OCC

Former Wells Fargo examiner-in-charge sues OCC

05/18/17

Bradley Linskens, the former top examiner of Wells Fargo at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, sued the agency Tuesday over records requests he had made related to his removal earlier this year.

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Four things to watch during Mnuchin’s first Banking Committee hearing

05/16/17

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is expected to face tough questions on the OCC, Glass-Steagall and housing finance reform when he testifies on Thursday.

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SoFi’s bid to become an industrial bank pulls FDIC into fintech fray

05/15/17

The deposit insurer has stayed out of the debate over how to regulate the online lending industry. But that may be about to change.

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Sterling Financial answers Fed: We've already addressed our CRA issue

05/15/17

The company also said it believes there are no regulatory obstacles that will derail its planned acquisition of Astoria Financial.

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New York regulator files independent lawsuit against OCC fintech charter

05/12/17

New York’s banking regulator on Friday filed its own individual lawsuit against the OCC's fintech charter, asking the courts to block it.

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CRA compliance issue could cause snag for Sterling-Astoria deal

05/12/17

The Federal Reserve is asking Sterling to address deficiencies tied to its collection, verification and reporting of CRA data from 2014 to 2016.

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Democrats cry foul on new acting OCC head

05/11/17

Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are raising concerns that a move by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to appoint Keith Noreika as acting comptroller was done to circumvent Senate vetting.

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Can the OCC reinterpret the Volcker Rule on its own?

05/11/17

There are barriers to possible efforts by Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika to act unilaterally to change the Volcker Rule.

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States move to obviate fintech charter

05/10/17

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors announced a raft of initiatives on Wednesday designed to make the state licensing system more attractive to fintech companies.

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Could OCC fintech charter revive operating subsidiaries?

05/09/17

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s fintech charter could provide a workaround to a Dodd-Frank Act provision that slashed preemption for operating subsidiaries/

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