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China Drafts Updates To Commercial Bank Regulations

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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the terms for commercial banks to seek bankruptcy, while outlining actions for lenders to follow as they aim to leave the market or reorganize through its first changes to the law as of 2015. The changes also put forward a process for banks to assuage risks.

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Hong Kong Probes China’s Citic Bank Lending

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Reports said the watchdog is focusing on the Chinese bank’s corporate lending operations, with unnamed sources telling the FT that the probe will include a look into HNA and Zhonghong Zhuoya and their borrowing activities with the bank.

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CFPB issues 2015 fair lending report

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The CFPB has issued a report covering its fair lending activities during 2015. The report states that in 2015, CFPB fair lending supervisory and public enforcement actions required institutions to provide approximately $108 million in remediation.

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How Basel III Affected SMB Lending

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The Financial Stability Board says Basel III rules have not led to a squeeze of the small business bank lending market, according to reports on Friday (June 7). The FSB announced Friday the findings of its analysis of Basel III regulations on the small business lending space. Some regulators aimed to mitigate that impact.

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Consumer Lending In UK Declines Amid Brexit Uncertainty

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economy is showing further signs as lending to consumers in the country increased at the slowest pace in close to four years. Reuters , citing the Bank of England data, reported the growth rate for unsecured consumer lending increased 7.1 It marks the slowest growth rate since March 2015, noted the report.

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Will the cost of regulation impact community bank customers?

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For most consumers who have a checking account, savings account and maybe a mortgage, the regulations placed on their community bank isn’t given a second thought. Two recent surveys addressing the community banking landscape have pointed to increasing regulations as the primary cause of stress for these institutions.

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New rules on cybersecurity, MBLs considered by NCUA for 2015

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She also mentioned that the NCUA’s intention is not to over regulate, but rather to figure out how to enhance levels of protection. Enhanced data security measures aren’t the only new rules being considered by the NCUA in 2015. Mark McWatters , NCUA Board Member. Blog Bank Credit Union'

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