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Seven states and D.C. file lawsuit challenging FDIC “Madden fix” rule

CFPB Monitor

The plain language of the governing federal statute applies only to interest that an FDIC-insured state bank may charge. Allegedly, the FDIC’s rule represents an expansion of the FDIA’s preemption of state law interest rate caps by extending the preemption to assignees of loans originated by such banks.

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CFPB responds to Fifth Circuit ruling that its funding mechanism is unconstitutional

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has told two courts, an Illinois federal district court and the Ninth Circuit, that the Fifth Circuit panel decision holding that the Bureau’s funding mechanism is unconstitutional is “neither controlling nor correct” and “mistaken.” . The CFPB addressed the panel’s decision in Community Financial Services Association v.

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At home with HOA banking

Independent Banker

According to Kientz, if an HOA has an FDIC-insured bank account of more than $250,000, it often takes multiple banks to manage the funds—but Academy Bank can handle accounts of that size on its own. Two bank charters (which doubles FDIC coverage). Collateralized deposits (which feature deposit insurance beyond FDIC limits).

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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

Figure, said Cagney, can offer some of its products in New Yok — but not in, say, Illinois. Drilling down into the charter itself, Cagney told Webster that “this is a full national charter — not a FinTech charter, but one where we are not directly collecting FDIC insured deposits or partnering with a bank to do that.”

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CIT Bank Savings Connect Review

MyBankTracker

FDIC insured. FDIC Insurance. Luckily, CIT Bank is an FDIC-insured bank, which means deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor per account ownership type. Luckily, CIT Bank is an FDIC-insured bank, which means deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor per account ownership type. Competitive savings rate.

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Marijuana Business Burns Small Illinois Bank

American Banker

Millennium Bank is said to have been the target of an enforcement action related to its work with the pot industry. The episode shows why many banks remain reluctant to serve the fast-growing cannabis industry.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Using FDIC data, we took into account pre-tax return-on-assets (ROA) figures from the past three years, with the most recent year weighted at 3x, second most recent year at 2x and third most recent year at 1x. William Atkinson is a writer in Illinois. Ed Avis is a writer in Illinois. How we compiled these rankings.