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House Chairwoman Tells FDIC To Halt ILC Charters

PYMNTS

Waters wrote to Jelena McWilliams , chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) , requesting the agency wait until new regulatory proposals on ILC charters are given the OK before any more of the charters are passed through. Because of that, retail businesses can have them.

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Discover, bracing for FDIC penalty, adds ex-agency official to its board

American Banker

To help meet its compliance challenges, the company's board added a former FDIC regional director. The consumer lender's stock price has fallen more than 30% since its disclosure of a looming regulatory action, which was followed by the sudden departure of its CEO.

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FDIC Proposed Rule and Information Requests Target False Advertising, Use and Misuse of FDIC Name and Logo

CFPB Monitor

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) and request for information (RFI) addressing “False Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status and Misuse of the FDIC’s Name or Logo”.

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FDIC announces new resources for brokered deposits regulation

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC issued a new Financial Institution Letter ( FIL-23-2021 ) last week in which it announced that, to facilitate implementation of the final rule, it has added a Brokered Deposits webpage to the Banker Resource Center on its website.

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Rakuten files third application for FDIC insurance

CFPB Monitor

Unless Rakuten’s most recent application is granted before that date, Rakuten’s FDIC insurance application, if approved by the FDIC, would subject Rakuten to the terms of the Rule. Rakuten’s first FDIC deposit insurance application was filed in July 2019, and was withdrawn in March 2020.

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Trade Groups Say “No Thanks” to Notion that FDIC Should Consult CFPB Before Approving Bank Mergers

CFPB Monitor

One issue raised in the RFI is “to what extent should the CFPB be consulted by the FDIC when considering the convenience and needs factor and should that consultation be formalized?”. The request for information (RFI) included questions related to the agency’s current bank merger review process, and how the process could be improved.

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FDIC Seeks Public Comment On Banks And Small-Dollar Loans

PYMNTS

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that it is has issued a request for public comments related to small-dollar lending by financial institutions. ” Recent research from the FDIC shows 20 percent of U.S. With that in mind, the FDIC suggests that in 2017, 14.8 million (or nearly 13 percent) of U.S.

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