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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FDIC Proposes Overhaul of Branch Application Rules

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has proposed significant revisions to its application procedures for banks seeking to establish a branch or relocate a main office or branch, marking a major shift in...more

Ankura

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Activity Mid-Year Review

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Active First Half: The first half of 2025 saw 72 U.S. banking mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions announced, representing a combined deal value of $10.39 billion....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OCC releases updated Bank Accounting Advisory Series

On August 15, the OCC released its annual update to the Bank Accounting Advisory Series (BAAS). The BAAS is an ongoing series that addresses a range of accounting topics relevant to national banks and federal savings...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fed withdraws its notice on supervising “novel activities”

On August 15, the Fed announced it withdrew its bank supervision program related to the Fed’s initiatives on “novel activities.” The Fed will return to monitoring banks’ novel activities through the normal supervisory...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Lessons in Regulation, August 2025 - FinCEN Extends Effectiveness Date of Orders Targeting CIBanco, Intercam, and Vector until...

Parties have an additional six weeks to prepare for the impact of FinCEN’s June 25, 2025 orders targeting three Mexican financial institutions. On August 19, 2025, FinCEN extended the effectiveness date of three orders...more

Cozen O'Connor

Debanking: August 2025 Federal Crackdown Signals New Compliance Imperative

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The rules around account closures and denials of banking services are shifting quickly. Earlier this month, President Trump issued an executive order taking aim at what he describes as “politicized or unlawful debanking.” The...more

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State AGs Are Stepping Up — Is Your Bank Ready for Multistate Scrutiny?

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The CFPB has scaled back some enforcement priorities, and the states have noticed. Certain states – including California, New York, Texas, and Connecticut – are particularly active, pursuing UDAP violations, privacy issues,...more

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Denmark's Largest Bank Maintains Climate Commitment and Divests from Over 1700 Fossil Fuel Companies

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Last week, Danske Bank--Denmark's largest bank--announced that it would no longer invest in over 1700 fossil fuel companies due to their failure to adequately prepare for climate change. Specifically, their “investment...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Fair Banking

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Regulators are directed to avoid reputation risk, identify banks that have engaged in unlawful debanking, and take appropriate remedial actions. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

State Laws Show Uniformity Is Key To Truly Fair Bank Access

Over the past few years, one of the more noteworthy types of new financial services rules at the state level has been the so-called fair access to banking law. Concerns about ideological debanking have gained political...more

A&O Shearman

UK FPC finalises O-SII buffer framework review

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published the Financial Policy Committee's (FPC) final response to the 2024 review of the Other Systemically Important Institutions (O-SII) buffer framework. This follows the March consultation,...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Preparing Banks for the Next Round of Challenges While the Sun Is Still Shining

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Fifteen years ago, in the shadow of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress adopted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), the most significant change to financial regulation since the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC and OCC release CRA evaluations for May and July of 2025, respectively

On August 5, the FDIC released its list of state nonmember banks evaluated for CRA compliance, covering ratings assigned in May 2025. The FDIC released the ratings of 69 institutions, with 63 receiving a satisfactory rating,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fed and FDIC release the public sections of 64 banks’ living wills

On August 5, the Fed and FDIC released the public sections of 2025 resolution plans for the eight largest and most complex domestic banking organizations and 56 foreign banking organizations. The plans, as required by the...more

A&O Shearman

EC consults on the treatment of equity exposures under legislative programmes

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The European Commission has published a targeted consultation, accompanied by a press release, on a draft communication regarding the prudential treatment of equity investments by banks under legislative programmes in Article...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fed issues report on the emergence of Pay-by-Bank

Recently, the Fed published a research note examining the rise of Pay-by-Bank as a payment solution for consumers, focusing on its adoption at the point of sale as an alternative to cash or credit payment options. The note...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FFFrictions, August 2025 - FinCEN Restrictions on Certain Mexican Banks

New and significant prohibitions against financial transactions between U.S. financial institutions and three Mexican financial institutions are set to go into effect in a little over a month on September 4, 2025. In late...more

GeoDataVision

Wild Times for the Community Reinvestment Act

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Join top CRA experts Dr. Ken Thomas, Len Suzio and Dean Stockford for a wide ranging discussion on the Community Reinvestment Act....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FDIC proposes to replace Supervision Appeals Review Committee with an independent office

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The FDIC is proposing to replace its Supervision Appeals Review Committee (SARC) with an independent, standalone office, known as the Office of Supervisory Appeals (OSA). Under the proposal, the OSA would be the final level...more

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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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Weekly Blockchain Blog - July 2025 #3

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According to a recent press release, a major U.S. bank has entered into a strategic partnership with the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange platform. This collaboration reportedly aims to expand access to secure digital...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

[Webinar] Targeted: How FinCEN's Fentanyl Fight Is Reshaping U.S.–Mexico Financial Compliance - August 7th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET

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Join Lowenstein Sandler and Santamarina + Steta for a timely webinar exploring the legal and compliance implications of recent U.S. Treasury actions under the FEND Off Fentanyl Act. The session, featuring Lowenstein's Robert...more

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Mansion House: Bank of England measures to maintain a fit for purpose resolution regime

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a suite of publications in its capacity as the UK′s resolution authority, covering significant updates in relation to its approach to setting the minimum requirement for own funds and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Crypto-Asset Safekeeping: What’s Involved If You’re a Bank (or if You Want to Be One)

On July 14, 2025, the federal banking agencies issued a joint statement to clarify regulatory expectations for banking organizations that provide or are considering providing safekeeping for crypto-assets (“Joint Statement”)....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FDIC Rethinks Industrial Banks—Again

Industrial banks or industrial loan companies (ILCs)—FDIC-insured banks chartered by certain states, notably Utah—have long been a niche component of the U.S. financial system. These institutions may be owned by commercial...more

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