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On August 26, FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill spoke at a press conference to outline the agency’s policy agenda for the fall, highlighting implementation of the newly enacted GENIUS Act as a top priority. Hill noted that the...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
President Trump has issued an Executive Order directing banking agencies to adopt policies to ensure that financial institutions do not use reputational risk as a basis for restricting access to banking services—a process...more
The White House has issued an AI Action Plan that aims to position the United States as the leader in artificial intelligence ("AI"), as part of a broader pattern of boosting innovation and reducing regulatory burden, with...more
The President signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025’or ‘‘GENIUS Act of 2025’” (the Act) on July 18, 2025. The new law establishes a basis for regulators to permit a...more
In a significant shift, each of the country's three federal bank regulatory agencies have announced they will no longer consider reputational risk as a stand-alone supervisory category. Originally published in Law360 -...more
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
On July 16, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the federal banking agencies) jointly published a proposed rule...more
Federal banking regulators continue to promote a more "crypto-positive" regulatory environment through recent joint guidance issued to clarify risk management and compliance expectations for banks providing crypto-asset...more
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
On June 23, the Federal Reserve Board announced that reputational risk will no longer be a component of its bank-examination program. The same day, the Board released a revised edition of its Guidelines for Rating Risk...more
On June 16, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a joint request for public comment on potential ways to address payments...more
This regular publication from DLA Piper focuses on helping banking and financial services clients navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape....more
On March 28, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued guidance on state nonmember bank and state savings association participation in certain cryptocurrency activities (“FIL-7-2025”). ...more
March 26, 2025 - The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled “A New Era for the CFPB: Balancing Power and Reprioritizing Consumer Protections.”...more
March 18, 2025 - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released the February 2025 Business Leaders Survey. March 18, 2025 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation released the national rates and rate caps as of March...more
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
March 12, 2025 - The U.S. Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled “Housing Roadblocks: Paving a New Way to Address Affordability.” March 12, 2025- FINRA announced it is launching a broad...more
March 10, 2025 - The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reported in the 2024 Shared National Credit (SNC) report that credit risk associated with...more
March 4, 2025 - The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience and Economic Prosperity held a hearing entitled, “Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market...more
March 3, 2025 - The Treasury Department will not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule under the existing regulatory deadlines, and will not enforce any penalties...more
February 25, 2025- The Financial Deposit Insurance Corporation released the Quarterly Banking Profile for Q4 2024 with reports from 4,487 commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the FDIC which reported a...more