The OCC today updated its Comptroller’s Handbook with a revised booklet on oil and gas exploration and production lending. The update guidance provides more detailed guidance on prudent risk management practices for banks making these types of loans and outlines regulatory expectations, with special attention to lending for upstream oil and gas businesses.
ABA seeks further revisions to draft W-9 tax form
ABA said that while it appreciates the IRS incorporating its recommendations into the proposed revisions to W-9 tax forms, the association still has significant concerns about some of the instructions for completing the form.









