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The previously announced $400,000 residential appraisal threshold is effective today (October 9, 2019) following publication of the final rule in yesterday’s Federal Register.

Recently the OCC, the FRB, the FDIC, the FCA, and the NCUA, through the Task Force on Consumer Compliance of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, revised the Interagency Examination Procedures for the Flood Disaster Protection Act. The revised procedures reflect the February 2019 final interagency rule that addresses the private flood insurance provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. The updated procedures incorporate new sections that discuss: Mandatory acceptance of a […]

On July 31 the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued guidelines for requesting: Approval of a strategic plan (OCC Bulletin 2019-39); and Designation as a wholesale, limited purpose, or special purpose bank (OCC Bulletin 2019-40).  

On May 14, 2019 staff from the Farm Credit Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, , National Credit Union Administration  and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are reviewing the recently released rules regarding Private Flood Insurance in a one-hour Outlook Live webinar. The webinar begins at 2 p.m. EDT. Agency personnel will explain: Mandatory acceptance of private flood insurance; Mandatory acceptance Compliance Aid; Discretionary acceptance of private flood insurance; Flood […]

The federal banking regulatory agencies are making progress in development of a proposal to revise the Community Reinvestment Act regulations. Senior officials at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Federal Reserve briefed industry leaders on the topic at a recent Consumer Bankers Association conference. The officials indicated that, after preliminary talks and a review of public comments submitted to the OCC, the agencies are ready to start writing […]