Today marks a historic milestone in U.S. digital asset policy. The President signed the GENIUS Act into law following its bipartisan passage by 308-122 in the House on July 17 and 68-30 in the Senate on June 17. The GENIUS...more
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
February 7, 2025 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the appointment of Rodney E. Hood as Acting Comptroller of the Currency, effective February 10, 2025. The Acting Comptroller also will be a director on the...more
February 5, 2025 - The Federal Reserve Board released the hypothetical scenarios for its annual stress test, which helps ensure that large banks can lend to households and businesses even in a severe recession....more
On December 17, U.S. House Financial Services Committee leaders warned the Biden administration’s agencies to refrain from making any additional “partisan” rulemaking over the several weeks remaining before the transition to...more
December 4, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled “Innovation Revolution: How Technology is Shaping the Future of Finance.”...more
December 2, 2024 - Ahead of a hearing to examine how technology is shaping the future of finance, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (CA-43)...more
On November 13, a House Financial Services Committee member Rep. David Scott (D-GA) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to support the Fed’s recommendation to re-propose the Basel III endgame rules. Scott requested...more
On November 20, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled “Oversight of Prudential Regulators” to question the directors and focus on the recent actions and future plans of the Fed, the FDIC, the NCUA, and...more
In this update, we focus on the potential changes in the executive branch and on the congressional committees that have jurisdiction over cryptocurrency. As the transition unfolds, much attention is on who will stay from the...more
On October 30, Republican congressmembers serving on the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services responded to a joint Request for Information (RFI) issued by the OCC, the Fed and the FDIC. The RFI solicited input on...more
August 1, 2024- The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world's first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence, which was designed to ensure that AI developed and used in the EU is trustworthy,...more
July 30, 2024 - The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) approved a notice of proposed rulemaking, which if implemented, will effectively roll back significant portions of 2020’s...more
May 7, 2024- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) released the report from am independent third-party review of allegations of sexual harassment and other interpersonal misconduct at the FDIC and management’s...more
March 21, 2024 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Board of Directors met in open session and approved a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on proposed revisions to the agency's Statement of Policy (revised...more
March 13, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion held a hearing entitled, "Bureaucratic Overreach or Consumer Protection? Examining the...more
February 6, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, "The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council." The Committee heard testimony from Secretary of the Treasury Janet...more
February 2, 2024- Members of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services and Chair of the Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee French Hill (AR-02) sent a letter to Federal Deposit Insurance...more
Here’s what you need to know: 1. The House Financial Services Committee formed a 12-member working group on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The group is tasked with exploring AI’s comprehensive impact on financial services so...more
January 17, 2024- U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led a letter to the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of...more
December 20, 2023- U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and Congressman Mike Flood (NE-01) led 18 of their colleagues on a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit...more
December 19, 2023- U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH), Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), and Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) led 76 of their colleagues in...more
December 18, 2023- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued an advisory to reemphasize the importance of strong capital, appropriate credit loss allowance levels, and robust credit risk-management practices for...more
December 13, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled, "Moving the Money Part 2: Getting Answers from the Biden Administration on the Iranian...more
December 12, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled, "Examining the Agenda of Regulators, SROs, and Standards-Setters for Accounting, Auditing."...more