Legislation

Proposal reveals weekly, quarterly reporting forms for banks becoming permitted payment stablecoin issuers

July 17, 2026 0

Weekly and quarterly reporting forms that must be completed by permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSI) have been proposed by the federal bank deposit insurance agency, it said Friday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) said the new forms were prompted [...]
OCC updates examiner booklet on allowances for credit losses

July 17, 2026 0

An updated Comptroller’s Handbook booklet on allowances for credit losses (ACL) was issued Friday by the national bank regulator, which rescinded previous guidance. The update is version 2.0 of the “Allowances for Credit Losses” booklet of the handbook, published by [...]
‘Enhanced security measures’ keep some exam docs on site, give banks power over what is ‘highly sensitive’

July 16, 2026 0

Reviewing examination materials on the site of the bank exam, rather than transferring the materials onto the examining agency’s systems, is one of the methods outlined in a joint statement issued by regulators Thursday focusing on “enhanced security procedures.” In [...]
Appraisal-related misconduct leads to prohibition of former Illinois bank top lending officer

July 16, 2026 0

Appraisal-related lending misconduct at an Illinois bank has led to the prohibition of the institution’s former chief lending officer, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. The Fed said James Burns, the former chief lending officer of Heritage Bank in Lawrenceville, Ill., [...]
TX bank under C-and-D order over BSA/AML issues; former OH bank employee barred

July 16, 2026 0

A Dallas, Texas, bank that converted from state to federal charter this May is under a consent cease-and-desist order over previous findings of “significant deficiencies” related to risk management and compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) rules and laws, including the [...]