{"id":486432,"date":"2025-06-23T21:15:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=486432"},"modified":"2025-06-23T20:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:59:50","slug":"fed-joins-regulators-dropping-reputational-risk-factor-clearing-banks-to-serve-crypto-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/fed-joins-regulators-dropping-reputational-risk-factor-clearing-banks-to-serve-crypto-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed joins regulators dropping reputational risk factor, clearing banks to serve crypto firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Federal Reserve Board on June 23<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/bcreg20250623a.htm\">removed reputational risk<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from its bank supervision program, ordering staff to strike the term from examination manuals and to concentrate on measurable financial exposures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fed move positions the central bank alongside the<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/fdic-ends-use-of-reputational-risk-criteria-crypto-czar-calls-it-a-big-win\/\">Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FDIC) and the<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/occ-reaffirms-banks-authority-to-offer-crypto-services-without-prior-approval\/\">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which made similar changes this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, the three regulators oversee every federally insured depository institution. Their coordinated revisions eliminate a subjective standard that experts said allowed examiners to block banking services to crypto firms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it prevented banks from offering crypto-related services as simple as buying and selling Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the new guidance, Fed examiners will receive training to implement the change uniformly across all Board-supervised banks and will work with peer agencies \u201cto promote consistent practices.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The memo emphasizes that banks must continue to maintain robust risk management frameworks to safeguard their safety and soundness. Still, it clarifies that exam teams should address reputational effects only through specific legal, liquidity, or credit channels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fed signals openness to regulated crypto activity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork for the shift in an April 16 speech at the Economic Club of Chicago, where he<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/fed-chair-powell-advocates-for-stablecoin-regulation-signals-openness-to-crypto-innovation\/\">urged Congress to establish<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a stablecoin framework and stated that the Fed does not intend to<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/powell-says-fed-has-no-intention-of-preventing-banks-from-offering-crypto-services\/\">limit lawful relationships<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between banks and crypto firms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back then, the GENIUS Act was stuck in Congress. Yet, this scenario changed after the Senate<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/us-senate-approves-landmark-genius-act-for-stablecoin-regulation\/\">sent the measure to the House<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for consideration following a 51-23 vote on June 17.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Powell acknowledged that regulators adopted a conservative stance after the 2022 market failures but said some guidance \u201cmay be relaxed to accommodate responsible innovation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He pointed to crypto custody services already<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/fed-chair-jerome-powell-says-banks-can-serve-crypto-clients-if-risks-are-managed-adequately\/\">operating inside Fed-supervised banks<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and pledged to preserve safety while allowing institutions to \u201cengage with digital assets in a way we understand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powell\u2019s remarks echo testimony he gave to Congress in February, where he confirmed that existing supervisory frameworks permit banks to handle crypto so long as they manage capital, liquidity, and operational risks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Federal Reserve\u2019s directive completes a three-month effort by federal regulators to remove reputational risk from bank supervision policy, leaving operational, legal, and financial criteria as the sole grounds for examiner action.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Reserve Board on June 23 removed reputational risk from its bank supervision program, ordering staff to strike the term from examination manuals and to concentrate on measurable financial exposures. 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