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Crypto's Capital Markets Revolution: Insights From GSR's Josh Riezman — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 23, 2025
Daily Compliance News: August 22, 2025, The WADA Returns Edition
Enhancing Card Partnerships and Compliance: A Conversation With Matthew Goldman — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Institutional Adoption, Tax Challenges, and What's Next for Crypto in the US — Insights from KPMG's Tony Tuths - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 9, 2025
Daily Compliance News: August 5, 2025, The Staying Focused Edition
Wild Times for the Community Reinvestment Act
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Compliance Tip of the Day: Citibank and Continuous Monitoring
Daily Compliance News: July 24, 2025, The In Phone Hell Edition
Wire Fraud Litigants Beware: Fourth Circuit Ruling Protects the Banks — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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Daily Compliance News: July 15, 2025, The Fighting Workplace Bullying Edition
Driving Digital Security: The FTC's Safeguards Rule Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
#Risk New York Speaker Series – Exploring Future Regulatory Trends and Compliance Strategies with Rory McGrath
The Capital Ratio Podcast | Entering the US Banking Market
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On April 24, the FDIC and the Fed announced they have retracted two joint statements concerning banking organizations’ activities related to crypto-assets. According to the agencies, this move aims to clarify that banking...more
The Federal Reserve Board ("Board") softened its stance on regulation of crypto activity by banking organizations by rescinding supervisory letters that created hurdles for crypto-asset activities and by joining the Office of...more
CFPB Imposes $5 Cap on Overdraft Fees Charged by Large Banks - The CFPB has adopted a final rule capping overdraft fees at $5 for banks and other depository institutions with more than $10 billion in assets (covered...more
The FDIC, the OCC and the Justice Department earlier this month issued updated standards for bank mergers. The three agencies acted separately, although officials noted that they had worked with the other agencies involved....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
The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more
The American Bankers Association (ABA) has issued a new white paper, “Effective Agency Guidance: Examining Bank Regulators’ Guidance Practices,” that is intended to help agencies issue guidance that complies with legal...more
The OCC outlines safety and soundness principles and appropriate risk management processes for its regulated institutions that engage in venture lending. On November 1, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more
Since the 2023 spring bank failures, the federal banking agencies have tinkered with significant bank regulations and guidance—ranging from capital, bail-in measures, and resolution planning to climate-risk stress testing,...more
Guidance for the largest US financial institutions is intended to promote climate risk management consistent with general safety and soundness practices. On October 30, 2023, the three US federal bank regulatory agencies...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) (collectively, the Agencies) on...more
On June 29, 2023, a new interagency Policy Statement (the Statement) was issued relating to commercial real estate (CRE) loan accommodations and workouts. The Statement is relevant to all financial institutions governed by...more
On June 6, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued final joint guidance addressing bank management of...more
On June 6, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, Agencies)...more
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
Regulatory Developments - FinCEN Proposes Form of Report to Collect Beneficial Ownership Information and Application to Obtain FinCEN Identifiers - On January 17, FinCEN proposed a form of report to collect beneficial...more
Regulatory Developments - FinCEN Issues NPRM Regarding Access to Beneficial Ownership Information and Related Safeguards - On December 15, FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would implement...more
On December 1, Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) Vice Chair of Supervision Michael Barr gave a speech at the American Enterprise Institute on Bank Capital. Vice Chair Barr noted that the FRB’s holistic review of capital standards...more
Last week, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced the individual capital requirements for all large banks, effective on October 1. This announcement follows the June announcement on the results of the supervisory stress...more
On March 29, 2022, federal banking regulators issued important guidance for how banking organizations can comply with the upcoming requirement to notify regulators within 36 hours of ransomware or other disruptive...more
Federal Reserve Issues New Guidance on Managing the LIBOR Transition - The Federal Reserve has issued guidance on how examiners will assess a banking organization’s progress in preparing to transition to a replacement rate...more
In this Issue. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it was opening the application process for the Emergency Capital Investment Program, a new program designed to provide long-term, low-cost equity and...more
At the onset of the pandemic, many financial institutions offered credit accommodations, such as short-term deferrals and other loan modifications, to borrowers in response to the significant adverse impact caused by...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to its exemptive applications procedures under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) and proposed to amend Form 13F to...more
In This Issue. The Small Business Administration (SBA) provided guidance on a borrower’s good faith certification on the necessity of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan requests, announcing a safe harbor regarding this...more