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…
Agencies Announce Third Public Outreach Meeting As Part of Their Review of Regulations Including CRA
Federal bank regulatory agencies will hold a hybrid public outreach meeting on October 30, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of their review of regulations. The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act (EGRPRA) requires the agencies, with input from the public, to review their regulations at least once every 10 years to identify…
FDIC: CRA Examination Schedule for Fourth Quarter 2025 Issued
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued the list of institutions scheduled for a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination during the fourth quarter 2025. CRA regulations require each federal bank and thrift regulator to publish its quarterly CRA examination schedule at least 30 days before the beginning of each quarter. The Community Reinvestment Act is…
OCC: Fourth Quarter 2025 and First Quarter 2026 CRA Evaluation Schedule Issued
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its schedule of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations to be conducted in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. The OCC encourages public comment on the CRA-related activities of the national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks) scheduled to…