CFPB, Federal Agencies, State Agencies, and Attorneys General
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has taken its long-running opposition to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) chartering of cryptocurrency companies to the courts.
On October 2, ICBA filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the OCC and Comptroller Jonathan Gould, challenging the OCC’s authority to charter non-depository, non-fiduciary cryptocurrency companies as national trust banks.… Continue Reading
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on August 27, 2026, finalized a rule (which was published in the Federal Register on September 1, 2026) that establishes new standards for determining when a bank has engaged in an “unsafe or unsound practice” and when examiners may issue a Matter Requiring Attention (MRA) (for the FDIC, MRAs will now replace the former MRBAs, Matters Requiring Board Attention).… Continue Reading
The FDIC has announced the panel for its new Office of Supervisory Appeals. The panel is comprised of independent officials who will consider and resolve appeals of material supervisory determinations brought before the agency.
The office is a standalone office inside the FDIC and replaces the Supervision Appeals Review Committee (SARC) as the last level of review of material supervisory determinations.… Continue Reading
In a closely watched decision with potentially significant implications for federal banking enforcement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s authority to adjudicate certain enforcement actions through its own administrative process rather than in federal court. In Bonan v. FDIC, No.… Continue Reading
Introduction
On July 31, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing targeted amendments to their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. The proposal, issued under Docket ID OCC-2026-0694, RIN 1557-AF57 (OCC) and RIN 3064-AG31 (FDIC), represents a significant pivot in the agencies’ approach to CRA modernization following years of litigation and regulatory uncertainty.… Continue Reading
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would substantially revise its regulations governing the disclosure of non-public OCC information, including confidential supervisory information (CSI). The proposal proposes consequential changes to the way banks, their affiliates, counterparties, regulators, and the public may obtain and use supervisory information and if adopted would provide for a framework for the protection and sharing of confidential supervisory information distinct from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.… Continue Reading
The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have issued substantially identical notices of proposed rulemaking to modernize the regulations governing extensions of credit by banks to their executive officers, directors, principal shareholders, and their related interests. Because the agencies supervise different categories of insured depository institutions, each is proposing amendments to its own regulations, although the proposals are virtually identical in substance.… Continue Reading
The federal banking agencies have proposed on May 19, 2026 the most significant overhaul of the CAMELS supervisory rating system in nearly 30 years, signaling a major philosophical shift in bank supervision under the Trump Administration. The proposal, issued by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”), would revise the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System (“UFIRS”) to place greater emphasis on material financial risks and less emphasis on process-oriented supervisory criticisms.… Continue Reading
On April 23, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Reserve Board, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) jointly issued a final rule revising the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) framework. The rule, titled “Regulatory Capital Rule: Revisions to the Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework,” will take effect on July 1, 2026.It… Continue Reading
The FDIC and the OCC have adopted a joint final rule that will prohibit the agencies from criticizing or taking adverse action against a financial institution based on reputation risk. The rule is effective June 6.
The rule will also prohibit the agencies from “requiring, instructing, or encouraging an institution to close customer accounts or take other actions on the basis of a person or entity’s political, social, cultural, or religious views or beliefs, constitutionally protected speech, or solely on the basis of politically disfavored but lawful business activities perceived to present reputation risk,” according to a statement from the agencies.… Continue Reading
