The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on September 17, 2024 that it has withdrawn its 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines, effectively overhauling how it reviews M&A transactions involving banks and bank holding companies. According to the DOJ, the 2023 Merger Guidelines are its sole authoritative statement across all industries that identify the factors and
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank taken over by regulators
As many of you are aware, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a bank licensed by the State of California whose deposits are insured by the FDIC, was seized by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and placed into FDIC receivership on Friday, March 10.
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US Federal Banking Agencies issue Community Bank Leverage Ratio proposal
On November 21, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) (collectively, the “Federal Banking Agencies” or the “Agencies”) jointly issued a notice