On January 25, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a report reviewing Shared National Credit Loans, which found that risk associated with large syndicated loans has declined, while the risk associated with leveraged lending has not improved. The report encourages banks to update credit risk management policies according to the current risk climate. Release.
On December 17, three entities – the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – “published a notice of proposed rulemaking [] to provide an updated framework for measuring derivative counterparty credit exposure.” Release.
On October 3, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a statement to address instances in which certain banks and credit unions may decide to enter into collaborative arrangements to share resources to manage their Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering obligations more efficiently and effectively. Joint Statement.
On July 6, 2018, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller issued a joint statement describing the rules and related reporting requirements that are affected by the enactment of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act“). The federal banking agencies provide their interim positions on the applicability of the Act until their respective regulations are amended to incorporate the Act’s changes. Release.
On April 2, 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a final rule that increases the threshold for commercial real estate transactions requiring an appraisal from $250,000 to $500,000. Press Release. Rule.
On December 12, 2016, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized rules that generally allow well-capitalized and well-managed banks and savings associations with less than $1 billion in total assets to benefit from an 18-month examination cycle rather than a 12-month cycle. Prior to the adoption of the interim final rules, only firms with total assets of less than $500 million were eligible to benefit from the extended 18-month cycle. The final rules are meant, among other things, to reduce regulatory compliance costs for smaller institutions. Press Release. Final Rule.
On October 19, 2016, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced proposed rules relating to cybersecurity and risk management concerns that would apply to larger institutions under their purview. FDIC Press Release. Federal Reserve Press Release. OCC Press Release.
On September 8, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a report detailing activities and investments that banking entities may engage in under state and federal law.
Pursuant to section 620 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), which requires the trio of federal banking agencies to conduct the study and report their findings to Congress, the report considers financial, operational, managerial and reputational risks associated with the permissible activities or investments and how banking entities work to mitigate those risks.
Each agency also offers specific recommendations regarding whether an activity or investment could harm the overall safety and soundness of the banking entity or broader financial system and any additional restrictions necessary to curb any such potential risks. Press release. Report.
On August 1, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Farm Credit Administration announced a final rule that contains certain exemptions for “certain commercial and financial end users from margin requirements for certain swaps not cleared through a clearinghouse.” The rule implemented without any changes the interim final rule from November 2015. Press Release. Press Release. Press Release. Press Release.
On June 10, 2016, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation allowed 84 entities with limited activities in the United States “to file reduced content resolution plans for their next three resolution plans.” These reports are required under federal law and relate to each entity’s planned response to various insolvency events. FDIC Release. FRB Release.
