Fair Access to Financial Services

Title:	Fair Access to Financial Services
Subject:	Risk
Agency:	OCC
Status:	Final rule
Summary:	The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is proposing a regulation to ensure that national banks and Federal savings associations offer and provide fair access to financial services.
FR Doc:	2020-26067
Date proposed:	Nov. 23, 2020
Comments due date:	Jan. 4, 2021
Effective date:	April 1, 2021
Rule compliance date:
Agency release:	Proposed Rule Would Ensure Fair Access to Bank Services, Capital, and Credit OCC Finalizes Rule Requiring Large Banks to Provide Fair Access to Bank Services, Capital, and Credit OCC Puts Hold on Fair Access Rule
Related Reg Report item(s):	Proposal would block banks from denying credit to firms for reasons other than risk On last day on job, outgoing acting comptroller finalizes ‘fair access’ rule – 10 days after comment period closes OCC puts pause on ‘fair-access rule’ to give next comptroller time to review it (and comments)

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