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2020 Press Releases News
December
Date Title
FDIC Makes Public November Enforcement Actions
FDIC Releases New Application Programming Interface and Modernized Version of BankFind
Agencies Propose Requirement for Computer Security Incident Notification
Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions
FDIC Releases New 2020 Community Banking Study
FDIC Board Approves 2021 Operating Budget
FDIC Board Approves Final Rule on Brokered Deposit and Interest Rate Restrictions
FDIC Approves Rule to Ensure Safety and Soundness of Industrial Banks
FDIC Board Approves Proposed Rule to Amend Suspicious Activity Report Requirements
Federal Banking Agencies Announce Availability of 2019 Small Business, Small Farm, and Community Development Lending Data
Agencies Announced Several Resolution Plan Actions
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
FDIC-Insured Institutions Reported Improved Profitability in Third Quarter 2020
November
Date Title
Agencies Issue Statement on LIBOR Transition
FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for First Quarter 2021 and Second Quarter 2021
FDIC Makes Public October Enforcement Actions
Agencies Provide Temporary Relief to Community Banking Organizations
Agencies Release Fact Sheet to Clarify Bank Secrecy Act Due Diligence Requirements for Banks and Credit Unions that Offer Services to Charities and Non-Profits
FDIC Seeks Financial Advisor to Establish New “Mission-Driven Bank Fund” to Support FDIC-Insured Minority Banks and Community Development Financial Institutions
FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams’s Statement on SEC Chairman’s Tenure
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
October
Date Title
Agencies Release Paper on Operational Resilience
FDIC Makes Public September Enforcement Actions;
Agencies Propose Regulation on the Role of Supervisory Guidance
Equity Bank of Andover, Kansas Assumes All of the Deposits of Almena State Bank of Almena, Kansas
FDIC Announces Meeting of Advisory Committee on Community Banking
FDIC Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee to Meet
Agencies Finalize Rule to Reduce the Impact of Large Bank Failures
Agencies Issue Final Rule to Strengthen Resilience of Large Banks
The FDIC Approves Interim Final Rule to Provide Temporary Relief from Part 363 Audit and Reporting Requirements
FDIC Survey Shows 95 Percent of U.S. Households Were Banked in 2019
United Fidelity Bank, fsb, Evansville, Indiana, Assumes All of the Deposits of First City Bank of Florida, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
FDIC Advisory Committee to Discuss Results of 2019 Survey of Households Use of Banking and Financial Services
FDIC Publishes Resource Guide to Promote Investment Partnerships With FDIC-Insured Minority Banks and Community Development Financial Institutions
FDIC Selects 14 Companies in Tech Sprint to Modernize Bank Financial Reporting
FDIC to Host Inaugural Meeting of Advisory Committee of State Regulators
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
September
Date Title
Agencies Issue Two Final Rules
FDIC Makes Public August Enforcement Actions;
FDIC Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee to Discuss the FDIC’s Progress on Systemic Resolution
FDIC Launches Its First-Ever Academic Challenge
FDIC Releases Results of Summary of Deposits Annual Survey
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
Federal and State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Statement on Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions Affected by Hurricane Laura and California Wildfires
Agencies Extend Comment Period on Proposed Revisions to Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Flood Insurance
August
Date Title
FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2020 and First Quarter 2021
FDIC Makes Public July Enforcement Actions
Agencies Issue Three Final Rules
FDIC-Insured Institutions Reported Lower Profitability but Strong Liquidity and Higher Capital Levels in Second Quarter 2020
FDIC Proposes Changes to Its Supervisory Appeals Process
Agencies Issue Statement on Bank Secrecy Act Due Diligence Requirements for Customers Who May Be Considered Politically Exposed Persons
FDIC Proposes to Update Policy Statement on Minority Depository Institutions
Federal Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Enforcement of Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Requirements
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
July
Date Title
FDIC Makes Public June Enforcement Actions
FDIC Issues Final Rule Revising and Codifying Section 19 to Allow Greater Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Certain Minor Criminal Offenses on Their Records
FDIC Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee to Meet
Agencies Adopt Final Rule on the Orderly Liquidation of Covered Broker-Dealers under Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act
FDIC Names Five New Members to Its Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee
FDIC Names New Members to Advisory Committee on Community Banking
FDIC Seeks Input on Voluntary Certification Program to Promote New Technologies
FDIC Names Bob De Luca Deputy Chief Information Officer
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
Agencies Provide Largest Firms with Information for Next Resolution Plans
June
Date Title
FDIC Launches Competition to Modernize Bank Financial Reporting
FDIC Makes Public May Enforcement Actions;
Agencies Release Proposed Revisions to Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Flood Insurance
FDIC Issues Rule to Codify Permissible Interest on Transferred Loans
Agencies Finalize Amendments to Swap Margin Rule
Financial Regulators Modify Volcker Rule
Agencies Release List of Distressed or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies
Federal and State Regulatory Agencies Issue Examiner Guidance for Assessing Safety and Soundness Considering the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Financial Institutions
FDIC Issues Final Rule to Mitigate the Deposit Insurance Assessment Effect of Participation in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the PPP Liquidity Facility, and the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility
