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.
Lawmakers seek study of bank-fintech partnerships
Lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation to require banking agencies to study partnerships between financial technology companies and small- to medium-sized banks and credit unions to see how such arrangements could improve communities.








