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Podcast: Inside a Community Bank’s ESG Strategy

ABA Community Banking

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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Santander To Pay $25M To Resolve Auto Loan Allegations

PYMNTS

states — $22 million to Massachusetts and $2.87 I think the scope of the settlement and the kind of relief we’re getting could be used as a model for other jurisdictions,” Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey told Bloomberg News , adding that $16 million of the total will go to consumers. “I

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New York amends its Community Reinvestment Act to cover non-bank mortgage lenders; New York DFS issues proposed revisions to CRA regulation to require collection of data by banks on loan applications from minority- and women-owned businesses

CFPB Monitor

6247-A) to the New York Community Reinvestment Act (NYCRA) that expand the NYCRA’s coverage to non-depository mortgage lenders. New York now joins a small group of states, including Illinois and Massachusetts, that apply CRA-type laws to non-depository mortgage lenders. The amendments are effective November 1, 2022.

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CFPB’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law releases report

CFPB Monitor

The Taskforce identified the following three “overarching principles” as animating its drafting of the report: Consumer protection policy should be particularly attentive to the consequences for inclusion and access by previously underserved communities. Fintech regulation. Small dollar credit.

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The Real Benefit of Intelligent Automation

Jeff For Banks

And easier is what me and my colleagues hunt for when we do process improvement projects at community financial institutions. The ability to deliver community banking services in the manner desired by your customers. If you look at the support center expenses branches must absorb for operations, technology, compliance, etc.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. The Real “Lending” Stock Award – Goes to longtime player LendingTree. THE BANKING AWARDS.

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State AGs urge Mulvaney to continue use of disparate impact theory of ECOA liability

CFPB Monitor

57, disapproving of the CFPB’s Bulletin 2013-2 regarding “Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.” As the Supreme Court aptly recognized in Inclusive Communities , limitations on disparate impact liability are necessary to protect potential defendants from abusive disparate impact claims.