; and (II) identify the dates and the names of individuals involved in, and the content of, all communications described in subclause (I); and (ii) the chief executive officer and chief legal officer of an insured depository institution shall certify that no persons employed by, representing, or acting on behalf of the depository institution asked for or received assurances from the responsible agency, a Federal reserve bank, or any other Federal regulatory agency that the proposed merger transaction would be approved of that there would be no barriers to such approval. (B) Updates An insured depository institution shall update the disclosure and certification described in subparagraph (A) as needed within 2 business days of any communication that occurs before the responsible agency makes a final decision on a proposed merger transaction. (C) Publication The responsible agency shall publish on the website of such agency the disclosure, certification, and any updates required under this paragraph within 1 business day of receipt. . (b) Bank holding companies (1) Proposed acquisitions, mergers, or consolidations Section 3(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1842(c) ), as amended by section 8, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (14) Transparency (A) In general In any application under this section— (i) a bank holding company shall— (I) disclose whether any persons employed by, representing, or acting on behalf of the bank holding company have had verbal or written communications with the Board, a Federal reserve bank, or any other Federal regulatory agency regarding the proposal; and (II) identify the dates and the names of individuals involved in, and the content of, all communications described in subclause (I)