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September 2025
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September 12, 2025
OCC issues information on ‘debanking’
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued two bulletins on Monday for financial institutions “to eliminate politicized or unlawful debanking in the federal banking system.” The first bulletin seeks to remind banks of their legal obligations to protect their customers’ financial records, “even if that information is requested by government agencies,” according to the OCC. The second bulletin …
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September 8, 2025
Disparate impact removed from FDIC exam manual
The FDIC announced late last week it had removed all references to disparate impact from its Consumer Compliance Examination Manual. Instead, the agency said it will evaluate potential discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Fair Housing Act “only through evidence of disparate treatment.” President Trump issued an executive order in April to eliminate enforcement of disparate-impact liability, which …
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September 5, 2025
OCC lowers semiannual assessment rates
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced last week a decrease in assessment rates for the Sept. 30 semiannual assessment. The OCC reduced the rates in the general assessment fee schedule by 30% for assets up to $40 billion and 22% for assets above $40 billion, and reduced the rates in the independent trust and independent credit card assessment …
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September 3, 2025
SBA orders banks to report on ‘debanking’ actions
On Aug. 7, the Small Business Administration sent a letter to over 5,000 lenders in response to President Trump’s executive order “Guaranteeing Fair Banking For All Americans.” The letter outlined the executive order and ordered banks to follow the new order. Pursuant to the Fair Banking Executive Order, banks are required to take the following action: By Dec. 5, your …
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August 2025
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August 27, 2025
FinCEN issues red flags list for crypto ATM frauds
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a notice earlier this month urging financial institutions to be vigilant in identifying and reporting suspicious activity involving convertible virtual currency kiosks, also known as crypto ATMs. According to the notice, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 10,956 complaints involving CVC kiosks in 2024, with reported victim losses of approximately $246.7 …
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Jeremy Cowen, Senior Vice President/Communications
Email: jeremy@oba.com | Phone: Ext. 113
Jeremy has been in charge of the Oklahoma Banker newspaper as well as the OBA website and other member communications since joining the OBA in January 2002. A native of Hartshorne and a 1997 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, he enjoys meeting and talking with the different people he encounters while doing his job. Previously, Jeremy worked as a sports writer in Lawton and, for the four years prior to joining the OBA, Lubbock, Texas, where he decided the town wasn’t big enough for both him and Bobby Knight. When not working, Jeremy loves to hike, read, watch football, baseball and boxing and teach journalism to high school and college students. And, if you ask, there’s a good chance he will regale you with the story about being interviewed on ESPN by Chris Fowler.