US banking regulators propose third-party risk-management guidance
By Neil Roland ( September 11, 2026, 20:56 GMT | Insight) -- US banking regulators issued draft guidance to help financial institutions manage third-party risks, intended to replace what the agencies called "overly broad" Biden-era guidance that they said discouraged bank relationships with financial technology companies. The proposal seeks to help banks consider potential strategies for "tailoring their third-party risk management practices according to the banking organization's size, complexity, and risk profile, as well as the nature of its third-party relationships." The regulators also issued a statement on what they will consider in making supervisory and enforcement decisions for community banks' "core service providers."US banking regulators issued draft guidance to help financial institutions manage third-party risks, intended to replace what the agencies called "overly broad" Biden-era guidance that they said discouraged bank relationships with financial technology companies....
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