On October 29, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “Federal Banking Agencies”) issued a joint press...more
On September 17, 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) passed a final rule providing qualifying community banking organizations the ability to opt-in to a new community bank leverage ratio (“CBLR”)...more
9/27/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Community Banks ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EGRRCPA ,
FDIC ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Leverage Capital Ratio ,
Opt-In
According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), from 2000 to 2008 there were 1,042 de novo community banks newly chartered in the United States. From 2011-2017, the FDIC received only 30 de novo applications...more
In November 2016, with the election results confirmed, the banking industry was awash in hopes for a more lenient regulatory posture. To date, the industry has seen no reform. However, on March 14, 2018, the Senate passed and...more
3/19/2018
/ Bank Holding Company ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Community Banks ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Deposit Insurance Act ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Financial Institutions ,
HMDA ,
HVCRE ,
HVCRE Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Policy Statement ,
Prudential Standards ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Volcker Rule
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was enacted in 1977 to prevent redlining and to encourage banks and savings associations (collectively, banks) to help meet the credit needs of all segments of their communities, including...more
On August 22, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”) (the OCC, FDIC and FRB...more
8/28/2017
/ Basel III ,
Capital Requirements ,
Community Banks ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
OCC ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Tax Deferral