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The OCC today issued a revised policies and procedures manual spelling out its approach to licensing applications from banks that have non-satisfactory Community Reinvestment Act ratings, either overall or in a particular geographic region.
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ABA Urges OCC to Post Proposed Fintech Charters for Comment
To ensure transparency and clarity as the OCC begins granting special-purpose national bank charters for fintech companies, ABA urged the agency to solicit public comment and pursue federal interagency cooperation when it weighs action on charter applications.
Read More »OCC Issues Draft Licensing Manual for Fintech Charter Applicants
The OCC today released its long-awaited draft licensing manual for fintech companies seeking the agency’s new limited-purpose national bank charters.
Read More »Curry Addresses Fintech Charter Questions in Speech
The OCC’s plan to issue limited-purpose national bank charters to fintech companies is not a path to “light-touch” regulation, nor will it mix banking and commerce, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry said at an industry conference in New York today.
Read More »OCC Launches Central Application Tracking System
The OCC today rolled out the first phase of its new Central Application Tracking System, which will allow the banks it regulates to draft, submit and track licensing and public welfare investment applications.
Read More »OCC Finalizes EGRPRA-Related Regulatory Changes
The OCC today finalized a rule that would make several regulatory adjustments as part of its efforts under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act to reduce unnecessarily burdensome or outdated banking rules.
Read More »OCC to Grant Federal Charters to Fintech Firms
The OCC “will move forward” with plans to provide special-purpose national bank charters to financial technology firms, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry announced today.
Read More »OCC to Launch Central Application Tracking System
The OCC today announced that it will roll out a new Central Application Tracking System to allow the banks it regulates to draft, submit and track licensing and public welfare investment applications on Jan. 17, 2017.
Read More »FDIC Consolidates Change in Bank Control Requirements
The FDIC is today finalizing a rule to consolidate its notice requirements when non-Fed-member state banks and state thrifts experience a change in control in a single subpart of the agency’s regulations.
Read More »OCC Releases Final Rule on Licensing Integration
The OCC today published a final rule to integrate the agency’s licensing rules for national banks and federal savings associations.
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