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Federal Reserve Floats Special Purpose Payment Accounts for Fintechs and Nontraditional Banks
USA - December 23 2025 On December 16, the Federal Reserve Board issued a Request for Information on a new special‑purpose “Payment Account” prototype, which is essentially…
OCC Proposes Simplified CRA Strategic Plan Form for Community Banks
USA - December 22 2025 On December 17, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed new guidance that would significantly streamline how community banks…
Senate Agriculture Committee’s Bipartisan Draft Would Give the CFTC Exclusive Jurisdiction Over “Digital Commodities”
USA - December 11 2025 On November 20, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R‑AR) and Senator Cory Booker (D‑NJ) released a new bipartisan discussion…
Federal Banking Regulators Preview Timelines for Fintech Rules: FDIC Stablecoin Licensing by Year-End and Fed “Skinny” Master Accounts by Q4 2026
USA - December 10 2025 Federal banking regulators previewed near-term rulemaking plans that will shape the fintech landscape. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation…
The Fed’s New Supervisory Operating Principles Reveal a “Risk-First” Shift
USA - November 24 2025 On October 29, the Federal Reserve’s Division of Supervision and Regulation issued a Statement of Supervisory Operating Principles that formalizes…
IRS Provides Guidance for Trusts Engaged in Staking
USA - November 13 2025 On November 10, 2025, the IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2025-31 (the Rev Proc.), which provides a safe harbor for investment trusts and grantor trusts to…
Fed Redefines “Well Managed” for Large Banks and Insurers Easing Growth Constraints and Shifting Enforcement Presumptions
USA - November 10 2025 On November 5, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it had finalized revisions to its Large Financial Institution (LFI) rating system and the…
OCC Comptroller Gould Signals a Multifaceted Push to Reinforce Federal Preemption
USA - November 5 2025 At The Clearing House Annual Conference, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould outlined an agency-wide strategy to defend and promote federal…
Federal Court Finds No Monetary Damages in ERISA Fiduciary Breach Case, Orders Governance Changes
USA - October 28 2025 Last May, we provided a client alert about a recent federal district court case (Spence v. American Airlines, No. 4:23-cv-00552-O, 2025 WL 225127, at…
Navigating the Latest SAR FAQs
USA - October 10 2025 On October 8, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), in collaboration with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Board…
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