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The Senate voted along party lines to approve a resolution overturning a final rule updating the process banking regulators use when reviewing proposed bank mergers and acquisitions. Read on »

As financial technology and digital assets remain ever-growing factors in the financial services industry, trade organizations continue to increase efforts to advocate for new policies to help their members remain competitive. Read about some of the latest developments with respect to this topic and more in this roundup. Read on »

Several members of the Senate Banking Committee pressed Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. acting director Travis Hill about the potential impact of cuts to the banking regulator’s staff on financial stability, as well as the agency’s decision to allow the Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive consumer information. Read on »

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ordered Discover Bank of Greenwood, Del., to distribute at least $1.225 billion to merchants adversely affected by the bank’s misclassification of millions of consumer credit cards as commercial. The bank’s parent holding company, Discover Financial Services, was fined $100 million in a concurrent order. Read on »

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced a newly modified approach to resolution planning for large banks geared toward focusing on the most relevant operational information for safety and soundness considerations. Read on »

A federal court ordered Bank of America to pay nearly $540.3 million for underpaying for deposit insurance. The issue stemmed from a calculation error due to a misinterpretation of a 2011 rule enacted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The rule in question applies when calculating a federally-insured bank’s “counterparty exposure” level for the purpose of ensuring an institution’s safety and soundness. Read on »

Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation to overturn a 2024 final rule updating the process the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency uses to review proposed bank mergers. Read on »

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is considering actions banking industry professionals frequently describe as “right-sizing” the regulatory framework applied to financial institutions. During the 2025 American Bankers Association Summit in Washington, D.C., FDIC acting director French Hill discussed the potential for easing capital standards for the largest and most complex institutions, as well as the impact volatile market conditions may have on the banking sector. Read on »

The financial services industry has had its hands full keeping up with a multitude of actions by federal agencies rescinding and sometimes replacing guidance and entire programs related to regulatory provisions and the treatment of digital assets. Learn about some of the most recent actions affecting financial policy in this regulatory roundup. Read on »

The federal bank regulatory agencies announced their intent to rescind the 2023 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule and reinstate the CRA framework that existed prior to the October 2023 final rule. The agencies cited “pending litigation” as the basis for their decision. Read on »