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.
Congress sends budget bill to president with numerous ABA-backed provisions
Included in the bill were several ABA-supported tax provisions related to banks, including a modified version of the ABA-advocated ACRE Act and the permanent extension of the Section 199A pass-through deduction rate of 20%.