FDIC: Enforcement Actions Manual Updated Regarding Minimum Standards for Termination of Cease-and-Desist and Consent Orders
The FDIC has updated chapter four of its Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions Manual (manual), entitled Cease-and-Desist Actions, regarding the agency’s minimum standards for terminating cease-and-desist and consent orders issued under Section 8(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance (FDI) Act. The manual provides direction for professional staff related to the work necessary to pursue formal and informal enforcement actions….
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…
FDIC: Board Approves Proposal to Amend Official Signs and Advertising Requirements
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors today approved a proposed rule to amend regulations governing the display of the FDIC official digital sign and non-deposit signage. The proposal would simplify requirements for banks’ display of the FDIC official digital sign and non-deposit signage on digital deposit-taking channels, such as bank websites and…
FDIC: Acting Chairman Travis Hill Issues Statement on Executive Order Titled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans”
The FDIC fully supports President Trump’s Executive Order on politicized or unlawful debanking. As I’ve said in the past, debanking law-abiding customers is unacceptable and regulators must work to end it. The FDIC has taken several actions to further that objective, and soon, we plan to issue a rulemaking that would prohibit examiners from criticizing institutions on the basis…
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Seek Further Comment on Interagency Effort to Reduce Regulatory Burden
The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced their fourth notice requesting public comment to reduce regulatory burden. The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act requires the agencies to review their regulations at least once every 10 years to identify outdated, unnecessary, or unduly burdensome regulatory requirements for their supervised institutions. To facilitate this review,…
Agencies Issue Joint Proposal to Rescind 2023 Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule
Federal bank regulatory agencies today jointly issued a proposal to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule issued in October 2023 and replace it with the prior CRA regulations that were originally adopted by the agencies in 1995, with certain technical amendments. If adopted, the proposal would restore certainty in the CRA framework for…
FDIC: Board of Directors Approve Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Establishment and Relocation of Branches and Offices
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors today approved a notice of proposed rulemaking to streamline the processes for the establishment and relocation of domestic branches and offices. The proposed rule is intended to improve the speed and certainty of, and reduce the regulatory burden associated with, the filing process under 12 CFR…
FDIC: Board of Directors Propose to Establish Office of Supervisory Appeals
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors today approved a proposal that would amend the agency’s Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations. Through this proposal, the FDIC would replace the existing Supervision Appeals Review Committee (SARC) with an independent, standalone office within the FDIC, known as the Office of Supervisory Appeals (Office)….