Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Small Business Loans Decreased in 2023 as Lending Standards Tightened
Small Business Loans Decreased in 2023 as Lending Standards Tightened
December 16, 2024  |  SMBs

Small business and small farm loans decreased in 2023 as interest rates rose and lending standards tightened, according to three federal banking agencies with responsibilities...

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Trump Team Struggles to Find Financial Regulatory Leaders
Trump Team Struggles to Find Financial Regulatory Leaders
December 15, 2024  |  Regulation

The upcoming Trump administration is reportedly struggling to find people to head America’s financial watchdogs. The trouble lies with the Republican Party’s eagerness to eliminate...

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Report: Trump Transition Team Members Consider Restructuring Bank Regulatory Agencies
Report: Trump Transition Team Members Consider Restructuring Bank Regulatory Agencies
December 12, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team reportedly are considering making changes to some bank regulatory agencies by shrinking, consolidating or eliminating them. These proposals...

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OCC Hikes Assessment Rates for Large Banks
OCC Hikes Assessment Rates for Large Banks
November 27, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

America’s banking regulator says that it’s costing more to supervise the country’s largest financial institutions. As such, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...

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Report: TD Bank Close to Adding Compliance Monitors
Report: TD Bank Close to Adding Compliance Monitors
November 25, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

TD Bank reportedly is working to select compliance monitors to track its progress on risk and controls and report to regulators, as ordered by the U.S....

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OCC’s Hsu Supports Chartering Regime for Nonbanks
OCC’s Hsu Supports Chartering Regime for Nonbanks
November 20, 2024  |  Regulation

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu said he supports “federal payments regulation and a chartering regime for nonbanks.” In a written statement on...

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Lawmakers Lobby for One-Size-Fits-All Regulations for Banks and FinTechs
Lawmakers Lobby for One-Size-Fits-All Regulations for Banks and FinTechs
November 01, 2024  |  Regulation

Among the central debates of regulation, what we might term even the jurisdiction of the regulators — no matter the industry — might boil down...

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House Republicans Blast ‘Undue Scrutiny’ of Bank-FinTech Partnerships
House Republicans Blast ‘Undue Scrutiny’ of Bank-FinTech Partnerships
October 31, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

House Republicans are warning against what they argue is regulatory overreach in bank-FinTech partnerships. The lawmakers — all members of the House Financial Services Committee...

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BaaS Faces Regulatory Reckoning: OCC and FDIC Actions Underscore Growing Scrutiny
BaaS Faces Regulatory Reckoning: OCC and FDIC Actions Underscore Growing Scrutiny
October 23, 2024  |  Digital Banking

Banking-as-a-service (BaaS), as a business model, promises to reshape financial services. And a drumbeat of regulatory actions and continued scrutiny from a veritable alphabet soup...

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