Latest developments from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (regulator of national banks)
Public input on revising “the Volcker Rule” – which bans banks from conducting certain investment activities with their own accounts, and limits their relationships with hedge and private equity funds — is being sought by […]
A stay of the “arbitration rule” by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will not be sought by the comptroller of the currency, given that Congress is considering use of the “Congressional Review Act” to […]
Keith Noreika, a Washington attorney, will serve as interim Comptroller of the Currency after Thomas J. Curry steps down Friday (May 5), it was reported today. Noreika is a partner with the firm Simpson Thacher […]
Another step in granting federal banking charters to financial technology companies (fintech) was taken today with the release of a draft licensing manual supplement by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). According […]
Now is not the time to fundamentally change regulatory course, but to continue maintaining bank capital standards, ensuring stable sources of liquidity, and providing effective regulation and supervision, the Comptroller of the Currency said Thursday. […]
More than a dozen changes to existing regulations – dealing with everything from oaths of bank directors to website transactions — are addressed in a final rule by the OCC intended to update or remove […]
A Pennsylvania real estate title company has been fined $65 million for “improper actions” by its predecessor company as a result of action by three federal financial institution regulatory agencies today. Service Link Holdings LLC, […]
National banks and savings associations in the District of Columbia may close (at their discretion) for the Presidential Inauguration on Friday (Jan. 20), the OCC proclaimed this week. The agency said it was taking the […]
Adjustments to asset-size thresholds for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations are set with final rules issued — and effective — today by the three federal banking regulatory agencies. The Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC have […]
Comments on an enhanced cyber risk management standards proposal by the three federal banking regulators are now due Feb. 17, rather than tomorrow (Jan. 17), the agencies announced Friday. According to a release, the Federal […]
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