Senators Scrutinize OCC Nominee’s Stance on Bank Reg Reform Law

Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee today, Saule Omarova—President Biden’s nominee to serve as the next comptroller of the currency—faced ...

Agencies Finalize Proposed Rule Regarding Treatment of HVCRE

Commercial Lending

November 19, 2019

The FDIC, Federal Reserve and OCC today finalized a rule implementing a provision of the S. 2155 regulatory reform law ...

ABA Urges Changes to HVCRE Land Development Loan Proposal

Compliance and Risk

August 23, 2019

The federal banking agencies’ June proposal to clarify the regulatory capital treatment of land development loans for single-family homes does ...

Senators Call for Faster Pace on Reg Reforms

Newsbytes

July 30, 2019

A group of 13 Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee today urged the federal banking agencies to accelerate implementation of ...

Agencies Finalize Volcker Rule Exemption for Community Banks

Compliance and Risk

July 9, 2019

The five federal financial regulatory agencies today finalized a rule implementing a section of the S. 2155 regulatory reform law ...

Quarles: Transparency, Simplicity Guide Fed’s Approach to Stress Test Changes

Compliance and Risk

July 9, 2019

In remarks at a conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston today, Fed Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles ...

OCC Issues Resources on HOLA Flexibility Final Rule

Mutual Banks

July 3, 2019

As the OCC’s long-awaited HOLA flexibility rule took effect this week, the agency issued several documents to help bankers understand ...

Agencies Issue Proposal on HVCRE Treatment of Single-Family Land Development Loans

Commercial Lending

June 26, 2019

In an effort to clarify their September 2018 proposal for high-volatility commercial real estate acquisition, development or construction loans, the ...