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With New Action Plan, White House Launches AI "Space Race"—What Banks Should Know

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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

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Guardrails for Bank-Fintech Partnerships: The Federal Banking Agencies Finalize Third-Party Risk Management Expectations

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the Agencies) issued the long-awaited...more

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PLI 25th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute – 25% discount available

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PLI’s 25th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute will take place on March 23-24, 2020, in New York City (and by live webcast and groupcast in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and New...more

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The OCC Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Bank Supervision Operation Plan

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On October 1st, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published the Fiscal Year 2020 Bank Supervision Operating Plan (“FY 2020 Plan”). ...more

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OCC report highlights risks arising from innovation and nonbank competition

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The OCC’s Semiannual Risk Perspective report focuses on key issues that pose threats to bank safety and soundness and legal compliance.  Among such issues discussed in the Spring 2019 report, which generally reflects bank...more

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FDIC Becomes the Latest Federal Agency to Create an Office of Innovation; Seeks to Encourage Banks to Embrace Technological...

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Press reports indicated that Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Jelena McWilliams recently announced at an American Bankers Association conference that the FDIC is setting up an Office of Innovation to...more

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Financial Industry Digests Flurry of Announcements

On July 31, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released its planned Fintech report, “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Nonbank Financials, Fintech and Innovation.” ...more

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OCC Report: Same Threats, Different Season

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OCC Identifies AML/BSA and Cyber Threats as Elevated Risks Facing Banks - Last week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) published the Spring 2018 Semiannual Risk Perspective (the “Report”), which uses...more

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Conference of State Bank Commissioners Sues OCC to Bar Chartering of Fintech Banks

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The CSBS’ request for an injunction may prompt the OCC to slow down or abandon its willingness to consider issuing national bank charters to fintech companies....more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - House Committee on Financial Services Comments on OCC Fintech Charter - All 34 Republican members of the Financial Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, including...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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As anticipated (and hinted-at forcefully by its officials), the Fed raised the benchmark interest rate yesterday to a range nearing 1 percent, a move that signals the slow end to the body’s nine-year stimulus effort....more

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Director Cordray and Comptroller Curry speak at LendIt USA conference

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Earlier this week, we attended the LendIt USA conference in New York City, a leading annual fintech conference, at which CFPB Director Richard Cordray and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry both spoke....more

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OCC Establishes New Third-Party Risk Management Expectations, Including for Bank Relationships With Marketplace Lenders

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The bulletin requires relationships between banks and marketplace lenders to be treated with the same rigor of due diligence and ongoing oversight as other relationships with third parties. On January 24, the Office of...more

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A Potentially Promising Approach to Regulation of FinTech or Should the U.S. Adopt a Regulatory Sandbox?

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) recently published a proposal to bring emerging financial technology (“FinTech”) companies within the scope of the agency’s jurisdiction. The proposal is useful as part of...more

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SEC and OCC Seek Accommodation with Fintech Firms

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In November, industry participants and their regulators convened at the SEC for a special forum on the use of financial technology (fintech). In recent years, large amounts have been invested in fintech platforms such as...more

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Innovation versus consumer protection: emerging battle lines

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The announcement by the Office of Comptroller of Currency that it will allow financial technology (fintech) companies to apply for national bank charters as way of fostering “responsible innovation” has already drawn fire...more

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National Bank Charters for Fintech Companies

"Technology-based products and services are the future of banking and the economy." "What excites me most about the changes occurring in financial services is the great potential to expand financial inclusion, reach...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - Special Purpose National Bank Charters for FinTech Companies - On December 2, 2016, Comptroller of the Currency, Thomas J. Curry, announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the...more

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OCC Proposes to Grant National Bank Charters to Financial Technology Companies

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For the first time, the Office of Comptroller of Currency (OCC) will allow financial technology (fintech) companies to apply for national bank charters. The OCC has invited public comment on the concept with a deadline for...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts Final Rules to Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings - On October 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules designed to modernize...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Faced with new Department of Labor rules requiring investment advisers to act in the best interest of their retirement account customers, Morgan Stanley’s decided to let its customers keeping paying for retirement advice with...more

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Congressman introduces fintech bill

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Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry, Vice Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, has introduced the “Financial Services Innovation Act of 2016,” which is intended to provide a streamlined regulatory process for...more

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Time to Disrupt Insurance Regulation?

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Innovators are not only disrupting the financial industry but also financial regulation as regulators weigh how to monitor financial technology (fintech) innovators and their new products and services. As they begin to...more

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Key Takeaways from the OCC Forum on Supporting Financial Innovation

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While the CFPB has not yet held a public event devoted to FinTech or financial innovation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently held a Forum On Supporting Financial Innovation in the Federal Banking...more

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OCC to hold forum on financial innovation

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In his April 2016 appearance before the Senate Banking Committee, Director Cordray made clear that FinTech companies are on the CFPB’s radar screen. In particular, he indicated that while FinTech companies should not have an...more

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