FDIC: #GetBanked Campaign Expanded to Los Angeles, Dallas and Detroit
Public awareness push to promote financial inclusion among the unbanked As part of its ongoing work to expand financial inclusion to unbanked individuals and families, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced it will expand its #GetBanked public awareness campaign into the Los Angeles, Dallas, and Detroit metropolitan areas. The FDIC’s #GetBanked campaign is focused on…
FDIC: Operation HOPE, Inc. and FDIC Announce Initiative to Expand Financial Education and Minority/Women-Owned Business Opportunities
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced a collaboration with Operation HOPE, Inc., to promote financial education using the FDIC’s Money Smart curriculum and other resources and to help educate minority- and/or women-owned businesses on how to do business with the agency. The arrangement expands upon a longstanding relationship between the FDIC and Operation…
FDIC: Chairman Jelena McWilliams Announces Resignation Effective February 4, 2022
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Jelena McWilliams today sent the following letter to the President of the United States: The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.President of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, After serving as the 21st Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) since June 2018, I…
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release 2020 Small Business, Small Farm and Community Development Lending Data
The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), today released data on small business, small farm, and community development lending during 2020. The Community Reinvestment Act regulations require the agencies to annually disclose these data. The…
Agencies Release Annual Asset-Size Thresholds Under CRA Regulations
The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today announced the 2022 updated asset-size thresholds used to define “small bank” and “intermediate small bank” under their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. Annual adjustments to these asset-size thresholds are based on the average change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and…
Federal and State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Statement on Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions Affected by Tornadoes
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the state regulators, collectively the agencies, recognize the serious impact of tornadoes on the customers and operations of many financial institutions and will provide appropriate regulatory assistance to affected institutions subject to their…
FDIC: Office of Supervisory Appeals Launched
On December 6, 2021, the FDIC’s new Office of Supervisory Appeals (Office) became fully operational and will begin to consider and decide appeals of material supervisory determinations. The new Office will enhance the independence of the FDIC’s supervisory appeals process and further the FDIC’s goal of ensuring consistency and accountability in the examination process. Highlights:…