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Understanding Opportunity Zone 2.0

Understanding Opportunity Zone 2.0: Key Changes and Bank Strategies

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By Barry Wides, CPA Managing Director, Artisan Advisors  The recently enacted 2025 Tax and Spending Bill introduced significant changes to housing and community development programs that affect banks. This article, the second in our series, examines the bill’s revisions to the Opportunity Zone (OZ) tax incentive—now called “OZ 2.0.”  Background: Opportunity Zone 1.0  The original […]

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OCC Highlights Key Areas of Focus for Bank Examiners in Spring 2025 Semi-Annual Risk Perspective

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By Barry Wides, CPA Managing Director, Artisan-Advisors  On June 30, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its Semi-Annual Risk Perspective (SARP), a 20-page summary of key issues impacting the federal banking system. This report outlines several supervisory issues that may be useful for banks in anticipating areas of focus during

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Artisan Unfiltered Podcast: Barry Wides on OCC’s New Banking Risk Report: What Bankers Need to Know

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The newest episode of Artisan Unfiltered is available! Listen now to “Barry Wides on OCC’s New Banking Risk Report: What Bankers Need to Know” to get an insider’s POV on where the banking industry is heading this year. Artisan’s newest Managing Director in our Risk Management practice, Barry joined us after 20 years as Deputy Controller

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Congress Expands Community Development Investment Opportunities for Banks

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New Provisions in the 2025 Tax and Spending Bill, Plus Pending Legislation, Poise Banks to Deepen CRA-Eligible Investments  By Barry Wides, CPA Managing Director, Artisan-Advisors  Several provisions in the recently enacted 2025 Tax and Spending Bill (Public Law 119-21) will significantly broaden community development investment options for banks under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). This

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A Smoother Path to Better Banking Regulation

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Currently, there are a few proposed banking regulation “fixes” being bandied about in Washington as a result of the SVB and Signature failures. As often happens with legislators, the temptation to do something without sufficient analysis of the problem is often too great to resist. Legislators would be well advised to take a measured approach

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Artisan Unfiltered: Recession Roundtable

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Four banking experts with four distinct POVs on the recession…including whether we’re actually in one. Check out the latest Artisan Unfiltered podcast for insights and advice from Jim Adkins, Jeff Voss, Ron Mercer and Dave Larson on what your bank should be doing right now – starting with listening to “Recession Roundtable: Artisan’s Advisors Weigh

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