March 25, 2024

OCC’s Enforcement Actions – Heads It Wins, Tails It Wins – The Akahoshi Case

The OCC has done it again. It gives up on a prohibition proceeding lasting many years against Laura Akahoshi, a former bank officer, only to trash ... Read More »

March 21, 2024

FDIC Proposal Will Add Burdens and Potential Liabilities to Bank Directors Whose Banks Exceed $10 Billion in Assets

The FDIC's October 11, 2023 proposal will, among other things: Represent a sharp departure from existing sound governance practices of the federal banking agencies, governing state ... Read More »

March 19, 2024

A Senate Banking Committee Bill Remains a Risk to Bank Directors and Officers

As we previously addressed, the Senate Banking Committee reported out S. 2190, a bill that empowers the federal banking agencies to remove and ban you ... Read More »

March 15, 2024

Bank Directors Should Be Entitled to a Jury Trial in Banking Agency Enforcement Actions

In October 2023, AABD joined several other bank trade associations to file an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the right of bank ... Read More »

March 13, 2024

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 52: The Bank Board Role in Supporting Compliance with New CRA Regulations

On October 24, 2023, the federal banking agencies adopted a new CRA regulation that revolutionizes the obligations of banks with assets of $600 million or ... Read More »

March 11, 2024

Why Your Bank Should Consider a Bank Apprenticeship Program

Our recent interview with Mike Thompson, former head of Barclays’ bank apprenticeship program in the UK, makes a compelling case for American banks to consider ... Read More »

March 7, 2024

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 51: Understanding the New CRA Regulations

On October 24, 2023, the federal banking agencies adopted a new Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulation that revolutionizes the obligations of banks with assets of ... Read More »

July 31, 2023

Check Out the New Website for the Bank Apprenticeship Resource Coalition

With support from the Urban Institute and others, the Bank Apprenticeship Resource Coalition (BARC), a division of AABD, is leading the effort to help make ... Read More »

July 27, 2023

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 50: Preparing for Your Next Bank Examination in Light of Recent Bank Failures

The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank have upped the ante for your next examination. Expect it to be ... Read More »

July 24, 2023

Bank Regulatory Discretion Off the Rails – the Supreme Court Calcutt Decision

Congress intentionally granted the federal banking agencies broad discretion to interpret and apply laws authorizing them to take enforcement actions against banks and their institution-affiliated ... Read More »