Press Release: Agencies Remove Additional References to Reputation Risk
PRESS RELEASE | JUNE 2, 2026
Agencies Remove Additional References to Reputation Risk
WASHINGTON—The federal bank regulatory agencies today jointly updated certain interagency documents to remove references to reputation risk.
The agencies are taking this action to complement their earlier actions that ended the use of reputation risk in supervision. As the agencies have previously noted, reputation risk can be misused by supervisors as a basis to encourage or pressure a bank to restrict individuals’ and legal businesses’ access to financial services due to their constitutionally protected political or religious beliefs, speech, or conduct or lawful business activities. These updates help ensure supervisory decisions are based on material financial risks, as well as increase clarity and facilitate greater precision in supervisory decision making. The updates to the interagency documents are limited to removing references to reputation risk.
The agencies continue to review their supervisory materials and may update additional documents as appropriate.
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Related Links
- OCC Bulletin 2026-23, “Bank Supervision: Removing References to Reputation Risk”
- News Release, “Agencies Issue Final Rule to Prohibit Use of Reputation Risk by Regulators,” April 7, 2026
- Press Release, “Following earlier actions to remove reputation risk from its supervision of banks, Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposal to codify that removal,” February 23, 2026
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Brian Sullivan (202) 898-6534
Federal Reserve Board Meg Badenhorst (202) 452-2955
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Stephanie Collins (202) 649-6870
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