On April 21, the National Credit Union Administration issued proposed prototype regulations with other financial institution regulatory agencies (Agencies) to likely follow suit. Required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act), the rule is intended to (1) prohibit incentive-based payment arrangements that the Agencies determine encourage inappropriate risks by certain financial institutions by providing excessive compensation or that could lead to material financial loss; and (2) require those financial institutions to disclose information concerning incentive-based compensation arrangements to the appropriate federal regulator.
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OCC Issues Recovery Proposal for Institutions With Assets of $50 Billion or More
By Jeffrey M. Werthan on
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On December 17, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) requested comment on a proposed rule to establish enforceable guidelines for recovery planning by insured national banks, insured federal savings associations and insured federal branches of foreign banks with average total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more (collectively, covered banks). The guidelines are issued pursuant to a federal statute that authorizes the OCC to prescribe operational and managerial standards for national banks and federal savings associations. The OCC guidelines would be enforceable under the terms of that statute.
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