OCC

CFPB set to issue HMDA guidance this summer

07/05/18

The agency will advise lenders on how to obtain partial exemptions from Home Mortgage Disclosure Act requirements that Congress adopted this spring.

[more]

Pressure mounts on FDIC, Fed to follow OCC’s small-dollar lead

07/02/18

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s bulletin is seen as just one piece of the regulatory puzzle to coax banks into installment lending.

[more]

Otting should strengthen, not weaken, CRA

06/29/18

The comptroller of the currency has tiptoed around the issue of discrimination even though he wants to overhaul a key fair-lending law.

[more]

‘Sandboxes make me nervous’: 10 questions for California bank commish

06/22/18

Jan Lynn Owen works at the epicenter of the digital revolution, but she is unambiguously cautious about the fintech industry.

[more]

Treasury's fintech report to encourage sandboxes, weigh in on charters

06/21/18

A senior Treasury department official said it's an "adapt or die" situation for regulators and financial firms in the midst of a growing fintech space.

[more]

OCC issues bulletin on CRA exam cycle, assessment areas

06/15/18

The new guidelines are a prelude to a much larger effort by regulators to modernize implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act.

[more]

CFPB leadership decision, fintech's future: Five events to watch next week

06/15/18

From a major CFPB deadline to a long-anticipated fintech report, there's a lot to watch for in the days to come.

[more]

USAA vs. Wells, BofA's Erica, SARs relief: Top stories of the week

06/15/18

Wells Fargo on the receiving end of USAA's long-standing intellectual property threat; millions are mad about Erica, Bank of America's virtual assistant; relief may be in reach for bankers fed up with SARs; and more from this week's most-read stories.

[more]

Banks took wide-ranging actions to head off more sales abuses: OCC

06/15/18

The agency has provided new information about changes large and midsize banks are making in the wake of the Wells Fargo scandal, but Senate Democrats continue to press for more details.

[more]

Otting’s ‘discrimination’ comment is blow to CRA efforts: Senate Dems

06/14/18

The OCC chief’s bizarre statements in House testimony produced shock waves that reached the Senate Banking Committee Thursday.

[more]