The FDIC released guidance today with steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Texas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding. The agency encouraged banks in affected areas to work constructively with borrowers experiencing difficulties due to severe weather, including extending repayment terms, restructuring existing loans or easing terms for new loans. The agency also said it would consider relief from certain filing and publishing requirements.
FCC releases draft order to protect fraud alerts
The Federal Communications Commission released a draft order that would rewrite the agency’s “revoke all” rule – an action that ABA has long advocated. The FCC will vote on the draft order at its Sept. 30 open meeting.









