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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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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 7), citing unnamed sources.

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FinTech LendingClub Buys Radius Bank For $185M

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The bank is one of a few smaller lenders that has teamed up with FinTechs who need services only an FDIC-regulated institution can provide. Recently, Varo Money , a mobile bank, got FDIC approval to accept consumer deposits. This is the first time a FinTech has purchased an actual bank. million valuation.

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House members request reconsideration of FDIC brokered deposits interpretation

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The regulation defines a brokered deposit as “any deposit that is obtained, directly or indirectly, from or through the mediation or assistance of a deposit broker.” The FDIC has not yet responded. Congressmen Luetkemeyer and Tipton assert that the FAQ is inconsistent with the definition of “deposit broker” under 12 C.F.R.

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FDIC Releases Revised MLA Exam Procedures and Sets Supervisory Expectations

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On October 17, the FDIC released revised interagency Military Lending Act (MLA) examination procedures for use in connection with consumer credit transactions occurring on or after October 3, 2016. The FDIC also provided guidance on its initial supervisory expectations for examinations relating to MLA compliance.

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Return of the TDR: How to Prepare for Coronavirus-Related Loan Restructurings

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The FDIC recently reiterated that financial institutions should determine whether loans affected by COVID-19 should be reported as TDRs. FDIC Issues Reminder of TDRs. ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments -- Credit Loses (Topic 326). It’s not a way for us to mask problems.”. Learn more. Will COVID-19 modifications be TDRs?

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OCC’s FinTech Charter’s Uncharted Legal Seas

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) debuted a special purpose charter in 2016 that would have given FinTechs a leg up on competing with traditional financial services companies. But Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) coverage — which protects deposits — proved a sticking point this week.

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