All in Regulatory Update

On March 25, 2024, the HUD announced that the it has charged the Grapevine Housing Authority (GHA), Jane Everett (Executive Director of GHA), and Bonnie McHugh (Vice-Chair of the GHA Housing Commission), with discriminating against, and failure to provide a reasonable accommodation for a tenant with a disability. Principal Assistant Deputy Secretary Demetria L. McCain said in a statement that the HUD’s action demonstrates the agency’s steadfast commitment to take appropriate action when housing providers fail to comply with the Fair Housing Act.

On March 21, 2024, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC issued a supplemental rulemaking that includes a joint interim final rule which extends the applicability date of certain provisions in their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule issued in October 2023. The agencies' notice also serves to issue a correction to the preamble to the 2023 CRA Final Rule regarding the OCC’s Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) regulatory analysis.

On March 8, 2024, the CFPB published an article regarding the Appraisal Subcomittee’s’ (ASC) recent hearing on appraisal bias where the committee examined how state and federal regulators can address appraisal bias and increase diversity in the profession. The ASC of the provides federal oversight of state appraisal regulatory programs, and is chaired by CFPB Deputy Director Zixta Martinez.

On March 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a settlement with EFG International AG to settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations of multiple sanctions programs administered by OFAC. EFG International AG is a Switzerland-based global private banking group with approximately 40 global subsidiaries, providing a range of financial services, including banking, investment, asset management, and securities brokering, to institutional customers and individuals worldwide.