Brian Brooks
- Feb- 2021 -8 FebruaryBanking
Tough choice for next OCC chief: Erase or redefine ‘fair access’ rule
WASHINGTON — The general consensus is that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will expunge a Trump-era bank…
Read More » - Jan- 2021 -14 JanuaryBanking
OCC’s ‘fair access’ rule could be short-lived under Biden
WASHINGTON — A controversial new rule that aims to bar large banks from declining services to unpopular industries is unlikely…
Read More » - 12 JanuaryBanking
Acting Comptroller Brooks expected to step down soon
Brian Brooks is expected to step down as acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency within…
Read More » - Dec- 2020 -30 DecemberBanking
Has the OCC become too politicized?
WASHINGTON — Bank regulators traditionally avoid the level of partisan warfare playing out in other corners of the capital. But…
Read More » - 3 DecemberBanking
OCC announces effort to support minority-owned banks
WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced a new effort Thursday to encourage national banks to…
Read More » - Nov- 2020 -19 NovemberBanking
Trump’s 11th-hour pick to run OCC complicates Biden regulatory agenda
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s announcement that he picked acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks to fill the role on…
Read More » - Oct- 2020 -30 OctoberBanking
OCC announces initiative to expand credit access in Los Angeles
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced a partnership with authorities and businesses in Los Angeles to facilitate…
Read More » - 1 OctoberNews
OCC’s Brooks sees ‘overlap’ with Fed on CRA
WASHINGTON — Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks signaled that he was still open to working with the Federal…
Read More » - Jul- 2020 -22 JulyBanking
OCC allows banks to hold cryptocurrency assets for safekeeping
WASHINGTON — The U.S. regulator of national banks issued an interpretative letter giving banks the all-clear to hold cryptocurrency assets…
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