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In our discussion of regulatory challenges, we consider the continuing impact of “true lender” challenges on bank-nonbank partnerships, how regulators approach industry innovation, and whether regulators should face stronger challenges from industry (including what the SCOTUS EPA decision could mean for such challenges).  In our discussion of economic challenges, we consider the impact of inflation and recession fears on bank activity. … Continue Reading

By a vote of 54-43, Joseph Otting has been confirmed by the Senate as Comptroller of the Currency. Mr. Otting is a former president and CEO of California-based OneWest Bank, where he worked with Steven Mnuchin, who now serves as Secretary of the Treasury.

According to Politico, Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika has submitted his resignation, to be effective one business day after Mr.… Continue Reading

Today, President Trump signed H.J. Res. 111, the joint resolution passed by the House and Senate disapproving the CFPB arbitration rule.

The House and Senate actions were taken pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which establishes a fast-track procedure under which Congress can override a federal agency’s final rule by passing a resolution of disapproval that cannot be filibustered in the Senate and only requires a simple majority vote.… Continue Reading

Last week, the OCC announced that it had issued a full service national bank charter to Winter Park National Bank of Florida.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika released a statement in which he stated that Winter Park is “the first de novo national bank and first de novo approved for federal deposit insurance in Florida since the financial crisis.” … Continue Reading

On October 20, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Bulletin 2017-43 (the “Bulletin”) outlining principles that OCC-supervised banks should follow to prudently manage the risks associated with offering new, modified, or expanded products and services.

Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika, in recent remarks, confirmed the OCC’s efforts to explore and support responsible innovation, and the Bulletin indicates that it “is consistent” with that support. … Continue Reading

In remarks last week at Georgetown University’s Institute of International Economic Law’s Fintech Week event, Acting OCC Comptroller Keith Noreika provided the “latest on our thinking regarding a charter for fintech companies that offer banking products and services.”

The Acting Comptroller began his remarks by expressing his “optimism about banks, fintech companies, and the business of banking as a whole.” … Continue Reading

Since last summer, Acting U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Keith A. Noreika and CFPB Director Richard Cordray have exchanged polar-opposite views on whether the CFPB’s final arbitration rule should be repealed.  Both are seeking to persuade Senators who may still be undecided as the deadline for Congressional Review Act action draws closer.… Continue Reading

In a letter dated August 16, 2017 to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Stephen Boyd stated that “[a]ll of the [DOJ’s] bank investigations conducted as part of Operation Chokepoint are now over, the initiative is no longer in effect, and it will not be undertaken again.” … Continue Reading

In a statement released today, Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika announced that he will not petition the Financial Stability Oversight Council to stay the effective date of the CFPB’s final arbitration rule.

Earlier this month, Acting Comptroller Noreika and Director Cordray exchanged a series of letters in which Mr. Noreika raised OCC concerns about the arbitration rule’s impact on the safety and soundness of the U.S.… Continue Reading