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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

South State Correspondent

In the wake of regional bank failures, one potential answer to equity shorting and bank runs is having the FDIC increase deposit insurance. The regulators are considering three options: raising the limit above $250k, raising the cap for only certain accounts (such as banks’ business accounts), or eliminating the cap entirely.

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Bill To Ease Regulation on Smaller FIs Before U.S. House

PYMNTS

A bill that would give regional banks a break on regulation was before the U.S. Groshans said that such financial institutions as Zions, Regions Financial, Citizens Financial, Huntington, American Express and Keycorp would benefit from the law. The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act , S.

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Explained | The current banking crisis in the US and Europe

BankBazaar

The SVB collapse marked the largest bank failure in 2008 financial. The US regional banks were under pressure as concern grew among customers and investors about the financial health of the banks in the country. What have the regulators done? Why did US banks collapse? However, the Indian banking system is relatively strong.

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LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ

PYMNTS

The DOJ investigation centered on whether LendingClub had – between January 2009 to September 2010 – misled its FDIC-insured loan originator, WebBank , leading the bank to underwrite over 200 loans that did not conform to the bank’s lending requirements. The DOJ Finding. The Aftershocks.

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New Year’s Resolutions to Grow Your Financial Institution in 2020

Abrigo

Due to new and emerging technologies, changing regulations, and ever-evolving customer expectations, banks and credit unions across the country are taking an assortment of different strategies to achieve their growth goals in 2020. In 2008, there were 7,061 FDIC-insured commercial banks in the U.S.

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

CB Insights

Although Bill Me Later was quickly scooped up by PayPal in 2008, Amazon has remained focused on reducing payment friction for customers. The regions involved in the initial pilot included Colombia, Chile, Hong Kong, Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Peru, Taiwan, and Thailand. US households, composed of 14.1M adults and 6.4M

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