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Bump On The Road To National FinTech Charters?

PYMNTS

The news came Thursday (May 2) that, per a ruling in federal court in New York, the State Department of Financial Services can move forward with a suit that looks to derail national bank charters for FinTech companies. The national licenses would let FinTechs lend money and paychecks to consumers. lakh (roughly $1.6

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Director Chopra promotes aggressive enforcement in remarks to National Association of State Attorneys General

CFPB Monitor

In remarks given on Tuesday to the National Association of State Attorneys General (NAAG), CFPB Director Chopra promoted an aggressive approach to enforcement by both the CFPB and state attorneys general (AGs). Advocated for the expansion of state AGs’ authority.

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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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The Federal Home Loan Bank System: Lender of Next-to-Last Resort

Jeff For Banks

Regulators and consultants promulgate this untruth. This week I sat in a bank CEO's office where he complained, ranted really, about his latest exam and the regulators' perception of liquidity risk, driven by the aforementioned Supervisory Insights. This has happened before. What would you do? Prepare for that. Train board members 4.

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The Niche Bank

Jeff For Banks

Me to a community banker: Why don't you offer more options than real estate secured lending to help fund early stage businesses? What I hear most often is that community banks take deposits from people and businesses in their community and lend it to people and businesses in that same community. You read it right: 100%. Seems risky.

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Real Estate: Love it or hate it?

Jeff For Banks

Economists and government officials continue to cite lack of lending activity as a key contributor to our economic malaise. Much of the standoff revolves around real estate secured lending. Regulators are slightly schizophrenic on the subject. What I suggest regulators consider is collateral alternatives.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth.

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