Regulation Database – Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Regulations on Lending

On January 14, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized new standards against pledges by major banks to halt investment in the fossil fuel industry. The rule requires banks to provide "fair access" to financial services to companies regardless of industry. The plan appears to argets major financial institutions that have promised not to fund drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.