Editor’s note: The OCC on Jan. 28 announced it would pause publication of the Fair Access rule to “allow the next confirmed Comptroller of the Currency to review the final rule and the public comments the OCC received, as part of an orderly transition.” Our original coverage of the rule’s publication follows below.

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