OCC: Final Rule Requiring Large Banks to Provide Fair Access to Bank Services, Capital, and Credit Effective April 1, 2021
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its finalized rule to ensure fair access to banking services provided by large national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign bank organizations. The rule codifies more than a decade of OCC guidance stating that banks should conduct risk assessment…
CFPB: Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law Releases Its Report
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law (Taskforce) released a report today with recommendations on how to improve consumer protection in the financial marketplace. The Taskforce Report uses five interrelated principles that serve as the foundation for proposed systematic changes to the current legal and regulatory framework: consumer protection, information and…
OCC: Proposed Rule Regarding Permissible Bank Premises Published
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today invited comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking to codify permissibility standards for real estate used as national bank or federal savings association premises. The proposed rule would clarify standards for determining when real estate is necessary for the transaction of an institution’s business. Comments…
FDIC: New 2020 Community Banking Study Released
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today released a new large-scale study on the state of the nation’s community banks. The FDIC’s 2020 Community Banking Study finds community banks played a critical role in providing access to credit in several key areas of the U.S. economy, particularly through lending to support commercial real estate, small businesses and…
FDIC: Final Rule on Brokered Deposits and Interest Rate Restrictions Approved
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors today approved a final rule to establish a new framework for analyzing whether deposits made through deposit arrangements qualify as brokered deposits, including those between insured depository institutions (IDIs) and third parties, such as financial technology companies. The final rule also amends the methodology for calculating…
ABA: National Survey Shows 99 Percent of Consumers Give High Marks to Their Bank’s Online and Mobile Experience
Ninety-nine percent of consumers rated their bank’s online and mobile app experience as “excellent,” “very good,” or “good,”—4 percentage points higher than last year’s record mark—according to a national survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association. In addition, 84% of those surveyed said innovation and technological improvements by banks are…
OCC: Proposed Rule Would Ensure Fair Access to Bank Services, Capital and Credit
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today proposed a rule to ensure fair access to banking services provided by national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign bank organizations. The proposal would codify more than a decade of OCC guidance stating that banks should provide access to services,…
ABA: Survey Shows Bank Customers Now Use Mobile Apps More Than Any Other Channel to Manage Their Accounts
For the first time ever*, bank customers are conducting their banking via mobile apps more often than any other method, according to a new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association. The national survey found bank customers preferred mobile apps both prior to and following the onset of the COVID-19…
ABA: National Survey Shows Americans Trust Banks Most to Keep Their Information Safe
U.S. adults trust banks more than any other entity – including healthcare providers, non-bank payment providers and the government – to keep their information secure and private, according to a new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association. In addition, all age groups surveyed (Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X and…
ABA: National Survey Shows Americans Remain Highly Satisfied with Their Bank, Appreciate Banks’ Response to COVID-19
Nine in 10 Americans with a bank account (89 percent) say they are “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with their primary bank, and 96 percent rate their bank’s customer service as “excellent,” “very good” or “good,” according to a new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association. The survey, unveiled today…