The FDIC has proposed rescinding the agency’s 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions. FDIC officials said at the time of issuance that the Statement of Policy addresses the scope of transactions that will be reviewed, the process for that review and whether a proposed deal follows the standards established in the Bank Merger Act. … Continue Reading
FDIC Further Delays FDIC Insurance Sign Compliance Date for ATMs and Digital Channels
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is further postponing the compliance date requirements to display the FDIC official digital sign on an insured depository institution’s (IDI) digital channels, as well as on the screen of an IDI’s automated teller machine (ATM) and like devices. The new mandatory compliance date for these requirements is March 1, 2026.… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Identifies Top Fair Lending Violations
In the latest edition of its Consumer Compliance Outlook, the Federal Reserve (Fed) identified the four most significant fair lending violations that it found in examining state member banks in 2022. These are violations that were typically identified in examinations as matters requiring attention or as matters requiring immediate attention.
Fair Lending Risk Assessment.… Continue Reading
Trump takes control of ‘independent agencies’
Saying that independent agencies “have exercised enormous power over the American people without Presidential oversight,” President Trump has issued an Executive Order placing those agencies under his control.
While Trump specifically mentioned the FTC, FCC and SEC, the definition of “agency” used in the order also includes such financial regulators as the FDIC, OCC, CFPB and NCUA.… Continue Reading
Trump nominates former FDIC Board Member Jonathan McKernan to head CFPB
President Trump has nominated Jonathan McKernan to be the Director of the CFPB.
If confirmed by the Senate, McKernan would replace Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, who is serving as acting bureau director.
Earlier this week, McKernan stepped down as a member of the FDIC board after Trump nominated Rodney Hood as a member.… Continue Reading
Percentage of U.S. unbanked households dropped to record low level in 2023
The percentage of unbanked households in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in 2023—4.2%–, the FDIC recently reported.
The agency’s annual National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households collected responses from almost 30,000 households in June 2023. In addition to issuing a full report on the Survey, the FDIC also issued an executive summary of the report [include link].… Continue Reading
FDIC extends compliance date for parts of new signage rule
The FDIC is providing financial institutions with additional time to comply with parts of the new FDIC signage and advertising rule by extending the compliance date from January 1, 2025 to May 1, 2025.
The extension only applies to provisions of the final rule governing the use of the official FDIC signs and advertising statements – Part 328, subpart A. … Continue Reading
Bank Policy Institute critiques Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to modernize AML/CFT programs
The Bank Policy Institute (“BPI”) has issued its comment on the Federal Functional Regulators’ (the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, and the National Credit Union Administration) notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to modernize financial institutions’ anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”) programs (“Comment”).… Continue Reading
This week’s podcast episode: Have State-Chartered, FDIC-Insured Banks Finally Achieved Interstate Usury Parity with National Banks?
In today’s podcast, which repurposes a recent webinar, we examine the impact, if any, of a landmark opinion rendered by Judge Daniel Domenico of the Federal District Court for the District of Colorado in a case challenging recently enacted Colorado legislation on interstate loans made from outside Colorado to Colorado residents.… Continue Reading
This week’s podcast episode: Regulators Escalate Focus on the Risks of Bank Relationships with Fintechs and Other Third Parties
On July 25, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the agencies) issued a “Joint Statement on Banks’ Arrangements with Third Parties to Deliver Bank Deposit Products and Services” to “note potential risks related to arrangements between banks and third parties to deliver bank deposit products and services to end users”.… Continue Reading