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OCC’s FinTech Charter’s Uncharted Legal Seas

PYMNTS

First, a bit of background: The goal has been — and if things are indeed put to rest with a recent court decision — to standardize a patch quilt of regulations that must be satisfied by FinTechs on a state-by-state basis. But Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) coverage — which protects deposits — proved a sticking point this week.

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Dear Mr./Ms. Bank Regulator

Jeff For Banks

My firm will occasionally provide feedback on correspondence to our clients'' regulators. I thought about what we should have said to the regulator, versus the sweet words I was encouraging our client to use. Below is a sample letter to your regulator, saying it like you mean it. Warm Regards, Schmidlap National Bank.

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Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market

PYMNTS

The remarks were made at a conference, focusing on the issue of “financial deserts,” involving the struggle for rural communities to feel the benefits of overall national economic strength and a declining unemployment rate. Reports said Powell noted that looser community bank regulations may help keep branches open. .

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements. Be aware of existing or emerging risk concerns. in Kent, Ohio.

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Why are banks slow to adapt alternative credit data? I'll tell you why!

Jeff For Banks

The banking system is stable, which is critical to national and state economies. According to the FDIC , disparate impact occurs when a policy or practice applied equally to all applicants has a disproportionate adverse impact on applicants in a protected group. I got news for our lawmakers and regulators. All have benefited.

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Cutting the red tape for community banks

Abrigo

Many community banks see this as a welcomed move towards offering smaller institutions some relief from the regulatory pressures of their larger, national counterparts. Laura Stewart, CEO of Sound Community Bank in Washington said of preparing the call report: "It almost feels like a full-time job."

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Everything Looks Good in FDIC Report Card, Except.

American Banker

Yet there was one statistic that is likely to fuel more calls for help from Washington. s third-quarter earnings report was stacked with good news: record earnings and lending, fewer troubled loans and higher interest and noninterest income.

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