The Federal Reserve Board issued a final rule last week that establishes default rules for benchmark replacements in certain contracts that use the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as a reference rate. LIBOR will be discontinued in June 2023. The rule implements the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, which was enacted in March 2022. … Continue Reading
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OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve propose amendments to CRA regulations
By Scott A. Coleman on
After moving alone in 2020 to reform its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Federal Reserve Board in issuing a joint notice of proposed rulemaking setting forth proposed amendments to their regulations implementing the CRA. … Continue Reading
Federal and State Banking Regulators Issue New Examination Procedures on Sampling Methodologies, UDAP/UDAAP, and CARES Act
By Scott A. Coleman & Lori J. Sommerfield on
Recently, the federal banking regulators issued four new sets of examination procedures. The OCC issued two significant examination booklets on sampling methodologies and UDAP/UDAAP, and the federal banking regulators, together with state financial regulators, issued interagency exam guidance for assessing safety and soundness of financial institutions in light of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.… Continue Reading
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions to hold Nov. 20 hearing on minority depository institutions
By Alan S. Kaplinsky on
The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions of the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing entitled “An Examination of Regulators’ Efforts to Preserve and Promote Minority Depository Institutions” on November 20, 2019. In its first hearing on minority depository institutions, the Subcommittee examined the unique challenges facing MDIs and the communities they serve. … Continue Reading
Federal banking agencies release tailoring rules
By Scott A. Coleman on
On October 10, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), together with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, adopted a final rule to revise the criteria for determining the applicability of regulatory capital and liquidity requirements for large U.S.… Continue Reading
Community groups call on regulators to issue uniform CRA regulations
By Catherine LaGrange on
On Monday, September 9, 2019, a group of 28 housing, consumer protection and community development organizations issued a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Reserve Board in advance of an anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) and in response to an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in August 2018 (the “ANPR”).… Continue Reading
Plain language of the CARD Act wins the day on pre-account credit card fees
By Ballard CFS Group on
The CFPB has received its first opinion from a federal court regarding the validity of a rule it was tasked with enforcing. In a September 23, 2011 opinion, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota held that the revised version of Regulation Z, § 226.52, promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board, was likely to be invalid because it conflicted with the plain language of the CARD Act. … Continue Reading