3/1/2024
In early February, several trade associations filed a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC for exceeding their statutory authority and acting arbitrarily and capriciously with their recent amendments to the CRA rules.
3/1/2024
Economic headwinds and asset and liability management
1/2/2024
Interagency guidance for the risk management of third-party relationships
11/1/2023
Already introduced in more than 29 states, this new Article seeks to govern certain transfers of Controllable Electronic Records (CERs).
9/1/2023
Already introduced in more than 29 states, this new Article seeks to govern certain transfers of Controllable Electronic Records (CERs).
7/1/2023
The Final Rule caps a more than 10-year wait from the enactment of the original statute that prescribed these requirements in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.
5/1/2023
Sellers, builders, lenders or a combination of all three put-up money to cover the difference in interest rate payments between the original mortgage rate and the reduced mortgage rate.
3/1/2023
It is important that financial institutions stay abreast of the hot button area of climate change and climate risk.
1/2/2023
88th Session of the Texas Legislature is here
10/1/2022
Cryptocurrency and the threat of cybersecurity is likely here to stay and regulators are preparing for those implications.
8/1/2022
Using the tried-and-true SWOT analysis, banks can establish a baseline to evaluate the impact the crisscrossing crypto crackdown will have on their internal and external environment.
6/1/2022
Banks will need to update their response plan communication guidelines to document how, when, to whom and by whom notice of a “notification incident” would be provided.
3/30/2022
Banks will need to update their response plan communication guidelines to document how, when, to whom and by whom notice of a “notification incident” would be provided.
1/31/2022
The availability of beneficial owner information to financial institutions with customer due diligence obligations would be practical and useful.
12/6/2021
Banks that changed type based on the asset threshold adjustments in the June 2020 Rule are subject to different performance standards for activities conducted on or after October 1, 2020.
12/6/2021
TBA's engagement strategy matured in 2021 and we were able to influence the legislation. This was a good exercise and perhaps a preview of what’s in store for Texas bankers in 2022. A significant political year lies ahead.
10/1/2021
With technology changing and growing at what seems like the speed of light, banking laws and regulations can struggle to keep up.
9/1/2021
On July 20, 2021, the OCC announced it will propose to rescind the agency’s May 2020 final rule overhauling the CRA, signaling the OCC’s intention to collaborate with the Fed and the FDIC on a separate joint rulemaking.
8/1/2021
There are so many ways to violate TRID. Mastering the content requirements (knowing what to put where) is a difficult task for even the most seasoned compliance professional and is the source of numerous violations.
7/1/2021
Banks should be prepared for a larger regulatory emphasis on COVID-19 protections and fair lending practices.
7/1/2021
Was the 87th Regular Session as different as we thought it would be?
6/1/2021
The financial regulatory agencies (OCC, Fed, FDIC, FCA and NCUA) have recently proposed revisions to the Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Flood Insurance.
5/1/2021
Conventional wisdom and the pundits predicted that the 87th Regular Session would be a low bill session. With more than 7,001 bills filed to date, the pundits have been proven wrong.
4/1/2021
The production of industrial hemp is a fast-growing industry, especially since the passing of the 2018 Hemp Bill, which clarified from a federal perspective that the cultivation of hemp is legal and no longer restricted to pilot programs for research