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Juneteenth bill creates Truth in Lending Act issue

CFPB Monitor

The bill signed into law by President Biden on June 17, 2021 to create the Juneteenth National Independence Day results in an important change under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z. Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.”.

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Online Lending To Small Business Increases 50 Percent Between 2015 And 2017

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Between 2015 and 2017, the amount of lending to small businesses by the five leading online lending providers increased 50 percent, according to a new report from NDP Analytics, a Washington, D.C.-based The report, entitled “The Economic Benefits of Online Lending to Small Businesses and the U.S. billion in 2017 from $2.6

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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? Tune in all week for live-streaming , beginning at 7:30 p.m. Every business starts small.

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DOJ, CFPB and HUD officials outline priorities at industry fair lending conference

CFPB Monitor

At an industry fair lending conference last week, officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) outlined fair lending priorities for their agencies. along racial, ethnic and national origin lines. along racial, ethnic and national origin lines.

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

The act expressly prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin Disparate-impact proponents, which include the U.S. The bottom line is that community banks remain fully committed to fair lending and have strong compliance systems in place.

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Banks around the country respond to coronavirus

Bank Innovation

WaFd, formerly Washington Federal Bank, is offering interest-free lines of credit of up to $200,000 to small businesses as a result of the pandemic. As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, rattling the economy, banks are reevaluating their business propositions to clients.?

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

Even though the industry identified several major regulatory burdens, including those posed by the Truth in Lending Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, few substantive regulations were repealed. Kathryn Underwood , president and CEO at Ledyard National Bank in Hanover, N.H.