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Lawmakers returned to Sacramento on January 5 for the second year of a two-year session, meaning policy work will resume quickly on bills carried...

Off and running Community banks set for a robust 2026 By Jim Reber, ICBA Securities I’m hopeful that those New Year’s Resolutions are...

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Federal regulatory agencies announced revisions to the asset-size threshold amounts. Beginning January 1, 2026, a bank that, as of December 31 of...

The OCC is proposing to codify longstanding powers of national banks and federal savings associations to establish or maintain real estate lending...

Federal banking regulators issued a proposed rule to reduce the Community Bank Leverage Ratio requirement to 8% from the current 9%. The proposal...

The OCC clarified examination procedures applicable to community banks and reduced community bank data collection requirements. Specifically, the...

The FDIC approved a final rule updating Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act audit and reporting requirements to raise thresholds...

Legislative activity for 2026 is fully wrapped up as of October 13, which was Governor Newsom’s deadline to sign or veto all bills sent to him...

The Fed is requesting comments on proposals to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its annual stress test. The proposals seek...

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today released the public sections of resolution plans for fifteen large...

Since we started seeing Halloween decorations in August, I felt it was high time we started thinking about the Holiday season. More specifically, as...