Fed Reserve & Banking
Material regulatory developments from U.S. Federal Reserve System and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 20 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the financial & capital markets sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
A selection of recent published briefs; this is not a complete archive.
Federal Reserve proposes dual regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act
The Federal Reserve Board released two proposals on September 24, 2026 to establish a supervisory framework for payment stablecoin issuers it oversees under the GENIUS Act. The proposals address reserve backing requireme…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Federal Reserve issues consent prohibition against former Sandy Spring Bank employee for embezzlement
On September 24, 2026, the Federal Reserve Board issued a consent prohibition order against Renee Nicole Brown, a former Sandy Spring Bank employee, for embezzlement. The order bars Brown from participating in the affair…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Federal Reserve approves BancFirst Corporation acquisition of Spirit BankCorp and SpiritBank
The Federal Reserve Board approved BancFirst Corporation's acquisition of Spirit BankCorp, Inc. and its subsidiary SpiritBank on September 22, 2026. The approval also authorizes BancFirst to operate branches at all exist…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Federal Reserve issues three consent prohibition orders against former bank and financial-services employees for financial misconduct
The Federal Reserve Board issued three consent prohibition orders on September 18, 2026 against former employees of Northstar Bank, American Express Travel Related Services Company, and Regions Bank. The orders address m…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Federal Reserve terminates 2024 written agreement with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula
The Federal Reserve Board terminated its written agreement with SNB Bancshares, Inc. and Bank of Eufaula, both of Eufaula, Oklahoma, effective September 3, 2026. The agreement had been in place since August 7, 2024. Its …
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →FOMC releases September 2026 economic projections following two-day policy meeting
The Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee released economic projections from the September 15-16, 2026 FOMC meeting. The release accompanies the meeting's policy deliberations and reflects participant f…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Federal Reserve raises federal funds rate 25 basis points to 3.75–4.00 percent by unanimous vote
The Federal Open Market Committee voted 12-0 on September 16, 2026 to raise the target federal funds rate range by 25 basis points to 3.75–4.00 percent. The Committee cited persistent elevated inflation and committed to …
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →FDIC, Federal Reserve, NCUA, and OCC seek comment on revised interagency third-party risk management guidance
Four federal agencies — the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, NCUA, and OCC — jointly released proposed guidance on September 11, 2026, on financial institution management of third-party relationship risks. The agencies also …
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →FDIC, Federal Reserve, NCUA, and OCC propose joint third-party risk management guidance for financial institutions
Four federal agencies — the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, NCUA, and OCC — jointly released proposed guidance on September 11, 2026, requesting public comment on third-party risk management standards for financial institut…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC issue joint supervisory framework for core technology providers serving community banks
The OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC jointly issued a statement on September 11, 2026 clarifying how they will apply risk-based supervision to core technology providers serving community banking organizations. The statemen…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Federal Reserve & Banking release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: OCC Advances Community Bank Comeback, Reduces Exam Burden for Smallest Institutions
Federal Reserve & Banking published a regulatory release titled 'OCC Advances Community Bank Comeback, Reduces Exam Burden for Smallest Institutions'. Cresthaven Analytics' full intelligence brief is pending re-analysis;…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →OCC proposes tailored third-party risk management framework for community banks and clarifies core service provider supervision
The OCC issued a proposal on September 11, 2026 to restructure third-party risk management requirements for community banks, calibrating obligations to actual risk rather than applying uniform standards. The proposal als…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Four federal banking agencies propose unified third-party risk management guidance to replace existing frameworks
Four federal regulators — the FDIC, Federal Reserve, NCUA, and OCC — jointly released proposed third-party risk management guidance on September 11, 2026. The proposal takes a principles-based approach and, when finalize…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Federal banking agencies expand 18-month exam cycle eligibility to community banks under $6 billion in assets
Three federal banking agencies — the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and OCC — jointly issued an interim final rule on September 10, 2026, raising the asset threshold for the extended 18-month on-site examination cycle from…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC issue interim final rule expanding 18-month examination cycle eligibility under 2026 housing statute
The OCC, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC published an interagency interim final rule on September 10, 2026, amending regulations that govern eligibility for the 18-month on-site examination cycle. The rule implements t…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Federal bank agencies issue interim final rule raising 18-month exam cycle threshold to $6 billion in assets
The Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC jointly issued an interim final rule on September 10, 2026, raising the total asset threshold for the extended 18-month on-site examination cycle from $3 billion to $6 billion. The rule…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Five federal banking regulators issue joint FAQ clarifying digital credential use under Customer Identification Program rules
Five federal regulators — the OCC, FinCEN, Federal Reserve, FDIC, and NCUA — jointly issued FAQ guidance on September 8, 2026, clarifying how banks and credit unions may use state-issued mobile driver's licenses and othe…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Federal Reserve terminates cease-and-desist order against United Texas Bank and written agreement with Quontic entities
The Federal Reserve Board terminated two enforcement actions effective September 2, 2026. The terminations close a cease-and-desist order issued to United Texas Bank in August 2024 and a written agreement with Quontic Ba…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →Five federal regulators issue joint statement clarifying SAR confidentiality rules for customer-facing communications
On September 2, 2026, the OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, FinCEN, and NCUA issued a joint statement clarifying how Bank Secrecy Act SAR confidentiality requirements apply when financial institutions communicate with customer…
Read the full Fed Reserve & Banking brief →OCC revises internal enforcement and MRA policies governing how examiners escalate supervisory actions against national banks
On August 27, 2026, the OCC released revised versions of PPM 5310-3 and PPM 5400-11, updating its internal frameworks for bank enforcement actions and Matters Requiring Attention. The revisions govern how OCC examiners i…
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