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Fifth Third Bank has applied for a national bank charter

Bank Innovation

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank has applied for a national bank charter as it expands its suite of products and services. On Thursday, the bank said it had filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to convert from an Ohio state-chartered bank to a national bank.

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CFPB August 2016 complaint report highlights bank account or service complaints, complaints from Ohio consumers

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has issued its August 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about bank accounts or services and complaints from consumers in Ohio and the Columbus metro area. The percentage of mortgage complaints submitted by Ohio consumers, 22 percent, was lower than the 25 percent national average.

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FinTech Could Be Hurt By Fight Between OCC And States

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TechCrunch said the fight between states and the OCC centers on a proposal made by the OCC in December, in which it details a program that enables FinTechs to apply for charters to become special purpose national banks. Among the states that have issue with it are New York, Florida, Ohio and California. Take New York as one example.

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Regulators Urge Tech Innovation To Combat Financial Crime

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3) that urged banks to study and implement “where appropriate” methods that would bring innovate approaches to anti-money laundering efforts and Bank Secrecy Act compliance. “Likewise, pilot programs that expose gaps in a BSA/AML compliance program will not necessarily result in supervisory action with respect to that program.”.

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. As David Barr, spokesperson for the FDIC, points out, “a vast majority of community banks remain well-rated and exhibit satisfactory corporate governance programs and compliance management systems.”.

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Kroger Sues Visa Over EMV PIN

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over EMV PIN debit-card transactions, claiming that the card network threatened them with increased fees and eliminating debit acceptance capacity in-store, if the nation’s largest grocer refused to abide by Visa’s stated EMV rules. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. is suing Visa Inc.

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OCC fintech charter sparks opposition from Senate Dems

Payments Source

Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., registered their strong opposition to the concept of the charter, which would allow certain types of fintech companies to avoid state licensing requirements by obtaining a limited-purpose national bank charter. In a letter Monday to Comptroller Thomas Curry, Sens.

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