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[ May 24, 2019 ] FinCEN’s new Innovation Hours Program will facilitate demos of tech products, services to enhance BSA/AML efforts Other
[ May 24, 2019 ] Large banks would be ‘comfortable’ with 40% less reserve balances, survey finds The Fed
[ May 23, 2019 ] Three in four say they are ‘doing OK’ financially, Fed survey results find – but financial distress still exists The Fed
[ May 23, 2019 ] Federal savings associations with $20 billion or less prior to 2018 can elect to operate as ‘covered’ institutions under OCC rule OCC
[ May 23, 2019 ] OCC advisory panel on minority institutions meets June 12 in Dallas OCC

Large banks would be ‘comfortable’ with 40% less reserve balances, survey finds

May 24, 2019 0

Large banks believe they could be holding much lower reserve balances – about 40% less – than they are holding now, largely because of the continued low-interest-rate environment, according to the results of a survey […]

Three in four say they are ‘doing OK’ financially, Fed survey results find – but financial distress still exists

May 23, 2019 0

Three in four U.S. adults said in 2018 that, financially at least, they were “doing OK” or “living comfortably” – up 12 percentage points from 2013 – according to the results of a survey released […]

Fed plans test operation of term deposit facility next week; ‘no implications for monetary policy’

May 23, 2019 0

One operation this month of the Term Deposit Facility (TDF) will be tested by the Federal Reserve, with the aim of ensuring its operational readiness and providing the institutions that may use it some degree […]

Agencies bring forward proposal, comment request, on reg capital requirements for mid-sized holding companies of FBOs

May 21, 2019 0

A proposal to determine the application of regulatory capital requirements for intermediate-sized holding companies of foreign banking organizations (FBOs) is set to be published Friday by the federal banking agencies. Comments will be due June […]

Netting Eligibility for Financial Institutions

May 22, 2019 0

Title: Netting Eligibility for Financial Institutions Subject: Netting Agency: Federal Reserve Status: Proposed rule Summary: The Board of Governors (Board) is seeking comment on a proposal to amend Regulation EE to include certain new entities […]

Regulation D: Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions

May 22, 2019 0

Title: Regulation D: Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions Subject: Reg C Agency: Federal Reserve Status: Final rule Summary: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) is amending Regulation D (Reserve Requirements of […]

Fed chair (again) points to business debt as possible trouble spot, but stops short of citing risk to financial stability

May 21, 2019 0

While rising business debt does not elevate risk to financial system stability, the level of debt could stress borrowers if the economy weakens, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board said Monday. In a speech […]

THIS WEEK: Fed’s Powell talks system risk; FinCEN testifies before Senate Banking; NCUA Board takes up public unit accounts

May 20, 2019 0

Financial system risk, the government’s fight against illicit financing, and low-income-designated credit unions’ ability to accept deposits from public units and nonmembers are the key topics showing up on federal regulators’ schedules for the week […]

Bank loan officers report tightened commercial real estate loan standards; some note risk mitigation for certain foreign exposures

May 6, 2019 0

Banks tightened standards across all three major commercial real estate (CRE) loans categories – construction and development loans, nonfarm residential loans, and multifamily loans – over the past three months as demand in all three […]

Fed conference focuses on research about challenges faced by low- moderate-income families, threats to economic security to middle class

May 2, 2019 0

The latest research on challenges faced by low- and moderate-income families when moving into the middle class, as well as threats to the economic security of middle-class households, will be featured at the Federal Reserve’s […]

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FinCEN’s new Innovation Hours Program will facilitate demos of tech products, services to enhance BSA/AML efforts

May 24, 2019 0

Treasury’s financial crimes unit on Friday announced a new program that will allow financial institutions, technology providers, and other firms involved in financial services the chance to present new, emerging innovative products and services and approaches designed to enhance anti-money [...]
Large banks would be ‘comfortable’ with 40% less reserve balances, survey finds

May 24, 2019 0

Large banks believe they could be holding much lower reserve balances – about 40% less – than they are holding now, largely because of the continued low-interest-rate environment, according to the results of a survey of senior financial officers released [...]
Three in four say they are ‘doing OK’ financially, Fed survey results find – but financial distress still exists

May 23, 2019 0

Three in four U.S. adults said in 2018 that, financially at least, they were “doing OK” or “living comfortably” – up 12 percentage points from 2013 – according to the results of a survey released Thursday by the Federal Reserve. [...]
Federal savings associations with $20 billion or less prior to 2018 can elect to operate as ‘covered’ institutions under OCC rule

May 23, 2019 0

Federal savings associations (FSAs) that had total consolidated assets of $20 billion or less as of Dec. 31, 2017, can elect to operate as “covered” savings associations and enjoy the same rights and privileges as a national bank under a [...]
OCC advisory panel on minority institutions meets June 12 in Dallas

May 23, 2019 0

A public meeting of the panel that advises the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on issues affecting minority depository institutions is set for 1 p.m. Central time in Dallas, the OCC announced Thursday. The Minority Depository Institutions [...]
Fed plans test operation of term deposit facility next week; ‘no implications for monetary policy’

May 23, 2019 0

One operation this month of the Term Deposit Facility (TDF) will be tested by the Federal Reserve, with the aim of ensuring its operational readiness and providing the institutions that may use it some degree of familiarity, the agency said [...]
More public unit and nonmember shares would be OK for credit unions under NCUA proposed rule

May 23, 2019 0

The basis for measuring the regulatory limit on nonmember and public unit shares that federally insured credit unions (FICUs) may hold would change – in many cases increasing the dollar amount that could be held – under a proposed rule [...]
Aids for credit union chartering, identifying low-income areas for service focus of CURE office at NCUA

May 23, 2019 0

The federal agency that charters and regulates federal credit unions says it’s planning to offer more resources for credit unions to identify low-income areas they might serve, and information for those seeking to charter a new credit union, through its [...]