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OCC and FDIC issue proposed rules to undo Madden

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The OCC and FDIC issued proposed rules this week intended to eliminate the uncertainty created by the Second Circuit’s decision in Madden v. Comments on the FDIC’s proposal must be submitted no later than 60 days after the date the proposal is published in the Federal Register. Midland Funding. 85 [or 12 U.S.C

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FDIC seeks comments on small-dollar lending

CFPB Monitor

In May 2018, the OCC issued a bulletin intended to encourage its supervised institutions to offer small-dollar loans. The FDIC’s issuance of the RFI signals that the FDIC intends to follow suit. Unlike the FDIC, the OCC did not issue an RFI in advance of issuing its bulletin.

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FDIC Chair’s recent interview gives insight into FDIC’s agenda

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McWilliams stated that the FDIC’s top priorities included: (1) reducing regulatory burden on community banks; (2) increasing the speed with which the FDIC reviews charter and deposit insurance applications; and (3) assisting banks to introduce new financial products that serve underserved communities.

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Regulators Detail Banking Rules For Hemp Firms

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The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), FinCEN , the OCC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors participated in issuing the definitions and guidelines. It was amended to include the Patriot Act, which requires every bank to adopt a customer identification program.

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Survey: U.S. Household Paid More Than $1.1 Billion in Checking Account Maintenance Fees in 2019

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2018 61.92%. 2018 38.94%. 2018 19.73% 44.95%. 2018 19.73% 44.95%. 2018 14.61% 39.90%. Sources: FDIC. 2018, October). 2017 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households. Year Percentages. 2016 66.07%. 2017 63.66%. 2019 70.23%. Year Percentages. 2016 35.21%. 2017 36.48%.

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CSBS withdraws lawsuit seeking to block OCC approval of Figure Technologies charter application

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federal district court in December 2020 seeking to block the OCC from granting a national bank charter to Figure Technologies Inc. The lawsuit represented the CSBS’s third challenge to the OCC’s authority to issue special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters to non-depository fintech companies or to uninsured deposit-taking fintechs.

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U.S. Farming Has A Banking Problem

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Analysts note that today, the percentage of professionals working in the agricultural sector remains so low that including them in national jobs calculations would not have a statistically relevant effect on overall analysis. “As percent: the growth rate of FDIC-insured bank loans to farm borrowers as of March 2019.

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