FDIC Unveils Redesigned Website
FDIC-Insured Institutions Reported Reduced Profitability but Strong Loan Growth and Stable Asset Quality in First Quarter 2020
FDIC Issues Annual Report on Efforts to Preserve and Promote Minority Depository Institutions
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
Agencies Issue Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios
May
Date Title
FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Third and Fourth Quarter 2020
FDIC Makes Public April Enforcement Actions;
FDIC Extends Comment Period on Proposal to Ensure Safety and Soundness of Industrial Banks
Tenth Circuit Upholds FDIC Ownership of Tax Refunds in Cases of Failed Banks
Federal Agencies Share Principles for Offering Responsible Small-Dollar Loans
Regulators Temporarily Change the Supplementary Leverage Ratio to Increase Banking Organizations' Ability to Support Credit to Households and Businesses In Light of the Coronavirus Response
FDIC Issues Proposed Rule to Mitigate the Deposit Insurance Assessment Effect of Participation in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the PPP Lending Facility, and the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility
Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Policy Statement on Allowances for Credit Losses and Interagency Guidance on Credit Risk Review Systems
Agencies Extend Two Resolution Plan Deadlines
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Modify Liquidity Coverage Ratio For Banks Participating in Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility and Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
April
Date Title
Agencies Extend Comment Period on Updates to Resolution Plan Guidance for Large Foreign Banks
FDIC Makes Public March Enforcement Actions
FDIC to Postpone Effort to Modernize Agency's Signage & Advertising Requirements
Federal Banking Agencies to Defer Appraisals and Evaluations for Real Estate Transactions Affected by COVID-19
Federal Bank Regulators Issue Interim Final Rule for Paycheck Protection Program Facility
Agencies Issue Revised Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications by Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus
Agencies Announce Changes to the Community Bank Leverage Ratio
MVB Bank, Inc. of Fairmont, West Virginia, Acquires The First State Bank, Barboursville, West Virginia
Federal Agencies Encourage Mortgage Servicers to Work With Struggling Homeowners Affected by COVID-19
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
FDIC Extends Comment Period on Modernizing Brokered Deposit Restrictions
Agencies Will Consider Comments on Volcker Rule Modifications Following Expiration of Comment Period
March
Date Title
Agencies Announce Two Actions to Support Lending to Households and Businesses
FDIC Makes Public February Enforcement Actions;
FDIC Chairman Addresses FSOC; Underscores Banks and Deposits Remain Safe
Federal Agencies Encourage Banks, Savings Associations and Credit Unions to Offer Responsible Small-Dollar Loans to Consumers and Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Issue Interim Final Rule for Money Market Liquidity Facility
FDIC Chairman Urges FASB to Delay Certain Accounting Rules Amid Pandemic
FDIC Demands Monetary Gold Cease False Advertising Campaign
FDIC: Insured Bank Deposits are Safe; Beware of Potential Scams Using the Agency's Name
FDIC Approves the Deposit Insurance Application for Square Financial Services, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah
FDIC Approves the Deposit Insurance Application for Nelnet Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah Area
FDIC Seeks Comment on Proposal to Ensure Safety and Soundness of Industrial Banks
Federal Banking Agencies Provide Banks Additional Flexibility to Support Households and Businesses
Federal Banking Agencies Encourage Banks to Use Federal Reserve Discount Window
FDIC Announces Steps to Protect Banks and Consumers and to Continue Operations
Federal and State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Statement on Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions Affected by Tornadoes in Tennessee
FDIC Extends Comment Period on Modernizing Agency's Signage & Advertising Requirements
Agencies Encourage Financial Institutions to Meet Financial Needs of Customers and Members Affected by Coronavirus
Agencies Invite Comment on Updates to Resolution Plan Guidance for Large Foreign Banks
2020 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference March 9-12 in Denver Has Been Postponed
FDIC Offers Voluntary Retirement and Early Separation Program
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
February
Date Title
FDIC Makes Public January Enforcement Actions;
FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Second and Third Quarter 2020
FDIC-Insured Institutions Reported Net Income of $55.2 Billion in Fourth Quarter 2019
FDIC Recognizes Four Institutions for Expanding Financial Literacy
FDiTech Releases New Guide to Help 'FinTechs' Connect with Banks
Federal Banking Agencies Host the 2020 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference
FDIC Seeks Information on How to Modernize Signage and Advertising Requirements
FDIC Announces Members for the Advisory Committee of State Regulators
FDIC and OCC Announce 30-day Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Changes to Community Reinvestment Act Regulations
Farmers and Merchants Bank Assumes All of the Deposits of Ericson State Bank, Ericson, Nebraska
FDIC Releases Economic Scenarios for 2020 Stress Testing
Agencies Provide Additional Information to Encourage Financial Institutions to Work with Borrowers Affected by COVID-19
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
FDIC Publishes Comprehensive History of Risk-Based Pricing
January
Date Title
FDIC Makes Public December Enforcement Actions
Shared National Credit Review Finds Risk Remains Elevated in Leveraged Loans
Agencies Propose Changes to Modify "Covered Funds" Restrictions of Volcker Rule
FDIC Updates Money Smart for Small Business Credit and Banking Modules
FDIC Names New Chief Information Officer
FDIC Named One of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance