Agencies Release Annual Asset-Size Thresholds Under CRA Regulations
The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today announced the 2025 updated Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) “small bank” and “intermediate small bank” asset-size thresholds. The CRA regulations establish the framework and criteria by which the relevant agencies assess a financial institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including…
Agencies Issue Statement on Elder Financial Exploitation
Five federal financial regulatory agencies, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and state financial regulators issued a statement today to provide supervised institutions with examples of risk management and other practices that may be effective in combatting elder financial exploitation. Older adults who experience financial exploitation can lose their life savings and financial security and face other…
Federal Banking Regulatory Agencies Seek Further Comment on Interagency Effort to Reduce Regulatory Burden
The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced their third notice requesting comment to reduce regulatory burden. The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 requires the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and federal bank regulatory agencies to review their regulations at least once every 10 years to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory…
FDIC: CRA Examination Schedules for First Quarter and Second Quarter 2025 Issued
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued the lists of institutions scheduled for a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination during the first quarter 2025 and second 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. …
ABA: FDIC Urged to Withdraw Brokered Deposit Proposal
In a comment letter submitted today to the FDIC, the American Bankers Association called on the agency to withdraw proposed revisions to regulations concerning brokered deposits to avoid harming banks of all sizes and the customers they serve. The ABA letter argues that the proposal does not meet the legal standards required for rulemaking under the Administrative…
FDIC: Comment Period Extension Announced for Deposit Insurance Recordkeeping Rule for Banks’ Third-Party Accounts
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced a 45-day extension to the public comment period for the FDIC’s proposed rule on recordkeeping for custodial accounts. The proposal seeks to address risks related to certain third-party arrangements, protect depositors, and promote public confidence in insured deposits. Comments on the proposal must be received by the FDIC…
FDIC: Survey Finds 96 Percent of U.S. Households Were Banked in 2023
Record low 5.6 million households remain unbanked Nearly 96 percent of all U.S. households were banked in 2023, according to just-released national survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The 2023 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households found that 4.2 percent of U.S. households (representing 5.6 million households) lacked a bank or credit union account. …
FDIC: New Online Tool Unveiled at the Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee Meeting to Promote Creation of New Minority Banks
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will introduce a new online tool to help financial institutions, investors, and other interested groups to identify neighborhoods that could benefit from banking services. The FDIC’s new Minority Banking Opportunity Explorer will be presented at a meeting of the agency’s Minority Depository Institutions (MDI) Subcommittee to the Advisory Committee on Community…