Notable changes to Section 19 include updates to hiring requirements regarding:

• Exclusion of certain older offenses;
• De minimis offenses that do not require an application;
• Crimes excluded from the definition of criminal offenses involving dishonesty;
• Expunged, sealed, and dismissed offenses;
• FDIC review of Section 19 applications; and
• FDIC actions related to the changes.

Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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