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The Federal Reserve’s Shift in Supervision Strategy for Novel Activities

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On August 15, the Federal Reserve Board announced a significant shift in its approach to supervising novel activities within banking organizations. The Board decided to sunset its Novel Activities Supervision Program, which...more

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Federal banking agencies seek information on actions to address payments fraud

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On June 20, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced they are seeking...more

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Federal Agencies Finalize Reconsideration of Value Guidance

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A group of federal agencies have finalized reconsideration of value (ROV) guidance for residential real estate valuations. The agencies are the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),...more

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FRB Issues Report on Climate Scenario Analysis Pilot

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With regulators keeping close watch, the results underscore the need for ongoing climate risk management investment and adaptation within the financial sector. On May 9, 2024, the Board of Governors of the Federal...more

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Federal Reserve Wins Two Master Account Lawsuits

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At the end of March, components of the US Federal Reserve System (“FRS” or the “Fed”) prevailed in two lawsuits brought by depository institutions seeking master accounts.1 These decisions have significant implications for...more

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Trends in 2024: American Bar Association Banking Law Committee Insights

From January 18th to 20th, the American Bar Association’s Banking Law Committee of the Business Law Section held its winter meeting in Washington, DC. This meeting not only provides an excellent retrospective of the previous...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Understanding the Federal Reserve Board Proposal to Lower Interchange Fee Cap for Debit...

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Our special guest is Zarik Khan, Founder of Finsolute Advisors. In October 2023, the Federal Reserve Board issued a proposal to lower the maximum interchange fee that a large debit card issuer can receive for a debit card...more

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Vice Chair Barr Speaks on Liquidity Risk Management and Preparation for Use of Discount Window

Last Friday, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve Board’s (“FRB”) Vice Chair for Supervision, delivered remarks to the ECB Forum on Banking Supervision in Frankfurt, Germany entitled The Importance of Effective Liquidity Risk...more

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FRB Proposes to Lower Debit Card Interchange Fee

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A proposed rule would lower the maximum amount that large debit card issuers can charge merchants for each transaction. On October 25, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) published a proposal...more

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FSOC Votes Unanimously to Finalize Process for Designating Nonbanks for Federal Reserve Supervision

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On November 3, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) voted unanimously to finalize the procedures for designating a nonbank financial company for Federal Reserve supervision. FSOC’s Interpretive Guidance aims to...more

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A Further Look at the FRB’s Debit Interchange Cap Proposal

As we mentioned last week, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced proposed changes to Regulation II (Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing), which is the implementing regulation of the Durbin Amendment to the...more

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Federal Reserve Board Proposes Adjusting Debit Interchange Caps in Accordance with the Durbin Amendment

The Federal Reserve Board announced proposed changes to Regulation II (Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing), which is the implementing regulation of the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act....more

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FRB Governor Bowman Speaks on Financial Stability

Last week, Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) Governor Michelle Bowman gave a speech entitled Financial Stability in Uncertain Times, focusing on the “financial stability risks and vulnerabilities” she is most focused on....more

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Federal Reserve considering revisions to debit card interchange fees

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (FRB) is holding an open meeting on October 25, 2023 to discuss proposed revisions to the Board’s debit interchange fee cap contained in Regulation II, which implemented the...more

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Federal Reserve Board and FDIC expected to approve final Community Reinvestment Act rules at Oct. 24 meetings

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At its open Board meeting scheduled for October 24, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board is expected to approve its final rule amending its current regulation implementing the Community Reinvestment Act....more

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Vice Chair Barr Speaks on Capital Endgame Proposal

On Monday, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve Board’s (“FRB”) Vice Chair for Supervision, delivered remarks to the American Bankers Association Annual Convention entitled Capital Supports Lending regarding the Basel III...more

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Financial Kaleidoscope October 2023 - Fed Issues FAQs Clarifying That Credit-Linked Notes Can Serve as Valid Capital Relief Tools...

On September 28, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) posted three new FAQs to its website regarding Regulation Q (Capital Adequacy of Bank Holding Companies, Savings and Loan Holding Companies, and State Member Banks). The FAQ...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

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FRB Clarifies Supervision of Digital Assets and Bank-Fintech Partnerships

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A new program addresses innovative banking activities such as bank-fintech partnerships and digital assets while reinforcing guardrails around stablecoin activity. On August 8, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal...more

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FRB, FDIC and GAO Release Reports Reviewing Supervision of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank

Last Friday, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) released reports evaluating their supervision of the failed Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Signature Bank (“Signature”),...more

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FRB Establishes Bank Term Funding Program to Aid Liquidity Availability

As we noted very briefly on Monday in our “Quick Take on a Sudden Change in the Banking Landscape,” among the various actions the government took Sunday evening to try to stabilize the banking market, the Federal Reserve...more

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FRB Governor Bowman Speaks on Bank Regulation and Supervision

Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) Governor Michelle Bowman gave remarks last week to the American Bankers Association (“ABA”) Community Banking Conference. Governor Bowman discussed the role of FRB independence, predictability...more

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FRB and OCC Release 2023 Stress Test Scenarios

The Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) last week released their 2023 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (“DFAST”) scenarios. As noted in the FRB’s release, the “stress tests help...more

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A New “Operation Choke Point”? The Quickly Changing Rules on Crypto Activities for Member Banks

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In an effort to align the permissibility of crypto activities for all member banks of the Federal Reserve System (the "FRS", which includes all national banks and state member banks), the Board of Governors of the Federal...more

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Agencies release hypothetical scenarios for 2023 bank stress tests

On February 9, the Federal Reserve Board and the OCC released hypothetical economic scenarios for use in the upcoming stress tests for covered institutions. The Fed released supervisory scenarios, which include baseline and...more

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