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FDIC settles Operation Choke Point lawsuit

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC has announced that it has entered into a settlement of the lawsuit filed against it and the OCC in 2014 by a trade group and several payday lenders challenging “Operation Choke Point” — a federal enforcement initiative involving the FDIC, OCC and other federal agencies. In July 2017, the D.C. In July 2017, the D.C.

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Top 63 Online Digital Banks for U.S. Consumers (Nov 2023)

Fintech Labs Insights

Consumers have been banking online for 28 years. The first, online bank Security First Network Bank (SFNB) launched in 1995, just a year after Amazon.com. 7,270 $4,100 4 Revolut 3004 2015 London 11,460,000 $1,700 5 Chime 2727 2012 SF 10,710,000 2.6 2 $520 12 Acorns 613 2012 LA 2,170,000 2.3

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Reports of Small Business Lending’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated

Celent Banking

Online small business lending by direct credit providers has especially taken off. Let’s take a look at data compiled by the FDIC starting in 2010. The total dollar value of small business loans outstanding dipped slightly in 2011 and 2012, reflecting slightly smaller loan amounts, a result of tighter lending standards.

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OCC issues proposed rule on fair access to financial services

CFPB Monitor

The proposal’s background discussion references “Operation Choke Point, ” a federal initiative launched in 2012 involving the FDIC and other federal agencies.

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Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital

PYMNTS

Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citi, to name a few, all scaled back their physical bank branch locations between 2012 and 2016, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The price of real estate is prompting even the largest players in the banking world to scale back their branch operations.

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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. lending marketplace.

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Republican Senators seek action from FDIC to ensure end of Operation Choke Point

CFPB Monitor

Thirteen Republican Senators have sent a letter to FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams urging the FDIC to take action to ensure that lawful businesses are no longer at risk of adverse financial consequences as a result of “Operation Choke Point, and its associated culture and Choke Point-like regulatory actions.”.

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