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Buy the People: Red as Rust — Sherrod Brown's battle for Ohio's populist vote

American Banker

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown faces a tough 2024 campaign to recapture his Ohio senate seat in a state that's increasingly Red. And what do the political undercurrents apparent in Ohio mean for banks? Can the same state that elected conservative populist firebrand J.D. Vance also re-elect Sherrod Brown?

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Sen. Sherrod Brown Joins Consumer Groups in Applying Pressure to Encourage CFPB to Seek Lifting of Stay of the Compliance Date for the 2017 Payday Rule’s Payments Provisions

CFPB Monitor

Brown’s letter came a week after that Court entered an Order continuing the stay of the compliance date, which, as we previously discussed , was entered after the Bureau joined in a status report filed August 2, 2019, stating that the parties “are not requesting that the Court … lift the stay of the compliance date….”.

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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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Sen. Sherrod Brown presses big banks on protections for service members

American Banker

The Ohio Democrat is pressuring the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo to proactively provide financial benefits to active-duty service members. Those protections are enshrined in a 2003 law, but many service members do not seek them out.

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Fifth Third Bank has applied for a national bank charter

Bank Innovation

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. Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank has applied for a national bank charter as it expands its suite of products and services. A national charter will ensure […].

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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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Momentum on deposit insurance dissipates on Senate banking panel

American Banker

Both Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and ranking member Tim Scott, R-S.C., said they would consider what reforms "if any" are necessary post Silicon Valley Bank failure.

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