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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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Alistair Darling was a rare exception: a politician who got things done

TheGuardian

The first was when, as chancellor of the exchequer during the 2007 global financial crash, it fell on him to manage the Treasury during an existential national crisis in which our major banks came within hours of collapse. Gordon Brown was UK prime minister from 2007 to 2010 Continue reading.

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Four Reasons for the 2007-08 Financial Crisis

Jeff For Banks

A recent Bank Think post by ConnectOne Bank CEO Frank Sorrentino regarding restoring Glass-Steagall got me thinking about how far the debate has drifted from the root causes of the 2007-08 financial crisis. In 2007, that number climbed to 127%. Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) almost tripled between 1996 and 2007, to $7.3

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Divided Tenth Circuit panel rules national bank’s extended overdraft fee are not “interest” under the NBA

CFPB Monitor

BOKF, National Association that the extended overdraft fees charged by BOKF were not “interest” under the National Bank Act (NBA). Section 85 allows a national bank to charge “interest at the rate allowed by the laws of the State…where the bank is located.” A divided panel of the U.S. The second regulation is 12 C.F.R.

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Park National gets $20 million after resolving issue from 2007 acquisition

American Banker

The Ohio company will benefit after settling unpaid judgments tied to nonperforming loans at a bank it bought before the last financial crisis.

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The European banking system is flat-lining

Chris Skinner

By 2007, bank assets in many developed countries had reached in excess of 100 per cent of gross domestic product (“GDP”). In 2007, bank assets in the US were around 78 per cent of GDP. In the lead up to 2008, parallel to increasing debt levels, the size of banks rose sharply, especially relative to the size of certain economies.

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