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California lawmakers urge FDIC to rein in bank partnerships

CFPB Monitor

Four Democratic members of the California state legislature recently sent a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) urging the agency to take action against FDIC-supervised banks that partner with non-bank lenders to originate high-cost installment loans.

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2020 CRE Outlook: Trends Expected to Shape Commercial Real Estate Lending

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Commercial real estate lending will be a top focus for many financial institutions in 2020. After retailers closed 10,800 stores in 2019, they have already announced new waves of closings as some – not all – retailers pay for their over-expansion or adjust to changes in the way customers shop, the newspaper said.

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State AGs submit comments to FDIC on small-dollar lending

CFPB Monitor

A group of 13 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia AG have sent a letter to the FDIC commenting on the agency’s request for information on small-dollar lending. They recommend that “the FDIC discourage banks from entering into these relationships in any guidance it issues on small-dollar lending.”.

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FDIC Proposed Rule and Information Requests Target False Advertising, Use and Misuse of FDIC Name and Logo

CFPB Monitor

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) and request for information (RFI) addressing “False Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status and Misuse of the FDIC’s Name or Logo”.

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Grasshopper Bank advances inclusion, stamps out ‘pattern matching’

Bank Innovation

Grasshopper opened in May 2019 after securing FDIC and OCC approval, a rare distinction for a digital-only bank. New York City-based Grasshopper Bank is geared toward startups, with a focus on pain points for founders.

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FDIC Publishes Wide-Ranging Community Banking Study

ABA Community Banking

The FDIC today released a large-scale Community Banking Study that examines community bank performance between year-end 2011 and year-end 2019. The post FDIC Publishes Wide-Ranging Community Banking Study appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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CFPB 2020 fair lending report highlights adverse action notices when using artificial intelligence

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2019 activities is scheduled to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register. The Bureau states that an area of innovation that it is monitoring for fair lending and credit access issues is “artificial intelligence (AI), and more specifically, machine learning (ML), a subset of AI.”

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