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The SAFE Banking Act Update – Is Regulation for Banking CRBs on the Horizon?

Abrigo

Many in the financial crimes community have been waiting for some sort of guidance on banking cannabis-related businesses. The communities where cannabis has been legalized are flooded with cash associated with these businesses and have no place to deposit the funds, creating a major safety issue. let us help.

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The current landscape for MBL regulation

Abrigo

He showcased several statistics, including that, while the number of credit unions in the United States has declined since 2012, the number of credit union members in the U.S. Loans fully secured by a 1-4 family residential property that is the member’s primary residence are considered neither MBL or commercial loans by regulators.

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How Did Tens Of Millions In “Consumer Relief” Paid By Banks End-Up In The Hands Of Political Groups?

PYMNTS

Where the issue gets sticky is when it comes to groups like La Raza, the National Urban League, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and more — which are consumer support groups with a decidedly left-leaning political orientation. These groups engage in voter registration, community organizing and lobbying.

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

These reforms—one enacted by Congress, another by regulators—are designed to improve access to capital and to even reporting requirements for community bank and thrift holding companies. This would address an oversight in the JOBS Act that ICBA has sought to correct since the law passed in 2012. New year, new law.

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Why Does a Fintech Darling Need a Bank?

Jeff For Banks

And it sold in 2012 for around book value. See the table from SNL Securities regarding various features of online accounts from FinTech and banks alike. Followed by regulation. The bank has done well as a community bank. Let's hope after their FinTech partner becomes more mature, WSFS remains a community bank.

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Wading Through the Waters

Independent Banker

Recently Congress passed the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, followed by the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA). Loans in subordinate lien position to a senior lien secured by the same improved property for which flood insurance is being provided. Escrow obligations.

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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? Banker: Because that's not community banking. I've been in this business over 20 years and still don't know the definition of community banking. In other words, be a General Bank. Seems risky.