PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, India’s central bank wants stricter regulations for big shadow lenders, while global foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped last year and the pandemic will continue to impact it this year. The central bank of India wants more stringent regulations for large shadow lenders.

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United States Regulation Payments Lending 217

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 20, 2020

Since early June 2020 when cries for racial justice resulted in a period of social unrest in the U.S., While it remains to be seen whether these initiatives will be effective and produce lasting results, they represent a significant, concerted effort by financial services regulators to promote greater financial inclusion and equality.

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Regulation FDIC Community Lending 78

CFPB Monitor

MAY 18, 2022

After moving alone in 2020 to reform its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Federal Reserve Board in issuing a joint notice of proposed rulemaking setting forth proposed amendments to their regulations implementing the CRA.

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FDIC Regulation Community Lending 78

PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2016

Small businesses will be crucial to the expansion of the P2P lending market across the globe, analysts from Technavio said. 1) said micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) lending will help fuel growth in the global peer-to-peer lending space between 2016 and 2020. ”

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Abrigo

MAY 20, 2020

FinCEN issued an advisory on May 18, 2020 to alert financial institutions to medical scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as new SAR key terms for reporting these scams. FinCEN reminds financial institutions that “detecting, preventing, and reporting COVID-19 scams and illicit activity is critical to our national security.”

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Lending Fraud Training Report 195

Abrigo

JANUARY 25, 2021

Takeaway 3 Network with other bankers, auditors, regulators, and Abrigo experts. Abrigo’s annual conferences have brought together industry experts, financial institution peers, BSA/AML professionals, CPAs, auditors, and regulators for nearly two decades. Reasons to attend. Why ThinkBIG 2021?

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San Antonio Conference Lending Texas 195

PopularBank

MAY 25, 2021

Popular Bank Senior Vice President and Director of National Healthcare Financing Andrew Boland joined fellow industry leaders for the Environmental Banker Association (EBA) panel discussion How COVID Changed Senior Living & Care Underwriting. Are you following current regulations? We asked questions about their safety.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A group of 96 organizations and individuals, who describe themselves as consisting of “consumer, labor, civil rights, legal services, faith, community and financial organizations and academics,” have sent a letter to the CFPB urging the Bureau to regulate fee-based earned wage access (EWA) products as credit subject to the Truth in Lending Act.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 13, 2022

These concerns are often dismissed by consumer advocates with the argument that banks and credit unions will increase their small-dollar lending if other providers leave the market due to interest rate caps. Among the services examined by the GAO in the report is small-dollar lending.

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Abrigo

JULY 16, 2021

Takeaway 1 FinCEN published its first list of priorities for AML/CFT policy, as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA). Takeaway 2 Regulations haven't been written, but there are steps community financial institutions can take now to prepare. financial system and national security. How to prepare.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Takeaway 2 NBFIs should ensure their AML programs are sound and pass the scrutiny of FinCEN and their primary regulators. Consumers are looking for speed without the hassle of mounds of paperwork and lengthy approval processes, whether with deposit or lending accounts. Regulations & Guidance Forthcoming.

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Compliance Training Regulation Fraud 195

CFPB Monitor

JULY 8, 2019

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2018 activities was published in today’s Federal Register. In addition to discussing the symposium and Data Point report in the section on “Access to Credit,” the new fair lending report discusses conducting supervisory reviews of alternative credit scoring models.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Lukies said that prior to the 2008 financial crisis, regulators and the like normally left banks to their own devices, as long as they didn’t mess it up so that people couldn’t pay their bills or go shopping. But fast-forward to 2020, and the world is a very different place. Banks Let Themselves Get Left Behind.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

He said that in his own state of Washington, state regulators have been looking at those issues for some time to determine the possibility of some sort of reciprocity or sharing of information. “It The pilot being run with those initial seven states will provide some answers for how state regulators can streamline the process.

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Washington Regulation Conference Fintech 101

FICO

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The most prominent villain for fintech companies is regulation. And so it’s easy to see why a fintech company — believing fully in the virtue of its mission and faced with a litany of illogical and intractable regulations — might just say "F*ck it, we're doing it anyways." A Prediction for the 2020s. and China).

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Regulation Fintech Lending Branding 52

Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 25, 2019

As 2020 sneaks upon us, it’s the season for predictions and prognostications. Ethereum’s decentralized lending and trading are floating around 2,500 daily users. The lending product above is a bit more complicated. Other things like Compound are essentially a securities lending marketplace?—?you

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blockchain Bitcoin Software Lending 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

While short-term lending in general has a pretty rough reputation, the pawn loan is the most ill-regarded arena in an already unloved category of consumer lending. The loan amount a borrower can get from a pawnbroker is determined solely by the value of the item itself; as in most forms of short-term lending, there is no credit check.

