Proposed legislation that would clarify the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (DIDMCA) is important to the health of the dual banking system, Kathleen Kraninger, President and CEO of the Florida Bankers Association, told the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing held on September 2, 2026 entitled “Strengthening the American Economy: Promoting Growth, Opportunity, and Prosperity.”… Continue Reading
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House Financial Services Committee to Consider H.R. 7866 and the Intended Scope of DIDMCA’s Opt-Out Provision
Hearing will focus on whether Section 525 permits an opt-out state to regulate loans made by out-of-state state banks
On Wednesday, September 2, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Strengthening the American Economy: Promoting Growth, Opportunity, and Prosperity.” The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building.… Continue Reading
New York Legislator Introduces DIDMCA Opt-Out Bill—But Action Will Have to Wait Until 2027
A state senator in New York introduced a bill that, if adopted, would exercise New York’s right under Section 525 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (“DIDMCA”) to opt-out of DIDMCA preemption. However, there is virtually no chance that this bill will be enacted this year.… Continue Reading
Fifteen States File Amicus Brief Supporting Challenge to Oregon’s DIDMCA Opt-out Law
Yesterday, the State of Utah, joined by the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and West Virginia, filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction in the pending challenge to Oregon House Bill 4116.… Continue Reading
OCC Weighs In on Oregon DIDMCA Opt-Out Litigation with Amicus Brief Supporting a Narrow Reading of Section 525
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) filed an amicus curiae brief on July 28, 2026, in National Association of Industrial Bankers, et al. v. Sean O’Day, pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. While the OCC takes no position on preliminary injunctive relief, it strongly defends the federal interest-rate exportation framework under the National Bank Act and the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (“DIDMCA”), and rejects Oregon’s interpretation of Section 525’s opt-out provision.… Continue Reading
Banking Industry Trade Associations File Comprehensive Amicus Brief Supporting Plaintiffs’ Challenge to Oregon’s Overbroad DIDMCA Opt-Out
A significant amicus brief was filed yesterday by many bank industry trade associations in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in National Association of Industrial Bankers v. O’Day. This case challenges Oregon House Bill 4116’s attempt to utilize the state’s opt-out from Sections 521 through 523 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (“DIDMCA”) as a basis to regulate interest rates charged by out-of-state state banks.… Continue Reading
FDIC Files Amicus Brief Supporting Preliminary Injunction Against Oregon’s DIDMCA Opt-Out Law
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) filed an amicus brief supporting the motion for a preliminary injunction filed by the National Association of Industrial Bankers (“NAIB”), the Online Lenders Alliance (“OLA”), and the American Financial Services Association (“AFSA”) in their challenge to Oregon’s recently enacted opt-out law. The FDIC explains that it has a substantial institutional interest in the case because it administers and enforces the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, including Sections 521 and 525 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (“DIDMCA”), the statutory provisions at the center of the litigation.… Continue Reading
Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief Urges Tenth Circuit to Preserve Preliminary Injunction Against Colorado’s DIDMCA Opt-Out Law
As we have previously reported, the en banc Tenth Circuit is considering National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser, the closely watched case involving Colorado’s effort to use Section 525 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (“DIDMCA”) to apply its interest-rate caps to loans made by out-of-state, state-chartered banks to Colorado borrowers.… Continue Reading
Eleven States and the District of Columbia File Amicus Brief Supporting Colorado in DIDMCA Tenth Circuit En Banc Appeal
On July 13, 2026, the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief in support of Colorado in the en banc proceedings before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in National Association of Industrial Bankers, et al.… Continue Reading
Court Establishes Briefing Schedule on Preliminary Injunction Motion Challenging Oregon’s DIDMCA Opt-Out Law
On July 13, 2026, we reported that the National Association of Industrial Bankers (NAIB), the Online Lenders Alliance (OLA), and the American Financial Services Association (AFSA), represented by Ballard Spahr, had filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on July 9, 2026 seeking to prevent Oregon officials from enforcing Oregon’s recently enacted DIDMCA opt-out law while the litigation proceeds.… Continue Reading