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OCC Bulletin March 16, 2006 |
Amendments to Regulation CC and J Addressing Remotely Created Checks The amendments are effective on July 1, 2006. The Board's Federal Register notice is attached. |
OCC Bulletin June 19, 2003 |
Expedited Funds Availability Act The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has revised Regulation CC, the implementing regulation for the Expedited Funds Availability Act. Specifically, the Board amended Appendix A to Regulation CC, the Routing Number Guide to Next-Day Availability Checks and Local Checks. |
OCC Bulletin April 6, 2005 |
Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks (Regulation CC) and Collection of Checks and Other Items by Federal Reserve Banks and Funds Transfers through Fedwire (Regulation J) The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is requesting public comment on the proposed amendments to Regulation CC and J concerning checking account customers. |
OCC Bulletin August 24, 2006 |
Annual Dollar Trigger for Certain Home Mortgage Loans The Federal Reserve Board published its annual amendment to its Regulation Z Commentary related to the dollar amount that triggers requirements for certain home mortgage loans subject to 12 CFR 226.32. |
OCC Bulletin October 20, 2003 |
Bank Secrecy Act Examination Procedures The examination procedures allow examiners to tailor the examination scope according to the reliability of the bank's compliance management system and the level of risk assumed by the institution. |
OCC Bulletin January 24, 2007 |
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Higher exemption threshold for depository institutions under Regulation C. |
OCC Bulletin December 14, 2005 |
Small Entity Compliance Guide This compliance guide summarizes the obligations of financial institutions to protect customer information and illustrates how certain provisions of the Security Guidelines apply to specific situations. |
OCC Bulletin December 20, 2006 |
Revisions to 12 CFR 215 The Federal Reserve System has published amendments to 12 CFR 215 (Regulation O) in the Federal Register, removing certain reporting requirements regarding extensions of credit to bank insiders. |
OCC Bulletin March 11, 2003 |
Office of Foreign Assets Control The U. S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published a final rule on February 11, 2003, concerning the disclosure of certain civil penalties information. OFAC administers and enforces economic sanctions programs. |
OCC Bulletin December 23, 2005 |
Bank Security Act/Anti-Money Laundering Process for taking administrative enforcement actions against banks based on BSA violations. |
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2005 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Check 21 Requirements Are Only Beginning The real legal challenges associated with Check 21 are only beginning to emerge. |
OCC Bulletin January 8, 2007 |
Guidance to National Banks Concerning Schemes Involving Fraudulent Cashier's Checks This bulletin discusses factual and legal issues related to fraudulent cashier's checks, including associated risks for depositary banks, and provides recommendations to national banks for managing these risks and protecting their customers. |
OCC Bulletin January 22, 2007 |
Community Reinvestment Act Two separate revisions are made to the CRA regulation in this rulemaking. |
OCC Bulletin July 29, 2002 |
Customer Identification Programs This bulletin transmits a notice of a proposed regulation that requires all banks to implement a customer identification program (CIP) that is appropriate given the bank's size, location, and type of business. |
OCC Bulletin January 15, 2004 |
Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for National Banks with Securities The final rule, entitled "Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for National Banks With Securities Registered Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Securities Offering Disclosure Rules," amends 12 CFR 11 and 12 CFR 16. |
Bank Technology News January 2005 Michael Sisk |
The Post-October 28 World: It's Time for a Reality Check on Check 21 Believe it or not, there are still many misconceptions about the law among the public, which banks must battle as they gradually implement new checking technology. |
OCC Bulletin April 18, 2006 |
Final Rule: Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued a final rule that imposes special measures against Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS), including its subsidiary, Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank. |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Bye-Bye, Canceled Checks New "Check 21" rules may soon be changing how your bank serves you. |
OCC Bulletin August 15, 2006 |
Assessment of Fees: Final Rule The attached final rule amends part 8 of the OCC's rules concerning the timing of payments of OCC assessments. The effective date of the final rule is August 24. |
OCC Bulletin May 20, 2004 |
Fair Credit Reporting Medical Information Regulations Section 411 of the FACT Act prohibits creditors from obtaining or using medical information pertaining to a consumer in connection with any determination of the consumer's eligibility or continued eligibility for credit, and restricts the sharing of medical information and related lists or descriptions among affiliates. |
OCC Bulletin January 27, 2006 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering The attached document provides a joint statement on sharing suspicious activity reports with controlling companies. |
OCC Bulletin October 6, 2005 |
Electronic Filing and Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership Reports This final rule, which applies to national banks that register their securities with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, amends the OCC's rules governing application of Securities Exchange Act disclosure rules to national banks (12 CFR 11). |
OCC Bulletin June 26, 2003 |
Securities Offering Disclosure Rules Reporting and disclosure requirements for National Banks with securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
OCC Bulletin December 6, 2005 |
Interim Final Rule: Assessment of Fees The interim final rule revises the current process for assessment collection. |
OCC Bulletin August 12, 2002 |
International Banking Activities Capital Equivalency Deposits A new rule amends the OCC's regulation regarding the capital equivalency deposits (CED) that foreign banks with federal branches or agencies must establish and maintain. |
