State regulators today asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to reconsider its proposed registry for nonbank businesses that are subject to public orders for violations of federal or state consumer protection laws. The proposed registry would exceed the CFPB’s authority and is not needed to identify repeat offenders, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors said in a comment letter
Washington, D.C. – Statement from CSBS President and CEO Brandon Milhorn on the OCC’s action today to issue conditional approvals to establish five new uninsured national trust firms: “Based on the OCC’s conditional approvals, it appears these uninsured national trusts will primarily engage in fiduciary activities related to digital assets, and certain related custodial activities. The states will continue to
Download the Full Letter [PDF] Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 Chief Counsel's Office Attention: Comment Processing Docket ID OCC-2023-0011 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20551 Ann E. Misback, Secretary Docket No. R-1815 RIN 7100-AG66 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Download the Full Letter [PDF] Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 00 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 Chief Counsel’s Office Attention: Comment Processing Docket ID OCC-2023-0011 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW ashington, DC 20551 Ann E. Misback, Secretary Docket No. R-1815 RIN 7100-AG66 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Download the Full Letter [PDF] Via Electronic Submission The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary of the Treasury United States Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Secretary Bessent: The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (“CSBS”) 1 and the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (“NASCUS”) 2 (collectively, “state regulators”) write to express our deep support
Washington, D.C. — New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) state banking representative Adrienne A. Harris statement on FSOC 2023 Annual Report. “I’d like to thank the Treasury staff and detailees for putting together this year’s annual report. I know it is no small undertaking, and your efforts have not gone unnoticed. This report is an
FinCEN should be more explicit in its inclusion of state regulators as agencies that can request access to its forthcoming beneficial ownership information database, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) said in a comment letter submitted today. The Corporate Transparency Act requires a wide range of entities to report their beneficial ownership information to FinCEN. It also tasks FinCEN
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) this week filed an amicus brief in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to highlight the importance of upholding state consumer protection laws when erroneously challenged by national banks. It is the third such amicus brief since the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Cantero v. Bank of America that courts must take a
Washington, D.C.— State financial regulators released an updated cybersecurity examination tool for nonbank financial company supervision during the ongoing Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) Annual Conference. The tool is designed for state regulator use in examinations, and companies are encouraged to use it to assess their cybersecurity health between examinations. This tool is the newest component of state regulators’ cybersecurity
Washington, D.C. – The federal banking agencies’ capital proposal is misguided and unjustified, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) said in comments filed today. Without significant changes, state regulators are concerned that the proposal could disrupt the United States economy. After a decade of reform, the banking system has strong capital levels and is more resilient. However, the Basel