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If there is renewed interest in a proposal to restrict incentive-based plans, that isn’t enough to overcome obstacles that have hindered the rulemaking for so long.

The combined bank would be chartered in North Carolina, with the FDIC serving as its lead federal regulator, N.C. Banking Commissioner Ray Grace says. The merger partners had other options, including the Fed and the OCC.

While the OCC has led the charge on modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act, Gov. Lael Brainard gave a rundown of new ideas under discussion — from updating assessment boundaries to a comprehensive community development test.

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Jelena McWilliams acknowledged industry concerns with the proposal meant to improve how banks comply with the trading ban.

John Quill, a former deputy comptroller, had a key role deciding which banks could participate in the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

U.S. regulators are poised to scrap their proposal for revising Volcker Rule restrictions on banks' trading in favor of a newer version as they respond to a misstep that drew fire from Wall Street lobbyists, according to people familiar with the effort.

With the two companies said to be still mulling which charter to seek, the various options each have possible advantages and drawbacks.

Lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee pushed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for details about how he plans to review the proposed merger between the two regional banks.

A report identified gaps in documentation and other weaknesses that the watchdog said heighten the risk of agency officials being too cozy with the institutions they supervise.

The OCC said that branches in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago will be required to take certain corrective actions, but it did not hit the Japanese-owned bank with any financial penalties.