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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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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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The Current State of Ag Lending: Challenges for Borrowers, Lenders, and How to Overcome Them

Abrigo

Key Takeaways The FDIC issued an advisory to FIs encouraging safe and sound lending practices in today's ag lending environment. FDIC) issued an advisory to financial institutions encouraging exceptionally safe and sound lending practices in agricultural lending. Learn More.

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Ant IPO Stopped By President Xi As Rebuke To Gov't Criticism

PYMNTS

Xi's decision topped off several years of contention between Ma and the government, with government leaders unsure of the growing influence of Ma's business operations. He used this as a springboard to critique what he perceived as too much regulation from the government.

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Ag lending risk increasing as result of declining incomes

Abrigo

The report noted that since 2012, crop cash receipts have declined by more than 20 percent, according to the USDA. In addition, the ratio of operating loans to farm income has risen, despite other non-real estate loan volumes, relative to farm income, leveling out.

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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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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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