PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a finalized rule on ensuring fair access to banking services from large national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign bank organizations, according to a press release.

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Payments Dive

MAY 15, 2024

Concerns about the $35B merger proposal, which has already faced opposition, are likely to surface again at the July public meeting.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said in a report this week that it will examine how the coronavirus is impacting compliance by financial institutions (FIs). Additional steps may be necessary to properly segment and secure bank networks if employees use personal devices to connect to bank systems,” the OCC wrote.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ( OCC ) has proposed personal banking regulations intended to level the playing field. . The proposal would systemize over 10 years of OCC guidance, asking banks to extend services based on individual risk assessment instead of category-based assessment.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

The closures, Brooks said, were seemingly “indefinite” in some states, a press release from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said. Conference of Mayors, and the National Association of Governors, “potentially threaten the stability and orderly functioning of the financial system the OCC is charged by law to protect.”.

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Electronic Payments Coalition

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) filed a scathing amicus brief highlighting the glaring flaws in a new credit and debit card law set to take effect on July 1, 2025. The OCC called the law “bad policy and an unlawful interference with federally granted powers.” “The

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Payments Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The OCC added a separate penalty Tuesday. The Minneapolis-based lender flagged a CFPB probe into prepaid card use last year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The OCC wrote a letter in July outlining a to-do list for the department, saying that it needed to handle thousands of complaints and handle compensation structures. “We One executive, who was in charge of the HR department, was put on leave after being accused of failings by the OCC.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued stablecoin guidance, and Deutsche Bank intends to decrease the size of its brick-and-mortar footprint. A letter by the OCC published on Monday (Sept. Federal Banks, Savings Associations Win Approval For Some Crypto Activities.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is putting together “so-called notices of charges” against 10 people, although settlements could be extended to some, the sources said. An OCC spokesman declined to comment, as did representatives for Tolstedt, Hardison and Julian. Sloan’s retirement quickly followed.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has announced that it’s going to realign about 150 staff members in two new units, the organization said in a press release. . The two units will consolidate bank supervision support, risk analysis, and oversight of national trust banks and important service providers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced it has opened a 45-day public comment period on its proposed Innovation Pilot Program. Supporting a financial system that innovates responsibly is central to the mission of the OCC,” said Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting in a press release. “As

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

In today’s top news, President Biden is expected to pick Michael Barr to head the OCC, and Janet Yellen, Biden’s pick for Treasury Secretary, is expected to take a hard stance toward crypto. Biden Expected To Name Professor Michael Barr To Head OCC. Plus, the chief of the CFPB stepped down at Biden’s request.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The head of the OCC called on Congress to replace the current state-by-state money transmitter licensing system for payments companies with a federal regulatory framework.

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Electronic Payments Coalition

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In a court filing late on October 2nd, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) blasted the first-of-its kind Illinois law as an “ill-conceived, highly unusual, and largely unworkable state law that threatens to fragment and disrupt” the nation’s banking system.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has proposed a personal banking rule intended to level the playing field, while U.S. OCC Calls for Equal Access to Banking Services.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

Banks chartered by the federal government can offer digital currency custody services, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said in a Wednesday (July 22) announcement.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 5, 2021

Several government agencies have made deeper moves into crypto oversight, leaving a trail of angry executives and unresolved political questions. And there's still no sign of a central bank digital currency, leaving the U.S. at risk of falling behind other countries in the race to support faster payment processing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The suit is one alleging that the OCC does not have the authority to provide such licenses under the FinTech charter that has been proposed. The OCC has been accepting applications since the end of July. New York state is suing the United States. The banking sector, argues the suit, is more efficiently regulated at the state level.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

banking watchdog the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is facing a lawsuit, adding another setback to its struggling effort to provide FinTechs with national banking licenses. It is unclear whether a lawsuit against the OCC would be filed before a company applies for the OCC’s charter. ”

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has told Congress he would use his office’s power to review any candidate put forward by Wells Fargo as the scandal-plagued bank’s new CEO, according to a report by Reuters. Warren and others have said the OCC is not hard enough on Wells Fargo, a claim that was disputed by Otting on Wednesday (May 15).

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Finextra

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has filed an enforcement action against Axiom Bank in Florida.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 10, 2020

BitPay and Paxos are only the latest digital currency companies to pursue a national charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has again released its report on top risks facing banks, with its Spring 2017 analysis warning FIs that threats are coming from all angles. PYMNTS outlines some of those key trends found in the OCC report below. Shifts in Lending Practices. Cyber Threats. Compliance.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 8, 2023

The guidance is aimed at helping banks address the operational, compliance and strategic risks of third-party tie-ups, such as those with fintech firms.

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 4, 2023

The regulators didn't go so far as to create new rules around bank-crypto partnerships, but said they're "continuing to assess" if — and how — such tie-ups can proceed safely.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 5, 2021

The digital currency and related distributed-ledger technologies could "enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and stability of the provision of payments," according to an interpretive letter issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

With the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency considering a special charter for payments firms, a state regulator group said large money transmitters can opt for the “one company, one exam” program next year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), over deficiencies that the OCC identified in the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance program. The OCC identified the deficiencies in the bank’s branches in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. MUFG Bank, a Japan-based institution, announced on Friday (Feb.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The OCC is trying to seize jurisdiction by arguing that current supervision is haphazard. But states are already working together to streamline regulation while continuing to enforce consumer protections and encourage innovation.

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Payments Source

AUGUST 13, 2020

Appearing to support decentralized systems, the acting comptroller of the currency said on a podcast that "the ultimate public ownership of the payment rails is when you have a network, like the internet, of interconnected institutions and computers.".

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2017

The FinTech industry’s future could depend on the outcome of a fight between the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and states, according to a report in TechCrunch. The charter is optional for FinTechs and is aimed at providing a stamp of approval by the OCC for having good compliance practices.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2018

Wells Fargo was fined $185 million in 2016 for opening millions of potentially fake accounts, prompting the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to perform a months-long industry-wide review. However, the U.S. This included banks opening accounts without proof that consumers gave them permission to do so.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a new guidance encouraging banks to offer responsible short-term, small-dollar loans to their customers. In 2013, the OCC had discouraged short-term lending by banks with limitations on what could be offered to customers depending on their credit.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

The OCC has been critiqued pretty heavily by state regulators since the proposal first surfaced a year ago. Noreika’s comments also made clear that the OCC initiative exploring special FinTech charters did not go away even though the previous administration did.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2018

After reviewing sales practices at more than 40 large and mid-sized banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) found multiple systemic issues, along with hundreds of problems at individual banks. No one buried their head in the sand.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

I am especially pleased that we were able to work closely and effectively with our colleagues at the OCC, and I appreciate the key role they played in the negotiations,” Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Mick Mulvaney said in a statement. “As That is what we did here.”.

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