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On March 27, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood delivered remarks at a conference, emphasizing his commitment to financial inclusion for underserved communities. He described financial inclusion as a civil rights...more
On 11 March 2025, the UK government announced its decision to abolish the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) as part of a broader initiative to reduce regulatory burdens and stimulate economic growth. This action is intended to...more
OCC Requests Public Comments on Proposed Bank Merger Policy Statement and Rules The OCC has proposed a new policy to increase the transparency of the standards that the agency applies to review business combinations involving...more
Regulatory Developments - Federal Reserve Announces Results From the Review of the Supervision and Regulation of SVB - On April 28, the Federal Reserve released its report analyzing SVB’s failure (Report). The Report...more
Division of Banks Warns of Risks from Representments Causing Multiple NSF Fees - The Massachusetts Division of Banks has issued a supervisory alert letter to warn banks about certain legal risks and risks of regulatory...more
Federal Banking Agencies Issue Guide for Community Banks on Conducting Due Diligence on Fintech Companies - On August 27, 2021, the federal banking agencies (Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC) published “Conducting Due...more
In this Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio for depository institutions will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021; the Small Business...more
In support of re-opening and adapting New York to the new economic and social normal caused by COVID-19, New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced the launch of a program called “DFS FastForward” which will...more
Lots of Fed news this morning, and all of it on the administrative side. First, it now appears that a likely choice to replace Chair Yellen could be out before he was even in. And we’ve learned that Fed No. 2 Stanley Fischer...more
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II announced last week that he had launched an investigation into small business financial technology (fintech) lending by sending a letter to the CEOs of several fintech small business lenders. ...more
A Democratic congressman has raised concerns about potentially discriminatory lending practices used by fintech companies that extend credit to small businesses, calling on the CFPB “to vigorously investigate whether [such...more
A Democratic congressman has raised concerns about potentially discriminatory lending practices used by financial technology (fintech) companies that extend credit to small businesses, calling on the Consumer Financial...more
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