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Latham & Watkins LLP

FDIC Proposes Amendments to Its Change in Bank Control Act Regulations

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The proposal would establish stricter oversight of certain transactions and responds to concerns that large asset managers may be exerting influence on FDIC-supervised institutions. On July 30, 2024, the Board of...more

WilmerHale

Interagency Issuances on Bank-Fintech Partnerships Highlights Risks, Opportunities, Importance of Industry Participant Engagement

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The recent bank regulatory Joint Statement and request for information (RFI) on third-party deposit relationships and bank-fintech partnerships emphasize afresh regulators’ long-standing concern with financial institutions’...more

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FDIC Proposes Overhaul to Brokered Deposit Classification Rules; Significant Impact to Banking as a Service (BaaS) Industry

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On July 30, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a proposed rule that would make significant revisions to the FDIC’s regulations implementing the provisions of Section 29 of the Federal Deposit...more

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New Amendments to the UAE Banking Law: Enhancing Efficiency and Stability

In recent years, the UAE has continuously updated its legal framework to enhance regulatory oversight and adapt to global financial trends. One significant development is the amended Federal Decree-Law No. 14/2018 on the...more

Morgan Lewis

CFPB Finalizes New Rule to Monitor Nonbank ‘Repeat Offenders’

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently finalized its proposed rule to create a so-called “Repeat Offender” registry for certain covered financial services providers and individuals violating federal, state,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 34: Bank Partnerships and the Implications of DIDMCA Opt-Outs

Not all of our listeners will be familiar with the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, but pending litigation on state DIDMCA opt outs could upend the bank partnership models employed by...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Maryland enacts new powers for regulators to examine third parties

On May 9, the Governor of Maryland approved HB 250 (the “Act”) which will authorize the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to examine third parties that service entities under the supervision of the state’s Office of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Florida enacts new requirements for payment transaction classification

On May 2, the Governor of Florida signed into law HB 939 (the “Act”) which, among other things, will expand the definition of “depository institution” and amend the requirements for information returns relating to...more

Venable LLP

Fintechs, Novel Charters, and Fed Master Accounts - Of Elephants and Mouseholes

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A U.S. District Court recently rejected arguments that banks and institutions with novel charters have a statutory right to obtain a Federal Reserve master account. Master accounts let institutions access key parts of the...more

Mayer Brown

Federal Reserve Wins Two Master Account Lawsuits

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At the end of March, components of the US Federal Reserve System (“FRS” or the “Fed”) prevailed in two lawsuits brought by depository institutions seeking master accounts.1 These decisions have significant implications for...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Operational Resilience Requirements May Be Coming for Large U.S. Banks Soon

On March 12, 2024, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu indicated in a speech that regulations may soon be forthcoming that would be designed to bolster larger depository institutions’ ability to withstand...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Trade groups sue Colorado Attorney General to block enforcement of law limiting out-of-state bank charges on consumer credit

On March 25, three trade groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, against the Colorado Attorney General and the Administrator of the Colorado Uniform Consumer Credit Code to prevent...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fed announces an end date to its Bank Term Funding Program

On January 24, the Federal Reserve announced that its program created to protect liquidity following a period of financial stress last spring, named the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP), will stop making loans on March 11....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC releases semiannual update on Restoration Plan

On December 7, the FDIC released its semiannual update on the Restoration Plan for the agency’s Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF). The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the FDI Act) requires that the FDIC board adopt a Restoration...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Fed Issues Final Rule on RBC Requirements for Depository Institution Holding Companies Engaged in Insurance

On Nov. 27, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) published a final rule, available here, on risk-based capital (RBC) standards for depository institution holding companies that are...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Waivers by Amendment: Easier Said Than Done

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In response in part to the dozens of cases filed throughout the country related to assessment of insufficient funds (NSF) and overdraft (OD) fees, many banks and credit unions have sought to add arbitration and class action...more

White & Case LLP

Tying deposit insurance reform to reform of the tying of deposits

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On March 10, 2023 the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ("CDFPI") closed Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB"), a California chartered, non-member bank. The CDFPI placed SVB into receivership and appointed...more

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Increased Scrutiny of Uninsured Deposits Continues: FDIC Reminds IDIs of Uninsured Deposit Reporting Obligations

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) continued the focus shown over the last several months, and especially since the March 2023 failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and associated events, by the federal banking...more

Morgan Lewis

Common Cash Management Practices and Associated Protections and Risks

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In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank defaults, it is important for bank customers to understand the common cash management options and accounts available in financial institutions as well as their...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Banking Crisis of 2023: Outlook for the U.S. Banking Sector, Possible Regulatory and Legislative Responses, Lessons for Bank...

Legislative responses to recent banking industry failures could include reinstating various rules that formerly applied to banks with more than $100 billion in assets. There are a variety of measures which bank depositors...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

FDIC and Deposit Limits – Where Do Things Stand Now

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) guarantees bank deposits of up to $250,000. Following the failure of two banks in recent weeks, regulators created some confusion among the industry and the public when they...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights: V 3, Issue 3, March 2023

Now is the Time to Guard Against Reckless Banking Legislation - “Only a structural change to the way Congress acts on financial regulation will prevent future losses.” Why this is important: An old adage is that...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Another Banking Crisis and Financial Regulation – Where Do Things Stand

An old adage is that history will repeat itself. In other words, all of this has happened before, and it will all happen again. Another banking crisis is upon us following the familiar cycle of financial deregulation. The...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC orders neobank to stop making fraudulent deposit insurance representations

On March 27, the FDIC sent a letter to a neobank demanding that it stop making false or misleading representations about FDIC deposit insurance and take immediate corrective action to address these statements. ...more

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Are My Bank Deposits Insured by the FDIC?

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With the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, 2023, and Signature Bank on March 12, 2023, clients are asking whether their bank deposits are protected by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance....more

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