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Consumer Banking Predictions 2019: Four Trends to Watch

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For my predictions, I’ll focus on four areas of tactical concern within consumer banking that I feel confident bank executives will make significant progress addressing 2019. We began to see a resurgence in small-dollar lending in 2018 with new regulatory guidance from the OCC and FDIC encouraging banks to compete with payday lenders.

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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

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In 2019, California enacted AB-539, the Fair Access to Credit Act (FACA), which, effective January 1, 2020, limits the interest rate that can be charged on loans of $2,500 to $10,000 by lenders licensed under the California Financing Law (CFL) to 36% plus the federal funds rate. A number of states have challenged these regulations.

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Pandemic Supply Chain Pivots, Cross-Border Conversion, P2P Payments Top This Week’s News

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FDIC: US Banks See Chargebacks Soar, Profits Tank Due To Pandemic. percent hit for Q1 compared to the same period in 2019. The support of local payment methods , while ensuring know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance as well as tracking currency exchange rates can put pressure on the resources of retailers.

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OppFi files complaint to block “true lender” challenge by California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

CFPB Monitor

In 2019, California enacted AB 539 which, effective January 1, 2020, limited the interest rate that can be charged on loans of $2,500 to $10,000 by lenders licensed under the California Financing Law (CFL) to 36% plus the federal funds rate. The DFPI is not alone in asserting a “true lender” claim.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2023 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Although one might argue that First Citizens BancShares of Raleigh is a SIFI as it climbed to the 19th largest in the country with its Silicon Valley Bridge Bank acquisition from the FDIC, and that the FDIC designated SVB as systemically important. As a result of these investments, the bank has grown over 65% since 2019.

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Finance Policy Predictions 2020: AML, Authentication, Collections & CRA

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The laws and rules governing anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism compliance have not been substantively updated since the Bank Secrecy Act was adopted in 1970. In December, the FDIC and OCC issued a proposed rule to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). I say Congress gets a deal done in 2020.

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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

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As Standard Chartered noted to BuzzFeed in the wake of the FinCEN files report: "In 2019 we monitored more than 1.2 billion transactions for potential suspicious activity and screened more than 157 million transactions for compliance with applicable sanctions requirements. In one example, reported on Monday (Sept. billion in fines.

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