OCC: Improvement in Mortgage Performance Reported for First Quarter 2019
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported a slight improvement in the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system during the first quarter of 2019. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, First Quarter 2019 showed 96.2 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the quarter,…
FFIEC: Agencies Release List of Distressed or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the availability of the 2019 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies, where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration under the community…
Interagency Release: List of Distressed and Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies for 2019 Released
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the availability of the 2019 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies, where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration under the community…
OCC: Three New Members Appointed to Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today named three new members to its Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee (MDIAC). The MDIAC advises the OCC on steps it can take to ensure the continued health and viability of minority depository institutions and other issues of concern to these institutions. The new members are:…
OCC: Third and Fourth Quarter 2019 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 third and fourth quarters of 2019. The OCC encourages public comment on the national banks and federal savings associations scheduled to be evaluated under the CRA, and suggests that comments be…
Interagency Guidance: Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios Issued
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued the host state loan-to-deposit ratios that they will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994. These ratios replace the…
OCC: “Operation Choke Point” Lawsuit Dismissed
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released the following statement regarding the dismissal of the long-running lawsuit alleging regulatory pressure to close payday lender bank accounts: The OCC is pleased by the plaintiffs’ decision to dismiss the OCC from their long-running lawsuit (Advance America et al. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation…