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Details on the FDIC Security Breach by Chinese Spies [VIDEO]

Bank Innovation

How Chinese spies hacked into computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from 2010 until 2013 -- and American government officials tried to cover it up.

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Chinese Hackers Stole Living Will Data from FDIC, Lawmaker Claims

American Banker

The resolution plan data was accessed as part of a breach that initiated in October 2010 and continued for an extended period of time, eventually infecting the workstations of then FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair as well as other top agency officials.

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Kachkar Charged With $140 Million Fraud

PYMNTS

In 2010, Westernbank Puerto Rico, the country’s second-largest commercial bank, took a loss of more than $140 million on loans to a Florida businessman, 53-year-old Jack Kachkar, which contributed to its failure, according to the FDIC’s inspector general. In 2010, Westernbank was subsumed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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How Community Financial Institutions Can Regain the Small Business Lending Market

Abrigo

According to FDIC data, in 2016, commercial banks reported 23 million total small business loans, an increase of 4 million from 2010, with an aggregate loan balance unchanged of just over $627 billion. Changing Lending Environment. Small businesses are turning to small lenders.

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CFPB Orders Subprime Credit Card Company to Pay Estimated $2.7 Million in Refunds for Alleged Illegal Credit Card Fees

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB also found that Continental had engaged in certain deceptive acts and practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. million in consumer funds deposited during 2013 were not FDIC insured. In reality, the consent order asserts, up to $1.8 In addition to requiring the estimated $2.7

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FBI Investigating FDIC Cyberattack Linked to China: Report

American Banker

A 2010 cyberattack targeting the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. — — believed to have originated in China — is reportedly the subject of an FBI investigation.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

And quite frankly, I did not know there were so many tranches to mortgage-backed securities. According to the FDIC, the causes of the 2008-09 financial crisis lay partly in the housing boom and bust of the mid-2000s; partly in the degree to which the U.S. We took a serious reputational hit. credit default swaps anyone?). Good times.

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