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, associations seek fixes in implementation of face-to-face requirement for borrowers in default
FHA’s proposed implementation of a new rule removing the face-to-face meeting requirement for certain mortgagees could actually increase the complexity and risk of the borrower engagement process, ABA and three associations said.