The FDIC has adopted a final rule removing references to credit ratings from its international banking regulations related to permissible investment activities and the pledging of assets, the agency announced today. The final rule aligns international banking regulations with requirements of Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Act by replacing references to external credit ratings with appropriate standards of creditworthiness. The rule takes effect on April 1, 2018. For more information, conatct ABA’s Hu Benton or Cecelia Calaby.
ABA members find Fed discount window ‘inefficient,’ recommend changes
ABA members believe that the Federal Reserve’s discount window processes and operations are opaque, awkward and inefficient, and they have several suggestions for how to improve the service, ABA said.