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FDIC gives banks extra time to comment on governance proposal

American Banker

Banking advocates claim FDIC's proposed corporate governance guidelines could undermine their legal duty to shareholders, despite the agency's claim that the proposal wouldn't break new ground.

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FDIC proposes stricter governance guidelines for regional banks

American Banker

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a proposal requiring larger banks to implement a three-line-of-defense risk management model and increased board independence in response to observed weaknesses in corporate governance during past financial crises and recent bank failures.

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FDIC Proposes to Align Real Estate Lending Standards with CBLR

ABA Community Banking

The FDIC proposed changes to its guidelines for real estate lending policies in order to align standards with the community bank leverage ratio, which does not require electing institutions to calculate tier 2 capital or total capital.

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FDIC Issues Guidance on Service Technology Service Provider Contracts

CFPB Monitor

On April 2, 2019, the FDIC issued Financial Institution Letter FIL-19-2019 (the “Letter”) to remind financial institutions about certain contractual provisions and other requirements pertaining to technology service provider contracts. Defining key terms in the contracts relevant to business continuity and/or incident response.As

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FDIC Chair’s recent interview gives insight into FDIC’s agenda

CFPB Monitor

McWilliams stated that the FDIC’s top priorities included: (1) reducing regulatory burden on community banks; (2) increasing the speed with which the FDIC reviews charter and deposit insurance applications; and (3) assisting banks to introduce new financial products that serve underserved communities.

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FDIC proposes rule to crack down on misrepresentations, adopts new arbitration guidelines

American Banker

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Regulators Detail Banking Rules For Hemp Firms

PYMNTS

It also clarifies the BSA guidelines when offering financial services to hemp-related businesses. The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), FinCEN , the OCC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors participated in issuing the definitions and guidelines.