Latest developments from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (regulator of national banks)
The confirmation of Joseph Otting to become permanent Comptroller of the Currency took a step closer Wednesday with the Senate voting 54-44 toward a final vote on his nomination. Otting, 58, was nominated by President Donald […]
Thirty-two items under five sections are outlined under Senate financial institution regulatory relief, as sponsored Monday by eight Republicans, eight Democrats and one independent. A key portion of the regulatory relief package: Section 401, which […]
Evaluating certain types of applications for licenses by banks that have less than satisfactory Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) ratings – or similar ratings in one or more geographic rating areas – is the subject of […]
The recent financial crisis demonstrated that there is “nothing inherently safer about separating banking and commerce or traditional banking and investment banking,” the acting comptroller of the currency said Wednesday in offering “an alternative to the […]
An exemption threshold amount for appraisals on mortgages will increase to loans of $26,000 or less (from $25,500 or less), according to a final rule to be published by two federal banking regulators and the […]
Flexibility to provide rehabilitation financing in communities with depressed home values offered in August guidance for national banks and federal savings associations is making “real differences in communities that need reinvestment most,” the acting comptroller […]
Additional revisions to streamline financial institution call reports – by removing or consolidating data items, and adding new, or higher, existing reporting thresholds – is being proposed by the three federal banking agencies. According to […]
The White House issued no statement in conjunction with President Donald Trump Wednesday signing the repeal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) “arbitration rule” – but the acting comptroller of the currency had plenty […]
New bank enforcement action policies and procedures will be effective Dec. 1 from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), with an objective of “enhancing standard processes for initiating, tracking, and resolving enforcement […]
The first de novo national bank chartered since the financial crisis of nearly 10 years ago was presented its license to operate Friday by the acting comptroller of the currency personally, who noted the “rare” […]
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