OCC Bulletin December 1, 2005 |
Notice of Comptroller of the Currency Fees for Year 2006 Several permanent changes to the assessment collection process will be implemented beginning with the assessment that normally would be due January 31, 2006. These changes are based on revisions to the assessment regulations recently adopted by the OCC |
OCC Bulletin December 1, 2006 |
Notice of Comptroller of the Currency Fees All national banks and federal branches and agencies should be aware of changes in fees charged by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for the year 2007. These changes are effective January 1, 2007. |
OCC Bulletin May 7, 2003 |
Changes to Part 5 The interim rule amends 12 CFR 5.2 to expressly provide that the OCC may permit national banks to make any class of filings electronically and refers national banks to the Comptroller's Licensing Manual to find information about the filings that are available for electronic submission. |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Hey, Give Me My Money! Fewer check processing sites means that, for consumers, more deposit checks get categorized as "local." That means more of your checks must be deposited under the two-day rule instead of the five-day rule. |
OCC Bulletin April 25, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Joint statement on providing banking services to money services businesses. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 6, 2004 Judy Ward |
Banks Prepare Returns Processing for Check 21 Electronic check processing will speed transactions, cut costs and fight fraud. |
Bank Technology News March 2007 Glen Fest |
Image Exchange: Imaging: Are Happy Days Here at Last? Image-cleared checks have exceeded substitute items, and are expected to surpass paper-check volume by the end of the year. |
Fast Company October 2004 Alan Deutschman |
The Check-Clearing Quagmire Soon, it won't take a week to clear a check. Checking will finally enter the digital era on October 28, when the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act takes effect. |
OCC Bulletin June 5, 2003 |
International Activities of National Banks; U.S. Activities of Federal Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks Notice of proposed rule making rules, policies, and procedures for corporate activities; international banking activities |
OCC Bulletin April 28, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Frequently Asked Questions: Final Customer Identification Program Rule |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
More Paper Checks Go Electronic Merchants can start quickly, electronically clearing your checks. Consumers can also opt out of the back-office conversion process, but you'll have to ask the retailer or merchant how to do so. |
OCC Bulletin December 6, 2005 |
One-Year Post-Employment Restrictions for Senior Examiners This final rule implements new post-employment restrictions for Comptroller of the Currency senior examiners of national banks. |
OCC Bulletin August 19, 2002 |
Bank Supervision Operations Policies & Procedures Manual (PPM) 5310-3 (REV), dated July 30, 2001, describes the OCC's policy for taking appropriate enforcement action in response to violations of law, rules, regulations, final agency orders and/or unsafe and unsound practices or conditions. |
U.S. Banker May 2002 Mark Bruno |
Digital Imaging Picks Up Steam Banks across the nation suddenly are working very hard to implement the long-promised technology of check imaging... |
OCC Bulletin August 30, 2005 |
Examiner Ethics The attached proposed rule, issued jointly with the other federal banking agencies, concerns new post-employment restrictions for senior examiners of national banks. |
OCC Bulletin May 6, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Interagency interpretive guidance on providing banking services to money services businesses operating in the United States. |
Bank Systems & Technology August 31, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran |
A Brave New World As banks prepare for the final push toward Check 21, they must overcome several roadblocks to succeed in the electronic age. |
OCC Bulletin May 6, 2005 |
Notice of Comptroller of the Currency Fees for Year 2005 The purpose of this issuance is to inform all national banks and federal branches and agencies of revised fees charged by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for year 2005 |
Bank Systems & Technology March 29, 2006 Ivan Schneider |
New Opportunity in Check Conversion The Federal Reserve recently amended the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, paving the way for back office processing by merchants. |
OCC Bulletin September 14, 2001 |
Consumer Protections for Depository Institution Sales of Insurance These rules implement Section 305 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and apply to retail sales practices, solicitations, advertising, or offers of any insurance product or annuity by a depository institution... |
OCC Bulletin June 9, 1999 |
Disclosure of Information The OCC may make nonpublic OCC information available to a supervised entity and to other persons, as the Comptroller, in his sole discretion, may deem necessary or appropriate, without a request for records or testimony... |
U.S. Banker January 2002 |
A Win for the Fed Even the Fed can make mistakes, as many Greenspan critics are only too happy to point out. But some mistakes can be happy ones -- and that's the good news from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston... |
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2005 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Check 21: Evolution, Not Revolution Originally hailed by legislators as ushering in a new era of banking, it seems the reality of Check 21 is a bit less lofty than they anticipated - so far, at least. |
OCC Bulletin November 10, 2004 |
Bank Supervision Operations The Enforcement Action Policy describes the OCC's policy for taking appropriate enforcement action in response to violations of laws, rules, regulations, final agency orders and/or unsafe and unsound practices or conditions. |
OCC Bulletin August 7, 2003 |
Bank Activities and Operations; and Real Estate Lending and Appraisals The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published the attached notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on August 5, 2003. The NPRM invites comments on proposed amendments to 12 CFR 7 and 34 of its regulations. |