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FDIC hires counsel to investigate now defunct Operation Choke Point

CFPB Monitor

On November 15, 2018, in response to a November 7, 2018 letter from Republican Senators , FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams announced that the FDIC has engaged outside counsel to investigate the Obama-era Operation Choke Point, under which the FDIC and other government agencies pressured banks not to do business with payday lenders.

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Republican Senators seek action from FDIC to ensure end of Operation Choke Point

CFPB Monitor

Thirteen Republican Senators have sent a letter to FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams urging the FDIC to take action to ensure that lawful businesses are no longer at risk of adverse financial consequences as a result of “Operation Choke Point, and its associated culture and Choke Point-like regulatory actions.”.

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Varo’s FDIC application tests uncharted territory

Bank Innovation

31, 2018, the digital-only challenger bank finally received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Varo Money has been striving to get a banking charter for three years. It’s still unclear, however, if the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will grant the final approval.

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FDIC 2018 Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights focuses on overdraft, RESPA, Regulation E, deferment, and finance charge calculation exam findings

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the FDIC published its Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights that provides observations about its consumer compliance supervision activities in 2018. The FDIC’s anonymized exam findings include: Overdraft Programs. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”) Section 8 Violations.

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OCC and FDIC issue proposed rules to undo Madden

CFPB Monitor

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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Five At Five: U.S. Banks Notch Big Victory

PYMNTS

Sears is still in the bid game, a mobile banking operator thinks big and holiday sales in the U.K. US Banking Industry Had No Failures in 2018. FDIC) was founded in 1933 that an entire year went by without a bank going under. disappoint. Last year was the first time since 2006 that not one U.S. N26 Has $2.7B

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The Current State of Ag Lending: Challenges for Borrowers, Lenders, and How to Overcome Them

Abrigo

Key Takeaways The FDIC issued an advisory to FIs encouraging safe and sound lending practices in today's ag lending environment. FDIC) issued an advisory to financial institutions encouraging exceptionally safe and sound lending practices in agricultural lending. On January 28, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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