The federal bank regulatory agencies today published their first of a series of requests for 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Examination Council and federal bank regulatory agencies to review their regulations every 10 years to identify any outdated or otherwise […]
Category Archives: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
OCC Assesses $65 Million Penalty Against City National Bank
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today assessed a $65 million civil money penalty against City National Bank, of Los Angeles, California, related to systemic deficiencies in the Bank’s risk management and internal controls. The OCC found that the bank engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, including its failure to […]
OCC Requests Comments on Proposed Rulemaking and Policy Statement on Bank Mergers
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today requested comment on a proposal to update its rules for business combinations involving national banks and federal savings associations. The proposal also includes a policy statement to clarify the OCC’s review of applications under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). The proposed rulemaking is part of […]
OCC Promotes 2024 Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day
WASHINGTON—To increase the awareness of eligible working families about the benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency joins stakeholders across the country in promoting January 26 as EITC Awareness Day. The EITC is a refundable federal income tax credit for low- to moderate-income households. Changes in […]
Acting Comptroller Discusses Bank Liquidity Risk
WASHINGTON — Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu today issued remarks on bank liquidity risk at Columbia University Law School in New York. In his remarks, Mr. Hsu discussed the characteristics of recent bank runs and lessons learned from recent bank failures. He also discussed a targeted regulatory approach to better classify higher […]
OCC Announces Enforcement Actions for January 2024
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to require the board of directors and management to take timely actions to correct the […]
OCC Hosts Public Appraisal Subcommittee Hearing on Appraisal Bias
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) will host a public hearing of the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) on appraisal bias on February 13, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at its headquarters, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, D.C. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu will provide opening remarks. The subcommittee […]
OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 25 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of December 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The […]
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release 2022 Small Business, Small Farm, and Community Development Lending Data
The federal bank regulatory agencies, as members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), today released data on small business, small farm, and community development lending during 2022. The Community Reinvestment Act regulations require the agencies to annually disclose these data. The FFIEC also prepared aggregate disclosure statements of small business and small farm […]
OCC Assesses $15 Million Penalty Against U.S. Bank for Unfair Practices
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today assessed a $15 million civil money penalty against U.S. Bank, National Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, for violations of law relating to the bank’s administration of a prepaid card program to distribute public unemployment insurance benefit payments. The OCC found that the bank engaged in unfair practices […]