Our Practice

Regulatory Relationships

A bank with a poor relationship with its federal and state banking supervisors is not likely to succeed. Banking is a highly regulated industry, with frequent on-site examinations and regulatory directives and guidance. Having a good working relationship with bank regulators is essential.

We assist our bank clients in fostering and maintaining good working relationships with their regulators. When regulatory criticisms arise or enforcement matters develop, we assist our bank clients in addressing any regulatory concerns and resolving the issues as soon as possible. Resolving regulatory issues while the examiners are conducting the examination is ideal, and we often work closely with our clients to resolve such issues during the examination.

In some instances, when informal resolution of regulatory issues fail, we help defend our financial institution clients against formal administrative actions taken by the federal banking agencies and assist in the resolution of those actions.