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Finance & markets · 25/02/1994Updated: 10/15/2026 · 1 min read

Fleet Financial Group, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island; Request for an Exemption From Tying Provisions

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Fleet Financial Group, Inc. has submitted a request for an exemption from tying provisions, a regulatory requirement that prohibits banks from tying the sale of one financial product to the purchase of another.

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Finance & markets · 8/4/2026

Federal Reserve Proposes Updates to Regulation O on Insider Loans

The Federal Reserve is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to Regulation O, which governs loans to executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders of member banks and their affiliates, with the aim of increasing transparency, reducing regulatory burden, and modernizing the regulation.

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Finance & markets · 4/29/2026

Regulatory Capital Rule: Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are adopting a final rule that lowers the community bank leverage ratio requirement from 9 percent to 8 percent, allowing certain depository institutions more time to meet the qualifying criteria for the CBLR framework.

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Finance & markets · 9/14/2026

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve Board, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Jointly Issue Interim Final Rule on Examination Cycle for Small Insured Depository Institutions and Foreign Banks

The OCC, Board, and FDIC are jointly requesting public comment on an interim final rule that raises the asset threshold for certain small insured depository institutions to qualify for an 18-month on-site examination cycle, and makes parallel changes to the regulations governing the on-site examination cycle for U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, consistent with the International Banking Act of 1978.

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