstate its prior Statement...more

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Changes Afoot

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As the new administration settles in, it has begun to catalyze significant changes in the bank supervisory and regulatory environment. The FDIC is the first mover in this effort. Longtime director and sometime Chairman Martin...more

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Bank Regulatory News and Trends

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This regular publication from DLA Piper focuses on helping banking and financial services clients navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape. In this edition: CFPB issues final rule on personal financial data rights...more

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FDIC, OCC Finalize Policy on Bank Merger Transactions

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Regulators seek to provide clarity and transparency on the bank merger review process, but changes may increase application complexity and unpredictability. Consistent with ongoing initiatives to strengthen US antitrust...more

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FDIC, OCC, and DOJ Update Guidance on Bank Merger Evaluations

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Last week, each of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) revised how they will review bank mergers. Our...more

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Regulators Finalize New Approach to Bank Mergers

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On Sept. 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board met to finalize an updated approach to increase scrutiny of bank mergers, particularly those that would result in a bank with over $100 billion in...more

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FDIC Proposes Bank Merger Policy Revisions: Our Key Takeaways

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On March 21, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published for comment a proposal (Proposal) to revise its Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (SOP).  If adopted as proposed, the Proposal would modify...more

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FDIC opens comment period on proposed Statement of Policy regarding bank merger transactions, highlights “added scrutiny” for...

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On March 21, the FDIC issued a request for comment on its proposed Statement of Policy (SOP) on bank merger transactions, which will aim to update, strengthen, and clarify the FDIC’s approach to bank merger evaluation. The...more

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OCC Proposes Changes to Merger Review Process

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Introduction - On 29 January 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) regarding its review of Bank Merger Act (BMA) applications. The NPR was released immediately...more

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SEC Proposes Rules to Include Certain Significant Market Participants as “Dealers” or “Government Securities Dealers”

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules to include certain significant market participants as “dealers” or “government securities dealers” to essentially eliminate the trader exclusion...more

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Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Volume 2, Issue 2

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House Takes Its Sixth Hit on Cannabis Banking Provisions - "The House passed provisions for the sixth time that would allow cannabis companies to access the banking system, but the latest action, as an amendment to the...more

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OCC Seeks Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management

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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

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Chaos at the FDIC—What Portends for Banks in 2022

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Recent events at the FDIC leading up to the resignation of Chairman Jelena McWilliams foreshadow a challenging year for banks in 2022. The unprecedented power struggle at the FDIC whereby a majority of the Board initiated a...more

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Nutter Bank Report: December 2021

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FDIC Board Governance Dispute on Review of Bank Mergers Aired Publicly - CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on December 9 published on the CFPB’s website a blog post captioned “How Should Regulators Review Bank Mergers?” in...more

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PropTech Update - August 2020

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How PropTech firms struck deals during lockdown - Bullet The Real Deal – July 27 - During the first half of the year, venture capital funds invested $1.2 billion in 102 PropTech deals, according to PitchBook, compared to...more

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Peak performance: US M&A in 2018: Financial services deals are down, but 2019 brings hope

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Financial services sector M&A volume decreased by 6 percent to 461 deals in 2018, with value decreasing 48 percent to US$80.2 billion. But there are signs that the sector’s M&A market is moving in the right direction going...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - December 2018 #2

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Editor's Note - Everything You Wanted to Know About De Novo Bank Formations But Were Afraid to Ask. For several years under two different chairs, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has been publicly stating...more

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May, June and July Developments

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With a straight face, President Trump has issued an executive order on June 20th that would expand Apprenticeship opportunities in the US in order to expand jobs. The CFTC has adopted some final rules on records...more

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"The Trump Impact: Key Issues in Financial Services Reform for 2017"

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The Trump administration has provided few specifics regarding its plans for financial regulatory reform. But Republican control of the executive and legislative branches of the federal government should create a favorable...more

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