In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) highlighted the key risks facing the federal banking system in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2019; the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)...more
In This Issue. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the SAFE Banking Act, which would permit banks to serve cannabis-related businesses in states where it is legal; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
10/3/2019
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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): (i) adopted amendments clarifying auditor independence rules in light of lending relationships with shareholders of an audit client; (ii) adopted a set of new...more
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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules and amendments designed to promote research on mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), registered closed-end funds, business...more
12/7/2018
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Additional Regulatory Support for Financial Innovation. Last week, the Roundup reported that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) would begin accepting applications for special purpose national...more
On November 8, 2017, the OCC issued guidance on the impact of less-than-satisfactory Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) ratings on subsequent licensing applications by financial institutions subject to the CRA. This new...more
On October 12, 2017, the OCC published the section of its policy and procedures manual, PPM 5000-43, entitled “Impact of Evidence of Discrimination or Other Illegal Credit Practices on Community Reinvestment Act Ratings.” The...more