On July 31, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed amendments to their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a Civil Rights-era anti-redlining law. The agencies’ proposal follows a winding regulatory and litigation history to amend CRA regulations. Most recently, the agencies issued final rules amending the CRA in 2023, which subsequently were …
Bank Regulators Push to Roll Back Anti-Redlining Standards
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are expected to propose sweeping changes to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) in the coming weeks – reportedly without the involvement of the Federal Reserve. While not formally confirmed, the OCC and FDIC are set to release a proposal that would raise the threshold for banks subject to …
Agencies Issue Guidance on Lending to Persons Not Authorized to Work in US
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) recently jointly issued guidance reminding supervised financial institutions of their existing credit risk management obligations to borrowers who are not legally authorized to work in the United States (non-work-authorized borrowers). The guidance follows a recent White House executive order directing financial regulators to address risks “posed …
Agencies Propose Customer Identification Program Requirements for Stablecoin Issuers
On June 22, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), together with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), published a joint notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement customer identification program (CIP) requirements for permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) under the Guiding …
Agencies Strip Reputation Risk From Interagency Supervisory Guidance
Recently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Reserve Board (Federal Reserve) jointly updated 15 supervisory interagency guidance documents by removing references to “reputation risk.” The updated guidance follows other agency actions to remove “reputation risk” from supervisory guidance and examinations and is part of a broader federal effort to eliminate so-called politicized or unlawful debanking. …
FDIC Rescinds Supervisory Guidance on Multiple NSF Fees
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has rescinded its Biden-era supervisory guidance that cautioned banks against charging multiple non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees on a declined transaction. In announcing the rescission, the FDIC stated that its prior guidance, called Supervisory Guidance on Multiple Re-Presentment NSF Fees, was “overly broad in scope” and “raised uncertainty” about when disclosures concerning multiple attempts to initiate a payment after a …
Agencies and FinCEN Propose Coordinated Changes to AML/CFT Program Requirements
Two separate – but closely coordinated – notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) were published to amend the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements for certain financial institutions. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a proposed rule emphasizing effectiveness and outcomes over technical compliance, along with a risk-based approach directing more attention and resources toward higher-risk customers and activities. The same …
FDIC Issues 2026 Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights
The FDIC recently published its annual Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights, covering examination results and consumer complaint trends for FDIC-supervised state-chartered banks and thrifts that are not members of the Federal Reserve System (supervised institutions). The report, summarized below, describes the FDIC’s findings from approximately 825 consumer compliance examinations of supervised institutions and from a review of approximately 32,000 consumer complaints. Most frequently cited violations identified …
FDIC Paves Way for Banks to Issue Stablecoins in New Rulemaking
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish the application process for FDIC-supervised banks seeking to issue payment stablecoins through subsidiaries. The rulemaking is the first action by the FDIC to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act), which establishes a federal regulatory system for stablecoins. Background Enacted in July 2025, the …
OCC Releases Initial Findings From Debanking Review
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently shared initial findings from its ongoing review of potential debanking activities at the nine largest national banks it supervises. The review is part of the agency’s effort to implement mandates under Executive Order 14331, which directs “Federal banking regulators,” including the OCC, to remediate past instances, and prevent future acts of, politicized or unlawful debanking. The executive …