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[ October 27, 2020 ] OCC finalizes ‘true lender’ regulation in quick turn-around (just four months after proposing) OCC
[ October 27, 2020 ] Semiannual interest rate stats report launched by OCC, focuses on mid-size, community banks OCC
[ October 27, 2020 ] Reg capital, LCR provisions to neutralize effects of participation in certain COVID-19 emergency facilities adopted as final COVID-19 actions
[ October 27, 2020 ] Panel sets hearing next month with federal financial institution regulators Other
[ October 27, 2020 ] Booklet reflects revisions for credit concentration ratios to comply with CECL accounting OCC

Bill aims to choke off ‘Operation Choke Point,’ ordering agencies to justify account change requests

December 12, 2017 0

Legislation that would require federal banking agencies to provide banks or credit unions written justification of any request to terminate or restrict a customer’s account (except for national security) was passed by the House Monday. […]

OCC finalizes ‘true lender’ regulation in quick turn-around (just four months after proposing)

October 27, 2020 0

Determining when a bank is a “true lender” within the context of a partnership between it and a third party is the focus of a final rule issued Tuesday by the federal regulator of national banks; the rule was first [...]
Semiannual interest rate stats report launched by OCC, focuses on mid-size, community banks

October 27, 2020 0

The first of what will be semiannual reports on interest rate risk (IRR) data collected during examinations of banks supervised by the agency’s midsize and community bank supervision department was released Tuesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the [...]
Reg capital, LCR provisions to neutralize effects of participation in certain COVID-19 emergency facilities adopted as final

October 27, 2020 0

Three interim final rules in place since the spring to mitigate the effects on capital and the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) in banks making use of certain Federal Reserve emergency funding facilities have been adopted by banking regulators in a [...]
Panel sets hearing next month with federal financial institution regulators

October 27, 2020 0

Diversity, accountability, and safety and soundness of financial institutions during the coronavirus crisis will be topics when federal financial institution regulators appear before the House Financial Services Committee Nov. 12, the committee chair announced Tuesday. In a press release, committee [...]
Booklet reflects revisions for credit concentration ratios to comply with CECL accounting

October 27, 2020 0

Changes to the supervisory calculation for credit concentration ratios for banks that have implemented new current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting rules are included in the latest version of the Comptroller’s Handbook released Monday by the national bank regulator. The [...]
Firm called Low VA Rates assessed $1.8 million penalty by CFPB over alleged violations targeting vets, servicemembers

October 26, 2020 0

A consent order filed Monday by the consumer financial protection agency requires Low VA Rates LLC, a mortgage lender and broker licensed in 48 states and the District of Columbia, to pay a $1.8 million civil money penalty over alleged [...]