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America’s banking regulations strangle innovations

Chris Skinner

Whilst almost 500 banks failed in the USA between 2008 and 2012, only three new banks opened. Only three new banks have opened in the United States since 2010.

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Facebook Says It’s Open To New Regulation

PYMNTS

Facebook , which has been under fire for months over data scandals, expressed openness to new regulation. According to a report in Reuters citing Facebook’s public policy manager Karim Palant, the executive said the social media giant is “open to meaningful regulation.” Google in 2012 paid $22.5 Google in 2012 paid $22.5

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CMA Chair Says Regulation On Big Digital Mergers Has Been Lax

PYMNTS

Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a competition regulator in the U.K., said his fellow regulators have been too soft on digital mergers, and consumers have suffered as a result, according to the Financial Times. Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014.

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Facebook to pay $5 billion for violating 2012 FTC consent order

CFPB Monitor

Just two days after the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a historic settlement of privacy and security claims against Equifax, the FTC today announced that Facebook has agreed to pay $5 billion in civil fines, arising from its violation of a 2012 consent order with the FTC. 2012 Consent Order. government.

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U.S. Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine For Privacy Violations

PYMNTS

Regulators in the United States have reportedly met to discuss levying fines against social media giant Facebook , a punishment that could be sizable in scope and which comes in the wake of privacy violations. million paid by Google in 2012. The fine would reportedly be “record-setting” in scope and would eclipse the $22.5 billion.

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

Abrigo

According to the Denver Police Department in a statement to the American Banker’s Association (ABA), on average more than 100 burglaries have been reported each year in Denver since the state legalized recreational marijuana in 2012. The post The SAFE Banking Act Update – Is Regulation for Banking CRBs on the Horizon?