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.
Fed: Noncash payments continue to grow, credit cards more frequently used
The number of noncash payments more than tripled since 2000, with credit cards now outpacing debit cards in growth in use, according to initial findings from the Federal Reserve's triennial payments study.