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Ohio Lending Iowa South Dakota 151

Abrigo

APRIL 30, 2020

Key Takeaways Federal and state banking regulators have eased coronavirus workout pressures. There has been an influx of calls from consumers who can no longer pay their loans, and this will quickly follow suit on the commercial lending side. 1, 2020, and the earlier of 60 days after the termination of the National Emergency, or Dec.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The OCC and FDIC announced yesterday that they have extended the 60-day comment period for their joint proposal to revise their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act that was published in the Federal Register on January 8, 2020. As extended by 30 days, the comment period ends on April 8, 2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

China is planning to launch a digital currency in early 2020 that will make allowances for privacy, a senior central bank official said on Tuesday (Nov. The country is laying the groundwork to be the first nation to launch a digital currency and will balance privacy concerns with government oversight, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

wants its access to the EU’s financial market to be based on a broader version of the “equivalence” regime, which gives countries with regulations that are aligned with the EU access. Reuters noted the system doesn’t cover banking activities such as lending and asset management. It’s a system that banks in the U.S.,

Marketing 100

Marketing Regulation Policies US 100

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 9, 2020

On October 29, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a letter to all depositories and non-depositories regulated by them regarding climate change and financial risks. In her letter , Linda Lacewell, the DFS superintendent, said she expected regulated depositories under DFS supervision to: 1.

Lending 78

Lending Regulation Community National 78

BankUnderground

MAY 22, 2024

Some countries restrict lending to borrowers with high debt-servicing burdens There are different metrics that measure a household’s debt-servicing burden. Some countries have regulations in place that restrict lenders’ ability to issue mortgages to borrowers that exceed certain DSR limits.

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Survey Lending Policies Analysis 55

PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

As a policy matter, we support the Bureau’s goal of ending abusive payday lending practices by nonbank lenders. The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) also said it supports the delay, however, the organization called for a delay of the entire rule. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) has delayed the Aug.

Compliance 134

Compliance Lending Policies Meeting 134

BankUnderground

APRIL 28, 2023

The reforms aimed to ensure that banks have sufficient capital resources to absorb losses and reduce the cyclical effects of bank capital (and regulation) on the supply of bank credit in stress. Additionally, regulators in various jurisdictions have been trying to create simpler (but not weaker) regulatory frameworks for small banks.

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Capital Lending US Data 84

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

billion) and mortgages find most credits unions on solid footing as 2020 begins. That help is forthcoming, as in the case of the Central Bank of Ireland , which is changing regulations to favor more CU lending with higher limits. A Small Change It’s Not. Strong balance sheets in key areas like credit card debt ($64.4

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

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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Utah California FDIC West Virginia 78

CFPB Monitor

JULY 22, 2020

Less than two months after issuing its final “ Madden fix” rule , the OCC has now issued a proposed rule to address when a national bank or federal savings association should be considered the “true lender” in the context of a third party relationship. 2) Funds the loan.

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National Lending Exercises FDIC 78

FICO

JANUARY 15, 2021

Here are the top five posts from 2020 related to the FICO Score: FICO Resilience Index Now Available For Lenders To Pilot. FICO® Score was 711 in October 2020 – a full 5 points higher than the average FICO® Score reported a year before. As of July 2020, just 7.3% FICO Score at 711, But Uncertainty Abounds.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

trillion in cash is projected to be in use across the EU through 2020. Online lending . When the regulators come marching in, getting out of the way is usually a better idea. While the conventional wisdom is that consumer wall ets are slimming down so as to exclude cash, by the number s, over €2.2 That compares to €2.1

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The OCC and FDIC have issued a joint proposal to revise their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Although the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC, are the primary CRA regulators, the Fed did not join the proposal and presumably will issue a separate proposal. On January 29, 2020, from 12 p.m.

FDIC 78

FDIC Regulation Community Retail 78

Abrigo

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As of Jun 2020, CBOT's asset size was approximately $4 billion with 35 branches. The AML Act of 2020 will more than likely overhaul the 2018 CDD rule with stricter beneficial ownership requirements. The AML Act of 2020 will more than likely overhaul the 2018 CDD rule with stricter beneficial ownership requirements. Learn More.

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BankUnderground

AUGUST 23, 2023

Many BNPL products are exempt from regulation because they do not charge interest on repayments. Typically these products are provided by newer fintech firms, for whom BNPL makes up most or all of their lending. Some other BNPL products are regulated and charge interest on repayments. Who uses BNPL? or leave a comment below.

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Survey Groups Regulation Data 89

Bank Activities

JULY 5, 2022

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is monitoring the closure of Volt and the process of returning deposits to its customers. Volt received its Australian banking license in 2019, and after closing its activities, it will return its license to the issuing regulator.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 19, 2022

federal district court in December 2020 seeking to block the OCC from granting a national bank charter to Figure Technologies Inc. e)(1) provides in part: The OCC charters a national bank under the authority of the National Bank Act of 1864, as amended, 12 U.S.C. The first two lawsuits were dismissed on ripeness grounds.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

billion into lending startups. Of that nearly $1 billion ($909 million) went to India-based lending startups making it the third largest market for investor dollars in this segment behind China and the U.S. The Less Consumer Friendly Side of FinTech Lending. Last year, investors globally poured a record $9.6

Lending 131

Lending Fintech Regulation Report 131

CFPB Monitor

MAY 22, 2020

The OCC has issued a final rule revising its regulation implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The final rule applies to national banks and federal savings associations. The final rule is effective October 1, 2020 but sets mandatory compliance dates based on the applicable performance standards.

FDIC 78

FDIC Lending Retail Compliance 78