OCC

House Democrats vote to reverse CRA rule

06/30/20

While the resolution sends a message of disapproval of the OCC’s reform of the anti-redlining law, the Republican-controlled Senate is not expected to consider the measure.

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Rocky road ahead for bank profitability: OCC

06/29/20

With multiple business sectors reeling from the pandemic, banks are facing tighter net interest margins, provisioning more for losses and seeing their balance sheets expand, the agency said in a report.

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Where FDIC, OCC chiefs differ on post-pandemic banking

06/26/20

While they are not dramatically opposed, Jelena McWilliams and Brian Brooks have articulated their own ideas on postal banking and the use of artificial intelligence in lending.

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Regulators update Volcker, swaps and rate-cap rules

06/25/20

Five financial regulatory agencies clarified the meaning of "covered funds" under the Volcker Rule. Meanwhile, the FDIC gave certain banks more flexibility in interaffiliate exchanges of swaps and adopted a workaround of a court decision governing interest rates on loans sold across state lines.

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Societal upheaval strengthens case to expand CRA to nonbanks: Ludwig

06/22/20

Former Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig says making online lenders, credit unions and other nonbanks comply with the Community Reinvestment Act would be a powerful tool in addressing racial and economic injustices.

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OCC to lower assessment fees despite surge in bank assets

06/22/20

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will use year-end 2019 asset totals in its calculating its next assessment, saying national banks "should not be penalized" for adding emergency loans to their books during the pandemic.

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Warren and Brown urge regulators to undo recent capital change

06/22/20

Sens. Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren are asking three federal agencies to reverse changes that allow banks to exclude certain items from their supplementary leverage ratio.

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OCC, Texas bank enter into formal agreement tied to BSA compliance

06/19/20

CBTX in Houston must develop policies and procedures, along with a training program, to address deficiencies in its bank's compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act.

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Juneteenth, OCC targeting ex-Wells execs, deposit glut: Top stories of the week

06/19/20

JPMorgan Chase, Fifth Third, Truist among banks closing early to observe Juneteenth; inside the OCC's effort to extract $37.5M from former Wells Fargo execs; banks are at a loss what to do with record amount of funds; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Inside OCC's effort to extract $37.5M from former Wells Fargo execs

06/17/20

Newly released documents highlight the challenges that Carrie Tolstedt and four co-defendants are likely to confront as they face civil charges involving sales misconduct at the bank.

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