Legislation

Dallas, NY Federal Reserve Banks seek info on $1.3T private direct lending market

August 5, 2026 0

A pilot survey on lending trends in the U.S. private credit direct lending market – estimated to be more than $1.3 trillion – is planned by the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and New York, the institutions announced in a [...]
Credit union regulator finalizes 11 rules underpinning its deregulation project

August 5, 2026 0

Final federal credit union rules designed to remove “obsolete, duplicative or simply guidance that has no place in regulation” were formally removed by the federal regulator Wednesday, an action that will take effect 30 days from publication in the Federal [...]
4 banks rated ‘needs to improve’ under CRA, latest FDIC list shows

August 5, 2026 0

Of the 40 banks that received examination ratings under the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act in May, four of them were rated “needs to improve,” according to information released Wednesday by the federal bank deposit insurer. The remaining 36 banks were [...]
FDIC’s supervisory appeals office gets 3-member panel, replaces former review committee

August 4, 2026 0

A new office created in January to consider and resolve banks’ appeals of material supervisory determinations to the federal bank deposit insurer is officially open for business now that the agency has peopled the three-member panel that will handle reviews. [...]
FinCEN: UBS Financial Services hit with $125 million fine over ‘recidivist’ BSA violations

August 3, 2026 0

Calling it the largest such fine it has assessed against a broker-dealer, Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement network Monday announced a $125 million fine against UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBSFS) over “willful” violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The Financial [...]
UPDATED: OCC proposes changes in disclosure of confidential supervisory info, more

August 3, 2026 0

A proposed rule to modify the process for getting agency approval to disclose its non-public information, and allow the disclosure of confidential supervisory information (CSI) without agency approval, was announced Monday by the national bank regulator. The Office of the [...]
Banks under $10 billion will reap significant easing of CRA rules under proposal

July 31, 2026 0

Smaller banks – those with $10 billion or less in assets – would receive significant easing of anti-redlining regulations under a joint proposal issued by the national bank regulator and federal bank deposit insurance agency announced Friday. Under the proposal, [...]
UPDATED: Fed proposes to ‘modernize’ mutuals’ capital framework, including easier transition to stock held

July 31, 2026 0

Updated for Federal Register notice, comment deadline The capital framework for mutual savings banks – including increased flexibility to raise capital – would be “modernized,” and make it easier for the banks to convert to stock held, under a proposal [...]
UPDATED: FDIC, Fed propose higher thresholds, indexes for lending to officers, other insiders

July 31, 2026 0

Updated for Federal Register notice, comment deadline Thresholds for certain lending limits for executive officers and other insiders of banks would be raised and indexed under a proposal issued Friday by the federal bank deposit insurance agency and the nation’s [...]