Regulation

There are new regulations to address, but many requirements streamline current AML practices, says Mark Srere, an attorney at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.

Regulators are likely to scrap the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s divisive rule and instead pursue an interagency framework. But stakeholders commenting on a Federal Reserve draft plan say several aspects of the OCC regulation are worth keeping.

Proposed legislation would amend language in the Federal Credit Union Act to make it easier for credit unions to expel disruptive or abusive members.

Harper is only the third member of the National Credit Union Administration board to chair the council. Blake Paulson, acting comptroller of the currency, has been appointed vice chairman.

The $6.4 million-asset institution was placed in conservatorship in January and is the first credit union to be liquidated this year.

The agency announced it was rescinding seven policy statements issued last year meant to help companies combat fallout from COVID-19 but that the bureau's current chief said came at the expense of consumers.

The banking and credit union industries opposed the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act, but they were largely shut out of a process that moved quickly amid a nationwide reckoning on racial inequality.

Like their counterparts in the U.K., U.S. regulators should be working closely with the private sector to establish principles and guardrails to direct and focus tech advancements in ways that will protect consumers and financial stability.

The 30-day extension comes after the American Bankers Association requested additional time to consider the rule's impact.

A federal watchdog agency determined that Almena State Bank's push into government-backed loans, supported with high-cost wholesale funding, set it up for collapse when significant credit issues arose.