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US Reg Round Up: 30/10/2024
Federal Reserve Minutes of the Board’s discount rate meetings on September 9 and 18, 2024 - 15 October 2024 In a recent meeting, the Federal Reserve Board reviewed economic conditions and decided to maintain the primary credit rate at 5.5%. Directors noted improvements in labor availability and moderate
Trump 2.0: what's next for financial regulation and Basel endgame
With his decisive win, President-Elect Trump has the potential to influence a broad spectrum of policy areas, from the economy to various regulatory rules and directives. As expectations grow for significant regulatory changes, his administration is set to advance a pro-business agenda that prioritises reduced oversight and altered compliance requirements.
US Reg Round Up: 10/10/2024
Federal Reserve Agencies announce increase in 2025 threshold for higher-priced mortgage loans - 4 October 2024 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have jointly announced that the threshold for higher-priced mortgage loans, which are subject to special
US Reg Round Up: 19/09/2024
Federal Reserve The FED issues FOMC statement - 18 September 2024 The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) recently announced that economic activity continues to expand at a solid pace, although job gains have slowed and the unemployment rate, while low, has increased slightly. Inflation is making
US Reg Round Up: 29/07/2024
Federal Reserve 2024 CRA list released for distressed and underserved nonmetropolitan areas - 12 July 2024 Federal bank regulatory agencies have published the 2024 list identifying distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income areas where certain bank activities can earn Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) credit. This list helps assess a bank'
US Reg Round Up: 18/06/2024
Securities and Exchange Commission SEC invites regulated entities to submit self-assessment of diversity- 5 June 2024 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated its biennial collection of Diversity Self-Assessment Submissions from regulated entities. This process allows organizations to evaluate their diversity and inclusion policies, identifying strengths, opportunities, risks, and
US Reg Round Up: 27/05/2024
Federal Reserve Agencies announce inflation-adjusted dollar thresholds for Regulation CC - 13 May 2024 The Fed and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have both updated the inflation dollar amounts relating to the availability of customer funds. These changes affect Regulation CC, including minimum amounts of deposited funds that banks must
US Reg Round Up: 09/05/2024
Federal Reserve The FED to extend the public comment period for the application by Capital One Financial Corporation to acquire Discover Financial Services - 24 April 2024 The FED announce extension to the public comment period until May 31, 2024, for Capital One Financial Corporation’s application to acquire Discover
US Reg Round Up: 24/04/2024
Office of the comptroller of the Currency (OCC) OCC to extend comment period for proposed rulemaking and policy statements on banking mergers - 10 April 2024 Following the policy statement by the OCC’s review of applications under the Bank Merger Act, the announced that they will extend the comment
US Reg Round Up: 04/04/2024
Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve release their annual financial statements - 26 March 2024 The board released all the individual and combined statements for the board, the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, and 3 LLCs related to lending facilities created by the Fed to support the pandemic response. The total assets