Fed Removes Reputational Risk:
Objective Focus: Shifts exams from subjective reputation to measurable financial risks.
End to "Debanking": Bans penalizing banks for serving legal but "disfavored" clients.
Political Neutrality: Prevents regulators from using public opinion to pressure bank decisions.
Interagency Alignment: Harmonizes Fed rules with the OCC and FDIC standards.
Rulemaking Status: Proposal issued February 23, 2026; open for public comment for 60 days.
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