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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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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

Percentage of Uninsured Deposits: At the time of failure, SVB had approximately 88% of their deposits above the FDIC-insured $250k limit and ran at 95% at the end of last year. Previously, if banks were able to borrow against these securities, it would be at 98% of the market value or less, depending on the investment type.

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Plaintiffs in lawsuit challenging OCC Madden-fix rule move for summary judgment

CFPB Monitor

The OCC has merely speculated that Madden has caused uncertainty in secondary credit markets and, in any event, application of state rate caps to non-banks does not significantly interfere with national banks’ ability to make and sell loans. White who was appointed to the federal bench in 2002 by President George W.

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom

PYMNTS

Companies that seek to issue stablecoins will have to get approval from the Fed, the FDIC and other regulators at least six months prior to launch. The Boston Federal Reserve has been working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to explore tech infrastructure that would underpin digital dollar issuance.

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Small business borrowers bring lawsuit alleging lender engaged in “rent-a-charter” scheme to make usurious loans

CFPB Monitor

Kabbage “in economic reality” markets, underwrites, prices, approves, funds, and collects upon 100% of the loans and bears 100% risk of loss. Celtic could not make and keep the loans on its balance sheet because they would create an unacceptable risk under FDIC regulations.

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In the news: Are community banks and credit unions overregulated?

Abrigo

Over the course of the last five years, the researchers noted that community banks'' market share (by assets) fell 12 percent, as well as lost momentum in market share in several lending categories. She noted that bank earnings were up more than 7 percent in the third quarter of 2014, compared with the same period the previous year.

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Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor

PYMNTS

Today, 10 percent of the city’s power is being eaten away by bitcoin miners, which has forced the city to buy extra electricity on the open market, at rates up to 100 times higher than its base cost. Mold-Rite Plastics, also located in the city and drawing about 10 percent of its power, employs about 200 people.

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