OCC: Verison 2.0 of Lease Financing Booklet Released
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today issued version 2.0 of the “Lease Financing” booklet of the Comptroller’s Handbook. This booklet discusses risks and risk management practices associated with lease financing. This booklet also provides examiners with a framework for evaluating a bank’s1 lease financing activities. Rescissions The revised booklet replaces version 1.2 of…
FDIC: Report Released Detailing Supervision of the Former First Republic Bank, San Francisco, CA
Today, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chief Risk Officer Marshall Gentry released FDIC’s Supervision of First Republic Bank, an internal review evaluating the agency’s supervision of First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California, from 2018 until its failure in May 2023. The report provides information on the causes of First Republic Bank’s failure and evaluates the FDIC’s…
FDIC: FDICconnect’s Banker Engagement Site Announced for Consumer Compliance and CRA Examination Activities
In September 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is launching a new Banker Engagement Site (BES) through FDICconnect. BES provides a secure and efficient portal to exchange documents, information, and communications for consumer compliance and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examinations. Specifically, BES provides a financial institution’s authorized staff the ability to communicate with FDIC…
FDIC: CRA Examination Schedules Issued for Fourth Quarter 2023 and First Quarter 2024
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued the lists of institutions scheduled for a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination during the fourth quarter 2023 and first quarter 2024. 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….
OCC: CRA Evaluation Schedule for Fourth Quarter 2023 and First Quarter 2024 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 2023 and first quarter of 2024. The OCC encourages public comment on the national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks) scheduled to be evaluated under the CRA….
Federal and State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Statement on Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions Affected by the Hawaii Wildfires
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Division of Financial Institutions, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, collectively the agencies, recognize the serious impact of the recent Hawaii wildfires on the customers…
ABA & TBA Call on CFPB to Extend 1071 Stay to All FDIC-Insured Banks
In a new letter to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, the Texas Bankers Association (TBA) and American Bankers Association (ABA) called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to extend U.S. District Court Judge Randy Crane’s recent court order pausing the CFPB’s 1071 Final Rule implementation to all FDIC-insured banks. “As you know, we requested relief for every entity subject to…