On July 19, 2024, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the National Credit Union Administration...more
8/5/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banks ,
Compliance ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinCEN ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management
With regulators keeping close watch, the results underscore the need for ongoing climate risk management investment and adaptation within the financial sector.
On May 9, 2024, the Board of Governors of the Federal...more
The Proposal clarifies the FDIC’s bank merger approval process but may prove challenging for new large bank consolidations with the FDIC as the primary regulator.
On March 21, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Federal...more
4/4/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Bank Merger Act ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banks ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Policy Statement ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Risk Assessment
Guidance for the largest US financial institutions is intended to promote climate risk management consistent with general safety and soundness practices.
On October 30, 2023, the three US federal bank regulatory agencies...more
11/8/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Strategic Planning
After a lengthy “holistic” review and a spring banking crisis, US bank capital requirements finally face overhaul.
On July 10, 2023, US Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr delivered a...more
7/21/2023
/ Banking Crisis ,
Banking Sector ,
Basel III ,
Capital Requirements ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SIFMA ,
Stress Tests
The Acting Comptroller of the OCC discussed the limits of large bank manageability and the steps that regulators can take to address the risks posed by size and complexity.
On January 17, 2023, Acting Comptroller of the...more
Banking organizations should ensure appropriate risk management, but regulators are skeptical of certain crypto activities as principal.
On January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal...more
1/12/2023
/ Banking Regulators ,
Banking Sector ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Joint Statements ,
OCC ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management