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What's With Regulator Agita Over Bank Commercial Real Estate Lending?

Jeff For Banks

And regulators are getting anxious. Today, I read an American Banker article on how a multi-billion dollar bank is going to ramp up its business lending. Reading between the lines, this bank is likely over the CRE guidance levels, and were probably getting grief from their regulators about it. Anxiety, anxiety, anxiety.

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OCC cites loosening of underwriting standards as a top supervisory concern

Abrigo

The report, based on data through the end of 2014, discusses risks facing national banks and federal savings associations, and focuses on issues that pose threats to the safety and soundness of those OCC-regulated institutions. On June 30th, the OCC released its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Spring 2015. percent versus a 3.5

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What Cambodia’s Debt Crisis Means For Microlending

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The trouble, of course, is that median household income is not rising nearly as fast as the loan amounts are — which is rapidly turning Cambodia into a debtor nation with growing numbers of consumers unable to pay off those debts. That median amount was $200 in 2004 and $1,000 in 2014.

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FinTech’s Bright Future Marred by Hype

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A few days later, one of the founding fathers of FinTech, Renaud Laplanche , was forced out of Lending Club, the peer-to-peer lender he founded in 2006, following scandals over loan disclosures and conflicts of interest. The really interesting, though less juicy, story is what got Lending Club into trouble.

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

That is why we are calling on regulators to make the most of the latest mandatory review of federal banking rules. The agencies are required to study their regulations for dead weight every 10 years under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996. Starting fresh. Community Bankers Chosen as CFPB Advisors.

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Sizzle/Fizzle: AI Soars, Toys R Us Sinks And Start-Ups Struggle

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It is well below that of 2006, when that same figure hit 558,000 – and still trailing the 500K-600K that was the average in the U.S The slowdown in new businesses being founded in the 1980s and 90s was largely quarantined to certain segments – especially retail, where corner stores and regional brands were falling to larger national chains.

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Addressing The Symptoms Of Pharmacies’ Cash Flow Ailments

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With prescription drugs representing 92 percent of sales revenue, according to the National community Pharmacists Association, thinning margins — and frequent losses — from this side of the business can be fatal. And, in addition to changing healthcare regulations, industry consolidation has threatened to squeeze out the small players.

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