The OCC today updated its Comptroller’s Handbook guidance on residential mortgages, replacing previous guidance and exam procedures issued in 1990, 1998 and 2011. The new booklet consolidates national bank and thrift guidance; provides examiner guidance on assessing residential real estate risk management; includes changes to production, servicing, collections and foreclosures; and incorporates the CFPB’s mortgage rules.
The Treasury Department is exploring ways to streamline the filing process for suspicious activity reports and currency transaction reports as part of a broader effort to modernize BSA enforcement, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender said.
Amid tariff-related volatility, how are small and midsize businesses and the banks that serve them faring?
While there was a temporary stall in bank merger activity in early 2025 because of the economic fallout of tariffs and other Trump administration policies, overall quarterly deal announcements have held steady, according to a new analysis by...
The CFPB is proposing to stop using funds from its Civil Penalty Fund to finance consumer education and financial literacy programs, saying the practice created incentives for regulators to bring enforcement actions “for the purpose of aggrandizing the...
The Federal Open Market Committee announced that it will hold the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25%-4.5%.
FAFT announced several revisions to its recommendation on payments transparency, which it said will enhance the safety and security of cross-border payments to better detect financial crime.
