Month: October 2025

ICBA: ICBA Supports Bill to Strengthen Deposit Insurance While Minimizing Costs to Community Banks

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) expressed support for legislation to strengthen the nation’s deposit insurance system while minimizing additional costs for community banks.  Introduced by Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), the Main Street Depositor Protection Act would provide expanded deposit insurance coverage of up to $10 million per depositor for noninterest-bearing transaction…

ABA: ABA Foundation and FICO Announce New Partnership Ahead of 2025 Get Smart About Credit Day

The American Bankers Association Foundation, in partnership with analytics software leader FICO and bankers across the country, will celebrate the 2025 Get Smart About Credit Day next week on Thursday, Oct. 16. Get Smart About Credit, now in its 23rd year, is a year-round campaign that kicks off annually on the third Thursday of October….

Agencies Issue Proposal to Focus Supervision on Material Financial Risks

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the agencies) today issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking that would continue their effort to focus supervision on material financial risks. Among other things, the proposal would define the term “unsafe or unsound practice” for purposes of section 8 of the…

Agencies Issue Proposal to Prohibit Use of Reputation Risk by Regulators in Supervisory Programs

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the agencies) today issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking that would codify the elimination of reputation risk from their supervisory programs. The proposed rule would define “reputation risk” and prohibit the agencies from criticizing or taking adverse action against an…

OCC: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Issued to Simplify Community Bank Licensing Amendments

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is proposing to amend its regulations to simplify licensing requirements for corporate activities and transactions involving national banks and federal savings associations that have less than $30 billion in total assets and satisfy certain conditions. The proposed rule is intended to reduce burden on these institutions….

OCC: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Issued to Rescind 12 CFR 27 Fair Housing Home Loan Data System

On October 6, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to rescind 12 CFR 27, “Fair Housing Home Loan Data System.” In connection with the OCC’s ongoing efforts to tailor bank supervision and regulation to bank risk profile, the OCC has reviewed 12 CFR 27 (part…

OCC: Actions Announced to Reduce Regulatory Burden for Community Banks

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced guidance to banks and proposed rulemakings to reduce regulatory burden for community banks. These actions build upon the OCC’s continued efforts to tailor its regulatory and supervisory frameworks to minimize burden for its regulated institutions and promote economic growth. “Community banks have an outsized…

FDIC: List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in July 2025. The CRA is a 1977 law that requires the FDIC to assess a bank’s record of meeting the…

OCC: CRA Performance Evaluations for Six National Banks and Federal Savings Associations Released

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of September 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025. Under the CRA, the OCC assesses an institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including low- and…

CDFI Fund: Operating Status During Federal Government Shutdown Released

For the duration of the federal government shutdown, limited Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) staff and services will be available as described below.  Any regularly scheduled webinars, such as the next monthly Transaction Level Report webinar on October 1st and the CDFI Certification webinar on October 2nd, are cancelled and may be rescheduled once the…

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