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Operation Choke Point 2.0

Jeff For Banks

In 2012 the Obama administration launched "Operation Choke Point" ("OCP") which was designed to ensure banks considered the risk of banking payday lenders that were engaged in abusive practices. But in January 2021, the new OCC announced it would pause the "Fair Access" rule that was intended to prevent another Operation Choke Point.

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How to Mitigate Ag Lending Risks

Abrigo

Today, most of farmers’ cash reserves that were built up in 2012-2014 are at, or nearing, depletion. If that trend continues, operating costs will begin outpacing revenue for many farms, and demand for ag financing will grow for community financial institutions. To download the whitepaper, click here. Pay strategies.

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China Fiscal Policy At Odds With SMB Lending

PYMNTS

29) that the government’s efforts to spur small business lending by pumping money into the financial services market has yielded only modest success. The publication pointed to the government’s conflicting policy of stricter lending rules as one reason why efforts to boost small business loan volumes hasn’t taken off.

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FinTech Firms Show Banks The ‘Art Of The Possible’ In SMB Lending

PYMNTS

Yet, the small business lending gap remains. In a new report, PayNet and financial research firm Raddon examined the state of small business lending in the U.S. On the upside, researchers found small businesses’ demand for loans is at its highest level since 2012. For banks, the reason often comes down to profits.

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Bank of Dave review – underdog story of an everyman v Eton poshos

TheGuardian

As originally showcased in a 2012 Channel 4 series, it is the true story of how self-made Burnley businessman Dave Fishwick took on London’s elite banking institutions to get a licence to open his own bank serving the local community. Continue reading.

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Beneficial State Bank’s financial activism

Independent Banker

The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism. billion-asset community bank in Oakland, Calif., When it comes down to it, though, the community bank’s mission is radically simple. Photo: Ashley Courter.

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What SEC Filers Have Learned About CECL Implementation

Abrigo

Ours, who is Senior Vice President and Director of Credit Administration of Summit and its 32-location bank subsidiary, Summit Community Bank Inc., Ours said that for Summit Community, which decided to use the cohort methodology, which is a loss migration approach, the choice came down to the availability of quality data. “We