OCC Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee names new members
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency this week appointed six new members to its Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee.
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Podcast: How a community bank boosted its consumer mortgage program
How does a community bank whose bread and butter was mortgage lending make the business sustainable in a time when mortgages have increasingly moved to the nonbank sector?
Podcast: How can federal mutuals and thrifts benefit from HOLA flexibility?
After a long legislative and regulatory advocacy effort, federal thrifts can finally elect “covered savings association” status, allowing them to exercise national bank powers without having to change their charters, holding companies or cultural identities as savings institutions.
Podcast: Making the move from a stock bank to a mutual
After spending more than a quarter century in de novo commercial banks, Dave Hanrahan made a career move to a mutual savings bank, and he hasn’t looked back.
Podcast: A community bank CEO’s perspective on cloud migration, climate risk
Cloud migration was a big deal for banks before COVID, but it kicked into a higher gear than ever as the pandemic drove virtual banking, digital workflows and remote work across the industry.
ABA and banking groups ask Treasury for flexibility in scheduling ECIP closing dates
The American Bankers Association and several trade groups sent a joint letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, once again urging the agency to revise its regulatory treatment of Emergency Capital Investment Program investments.
Podcast: Breaking Ground as a Community Bank Chief Diversity Officer
While many larger banks have created “chief diversity officer” roles over the past several years, that role has been more of a rarity at smaller banks. Until now.
Without ECIP Fix, Many Eligible CDFIs, MDIs Will Be Left Out of Key Investment Opportunity
Time is running out for the Federal Reserve to make a simple but critical fix to ensure infusions of funds reach disadvantaged communities.
CFPB: Banks Providing Most Public D&I Information Among Financial Services Providers
The CFPB found that depository lenders had the highest amount of publicly available information about diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector.
Fed Clarifies Its Approach to HOLA Flexibility
The Federal Reserve has released a long-awaited set of frequently asked questions regarding its approach with regard to OCC-regulated federal savings associations and federal mutual savings banks that choose to exercise the option to become a “covered savings association,” as allowed by Section 206 of the 2018 S. 2155 regulatory reform law.