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Regulatory Capital Rule: Implementation and Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses Methodology for Allowances and Related Adjustments to the Regulatory Capital Rule and Conforming Amendments to Other Regulations

February 13, 2019 0

Title: Regulatory Capital Rule: Implementation and Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses Methodology for Allowances and Related Adjustments to the Regulatory Capital Rule and Conforming Amendments to Other Regulations Subject: CECL Agency: FDIC, Federal […]

Directors’ workshops focus on compliance, operational risks for banks

February 12, 2019 0

Compliance and operational risks will be the subjects of two workshops for bank directors next month, sponsored by the federal regulator of national banks. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said in […]

Fed chairman suggests CRA rule reform would be path to encourage service to rural, underserved areas

February 12, 2019 0

The financial needs of many rural and underserved communities may be overlooked, particularly as banks deploy online and other “non-branch delivery systems,” but revisions to rules implementing anti-redlining law may be a way to encourage […]

Fed makes it a clean sweep: All four financial regulators sign off on flood insurance provisions

February 12, 2019 0

The Federal Reserve Tuesday became the fourth – and final – federal financial institution regulator to sign on to new flood insurance reform provisions, the agency announced in release. The provisions had previously been approved […]

Deposit insurer extends comment deadline for RFI about insurance application process

February 12, 2019 0

An extension in the public comment period – to March 31 – will be added to a request for information (RFI) related to applications for deposit insurance by the federal insurer of bank deposits, according […]

‘Comments due’ date for stress-test proposal moves to mid-March

February 12, 2019 0

The federal regulator of national banks has set an adjusted “comments due” date of March 14 to its proposed rule on stress testing for banks and savings associations, a result of the 35-day, partial government […]

Amendments to the Stress Testing Rules for National Banks and Federal Savings Associations

February 12, 2019 0

Title: Amendments to the Stress Testing Rules for National Banks and Federal Savings Associations Subject: Stress testing Agency: OCC Status: Final rule Summary: The OCC is adopting a final rule to amend the OCC’s company-run […]

In first speech, Fed governor warns community banks about rising credit risk concentrations

February 11, 2019 0

Banks should be actively managing concentrations of credit risk and be mindful that strong lending activity can strain liquidity, the community bank representative on the Federal Reserve Board told community bankers Monday. In a speech […]

Regulator of national banks showers praise on proposed payday lending rule changes: ‘important, courageous’ step

February 11, 2019 0

Count the regulator of national banks as a fan of the consumer financial protection agency’s proposed revisions to its rules covering small-dollar “payday” lending, according to a release issued Monday. Comptroller of the Currency Joseph […]

In first address as chairman of global regulators’ group, Quarles outlines review of assessment system

February 11, 2019 0

Ten years after the start of the global financial crisis, the time has come for the international body of regulators monitoring financial stability to look forward, including preparing for the next crisis with a review […]

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Regulatory Capital Rule: Implementation and Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses Methodology for Allowances and Related Adjustments to the Regulatory Capital Rule and Conforming Amendments to Other Regulations

Directors’ workshops focus on compliance, operational risks for banks

Fed chairman suggests CRA rule reform would be path to encourage service to rural, underserved areas

Fed makes it a clean sweep: All four financial regulators sign off on flood insurance provisions

Deposit insurer extends comment deadline for RFI about insurance application process

‘Comments due’ date for stress-test proposal moves to mid-March

Amendments to the Stress Testing Rules for National Banks and Federal Savings Associations

In first speech, Fed governor warns community banks about rising credit risk concentrations

Regulator of national banks showers praise on proposed payday lending rule changes: ‘important, courageous’ step

In first address as chairman of global regulators’ group, Quarles outlines review of assessment system

Final rule provides ‘sharper scalpel’ of penalty, enforcement to foreign investment rules

More days allowed for commenting on deposit insurance recordkeeping for custodial accounts

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