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Fdic Statement Of Policy On Bank Merger Transactions, The Bank Merger Act of [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 126 (Thursday, July 3, 2025)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 29413-29417] From the Federal Register Online via the Government December 9, 2021 The Board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has approved a Request for Information and Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Statements of Policy The Proposal clarifies the FDIC’s bank merger approval process but may prove challenging for new large bank consolidations with the FDIC as the primary regulator. The Bank Merger Statement of Policy will remain in effect pending the FDIC's review of all aspects of the regulatory framework governing the evaluation of merger transactions. Background The Final Statement supersedes the prior FDIC Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (Superseded Statement), which was last amended in 2008. The new standards are a major shift for bank M&A and will require a careful, detailed analysis to evaluate the Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Staff presents for adoption by the FDIC Board of Directors (the Board) the attached resolution and Federal Register Notice (Notice), which would finalize the proposal to: (1) rescind the FDIC The reinstated Bank Merger Statement of Policy will remain in effect pending the FDIC's review of all aspects of the regulatory framework governing the FDIC's review of merger transactions Statement of Applicability: The contents of, and material referenced in, this FIL apply to all FDIC-insured financial institutions. By Arthur S. Hsu Statement at the FDIC Board Meeting September 17, 2024 Final Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions I support the FDIC’s Statement of The FDIC board last year voted 3-2 in favor of a final statement on bank merger policy, with the three Democratic members (former Chairman Martin Gruenberg, former Acting Comptroller SUMMARY Yesterday, in coordinated successive releases, both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency adopted final policy statements (the “Final On March 3, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) rescinded its policy statement on bank merger transactions (Bank Merger Policy Statement), On behalf of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz,1 we submit the following comments in response to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (the “FDIC”) March 31, 2022 request for public comment on The Independent Community Bankers of America (“ICBA”)1 appreciates the opportunity to offer comments in response to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (“the FDIC” or “the agency”) Staff recommends that the FDIC Board of Directors (Board) approve the attached Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (Final Statement) for publication in the Federal Register. 60 Scope. The Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions rule is a proposed rule issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) with a public comment period that ended on April 10, 2025, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). LA - Eng PY - 08/20/1998 TI - Statement of Policy Regarding Bank Merger The proposed Statement of Policy under consideration today moves in the wrong direction, potentially making the process longer, and more difficult. Additional policies are set forth in the FDIC The FDIC invites comments on a proposed Statement of Policy (SOP) on Bank Merger Transactions (Proposed SOP) that is relevant to all insured depository institutions (IDIs). These Subpart D of Section 303 of the FDIC Rules and Regulation sets forth the requirements and procedures for applications submitted pursuant to Section 18(c). The FDIC is proposing to rescind the Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions published in 2024 and reinstate its prior Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions, which Today, the FDIC Board is considering a Final Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (Final Statement) that updates, strengthens, and clarifies the FDIC’s approach to The FDIC is issuing this final Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (Final Statement) to provide transparency on how the FDIC administers its responsibilities under the Bank The FDIC is taking final action to rescind the Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions published in 2024 (2024 Statement of Policy) and reinstate its Statement of Policy on It is broadly consistent with the policy statement issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) earlier today. The FDIC is amending its Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions to reflect changes made pursuant to an internal reorganization. Hsu today issued the following statement at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) board meeting concerning the FDIC proposed The FDIC will consider comments received in connection with the proposal, and expects to seek additional public comment, in connection with its future review of bank merger policy. territories. I am pleased that both agencies have taken steps to provide additional The FDIC is issuing this final Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (Final Statement) to provide transparency on how the FDIC administers its responsibilities under the Bank The reinstated Bank Merger Statement of Policy will remain in effect pending the FDIC's review of all aspects of the regulatory framework governing the FDIC's review of merger transactions in It is broadly consistent with the policy statement issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) earlier today. Via Email: Comments@fdic. The The FDIC, following a proposed statement issued in March 2024, finalized its Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (FDIC Policy Statement). The Final Statement takes into consideration comments received in response to the FDIC’s request for comment on a Proposed Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions FDIC Statement of Policy The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issues a final Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (referred to as “Final SOP”). The Final Statement takes into consideration comments received in response to the FDIC's request for comment on a proposed Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions The reinstated Bank Merger Statement of Policy will remain in effect pending the FDIC's review of all aspects of the regulatory framework governing the FDIC's review of merger transactions in On September 17, the FDIC Board approved its Final Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (SOP), updating the guidelines for evaluating bank mergers. This subpart sets forth the application requirements and procedures for transactions subject to FDIC approval under the Bank Merger Act, section 18 (c) of the FDI Act (12 U. WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Hsu today issued the following statement at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) board meeting concerning the FDIC proposed Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Proposed rescission and reinstatement of statement of policy; request The bank merger process is based on a statutory framework that can be changed only by Congress. The Final Statement focuses on the scope of transactions subject On March 21, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed changes to its Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (Proposed SOP), which provides additional The FDIC Statement of Policy adopts a principles-based approach and aims to update, strengthen, and clarify the FDIC’s policies and expectations on the evaluation of bank merger The OCC Policy Statement summarizes the statutory factors under the BMA that the OCC would consider when reviewing bank merger applications (identical to those the FDIC would Effective administration of the Bank Merger Act depends on relevant, quality information obtained in the applications process. gov Re: Request for Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (RIN 3064–ZA31) Dear Assistant Executive The FDIC has issued FIN-4-2025 to announce that is issuing a proposal to rescind the Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions published in 2024 and reinstate its prior Statement The FDIC is amending its Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions ("Statement of Policy") in order to conform it to the Bank Merger Act, as amended by the Financial Services Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. 's proposed statement of policy on bank merger transactions issued Thursday has made the administration's widely-understood Acting Chair Hill has explained that under his leadership the FDIC will " [i]mprove the bank merger approval process and replace the 2024 Statement of Policy to ensure that merger SUMMARY: The FDIC is soliciting comments from interested parties regarding the application of the laws, practices, rules, regulations, guidance, and statements of policy (together, Comment Period Opens: April 19, 2024 Comment Period Closes: June 18, 2024 Comment Submitted: June 7, 2024 We welcome the opportunity to comment on the proposed Statement of Policy (SOP) I. Interstate merger transactions. I voted against the proposal, arguing that it “move [d] in the wrong direction, potentially The FDIC wants to roll back the group’s Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions that had increased oversight into large bank mergers. Since the Superseded . ACTION: Proposed rescission and reinstatement of statement of policy; request Former FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg shepherded the merger policy through the board last year, proposing the rule in March 2024 and finalizing it in September. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. C. In light of this, concurrent with this Proposed Statement of WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors today approved a proposal to rescind the agency’s 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger The FDIC’s proposal would lead to significant change in bank M&A. As compared to the Superseded Statement, the Final Statement includes Highlights: On March 11, 2025, the FDIC published a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments on a proposal to rescind the 2024 Statement of Policy published in the Federal Register in Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). 2 FDIC, Proposed Recission and FDIC Rescinds 2024 Merger Policy Statement* As the law firm previously reported to BCG Members on September 17, 2024, the FDIC issued its “Final Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions” Part 303 Subpart M; Section 303. The table below can be sorted alphabetically by title or citation. The FDIC Archive is an archival repository including documents, speeches, and reports authored or co-authored by FDIC employees and leadership and published by the FDIC. The Final SUMMARY: The FDIC is soliciting comments from interested parties regarding the application of the laws, practices, rules, regulations, guidance, and statements of policy (together, The FDIC would include a review of audited financial statements and potentially independent appraisals or valuations of the non-insured operating entity. Highlights: The revised SOP: Updates, strengthens, and WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors today approved a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on proposed revisions The FDIC is requesting public comment on a proposal to rescind the Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions published in 2024 and reinstate its prior Statement of Policy on Bank The [2024 Policy] updates, strengthens, and clarifies the FDIC’s policies related to the evaluation of bank merger applications. The recent policy statements by the OCC and FDIC are interpretations of how that On March 21, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) issued, after a 3-2 party-line vote of its Board, a proposal to update its Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (the Effectiveness in Combating Money Laundering: Evaluates Anti-money laundering and counter the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) programs' effectiveness post The proposal states that “ [g]enerally, the FDIC will not find favorably on the financial resources factor if the merger would result in a weaker IDI from an overall financial perspective” 6 The proposal states that “ [g]enerally, the FDIC will not find favorably on the financial resources factor if the merger would result in a weaker IDI from an overall financial perspective” 6 The Bank Merger Act of 1960 (as amended, the “BMA”) clearly specifies the types of merger transactions that require prior approval from the appropriate federal banking agency and the § 303. These My testimony today will summarize the statutory framework under which the FDIC evaluates bank merger transactions, the current merger application submission and review process, On behalf of the Center for American Progress, we write to comment on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporations (FDIC) Request for Information and Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and The FDIC board of directors approved the rescission of the agency’s 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions and the reinstatement of its statement of policy in effect prior to The FDIC is gathering information and soliciting comments regarding the application of the laws, practices, rules, regulations, guidance, and statements of policy that apply to merger On behalf of the Center for American Progress, we write to comment on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Request for Information and Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. I am pleased that both agencies have taken steps to provide additional As the law firm previously reported to BCG Members on September 17, 2024, the FDIC issued its “Final Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions” (2024 Merger Policy Statement), updating its The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) separately issue final policy statements on bank merger transactions under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). I In March, the FDIC proposed updating its Statement of Policy (SOP) on bank merger transactions. 1828 The FDIC Archive is an archival repository including documents, speeches, and reports authored or co-authored by FDIC employees and leadership and published by the FDIC. Since the Superseded Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a request for comment on proposed revisions to its Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (SOP). TY - A2 - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) AN - fdic:5201 CY - Washington, D. FDIC Proposes Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions On March 21, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed revisions to its Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Endnotes 1 CSBS is the nationwide organization of state banking and financial regulators from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U. The Final SOP supersedes the SUMMARY Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) issued a request for comment (the “RFC” available here) on proposed revisions to its Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Merger Transactions (Proposed Statement), and this Final Statement reflects certain changes made in response to comments received. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today approved a final rule updating its regulations for business combinations involving national banks and federal savings Recommendation: Staff recommends that the FDIC Board (Board) approve the publication of the attached Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (proposed SOP) in the As noted in the March 11, 2025 Federal Register notice proposal to rescind the 2024 Statement of Policy, the agency plans to conduct a broader reevaluation of its bank merger review process. 251 of the FDIC's Rules and Regulations - Extensions of Time Part 303 Subpart M; Section 303. The reorganization merged the Division of The DOJ, FDIC and OCC have revised their bank merger review standards. I opposed the March proposed Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions because it appeared to reflect a bias against bank mergers that was bad policy and contrary to law. Additional policies are set forth in the FDIC FDIC and Interagency Statements provide guidance to insured institutions, depositors, and the general public. 250 of the FDIC's Rules and Regulations - Modification of On September 17, 2024, in coordinated successive releases, both the FDIC and OCC adopted final policy statements on bank merger transactions under the Bank Merger Act, which are substantially On January 29, 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (OCC NPRM) to (1) amend its procedures to eliminate expedited The FDIC board today unanimously voted to rescind a 2024 statement on bank mergers that expanded the factors taken under consideration when the agency reviews merger applications. S. ACTION: Final rescission and reinstatement of statement of policy. The OCC recently Bank Merger Act (BMA). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a Proposed Statement of Policy on Bank Merger I. 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