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There Are Fewer Unbanked Americans, According To The FDIC

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With increasingly few exceptions, the ranks of the unbanked seem to be on the decline, according to new data released by the FDIC. The percentage of Americans going without banking services fell to 7 percent in 2015 from 7.7 According to FDIC data, unbanked American consumers peaked toward the end of the Great Recession in 2011 at 8.2

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FDIC: Community banks outperform industry in third quarter

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To provide a report card on industry status and performance, the FDIC publishes a Quarterly Banking Profile. The FDIC maintains a problem bank list, defined as “institutions with financial, operational or managerial weaknesses that threaten their continued financial viability.” Problem Bank List Continues to Decrease.

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Five ‘Major’ FDIC Breaches Come To Light

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The Washington Post reported that the FDIC is disclosing to Congress the presence of at least five major data breaches that occurred sometime between now and Oct. Though details are still scarce, the FDIC noted that each case was not of the run-of-the-mill hacking variety.

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New York’s Apple Bank For Savings Slapped With $12.5 Million AML Fine

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Apple Bank for Savings was accused of failing to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) per WSJ. The bank was recently fined in a separate charge that it failed to comply with a 2015 request by the FDIC to improve its AML compliance.

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AmEx Faces Fed Inquiry On Business Card Sales Tactics

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FDIC) and the Treasury Department are looking to see if American Express Co. The representative noted that the company has been “cooperating with a regulatory review of small business card sales between 2015 and 2016” as of the spring of 2020, according to the paper. “We In 2015, Costco Wholesale Corp.

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FDIC RESPA Section 8 Settlement Acknowledges Legitimacy of Marketing Arrangements

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In contrast, CFPB Compliance Bulletin 2015-05 , which was issued during the tenure of former CFPB Director Cordray, raises doubts as to whether marketing services agreements (MSAs) or similar arrangements are permissible under RESPA. The order reflects that all of the agreements were terminated. million dollars.

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FDIC Requests Submission of 2019 D&I Self-Assessments through a New and Improved Application

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On March 23, 2020, the FDIC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) announced that it will request 2019 diversity self-assessments from FDIC-regulated financial institutions. The FDIC regulates insured state banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System and insured state thrifts.

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