Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Two, read and enjoy the 2021 GonzoBanker awards, our annual take on the best things we saw during the year. So which merger was the best in 2021? Doug Larson. THE BANKER AWARDS.

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Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2023

You might also like this webinar, " AML Compliance and Sanctions Requirements for Non-Bank Financial Institutions. WATCH NOW Takeaway 1 The number of money transmitters grew by 13% in 2021 in the U.S. According to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors , the number of money transmitters grew by 13% in 2021 in the U.S.

Compliance 195

Compliance Fraud Regulation Guidelines 195

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 17, 2021

In another action demonstrating that a “new CFPB” is in place under the Biden Administration, the CFPB has issued an interpretive rule setting forth the basis for its determination that it has authority to examine institutions that it supervises for Military Loan Act (MLA) compliance.

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Compliance Lending Leadership Analysis 78

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 7, 2022

The FDIC has issued the March 2022 edition of Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights which includes a description of some of the most significant consumer compliance issues identified by FDIC examiners during consumer compliance examinations conducted in 2021. Fair lending. Automated overdraft programs.

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FDIC Compliance Lending Regulation 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In today’s top news, economists expect the economy to recover back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021, and China’s banking watchdog warns of further Big Tech regulations. Plus, online lending startup SoFi is looking to go public through a SPAC. Economists: Stimulus, Vaccine Key To Full Recovery By Year-End 2021.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The CFPB has released the Fall 2021 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, fair lending, mortgage servicing, payday lending, prepaid accounts, and remittances that were completed between January 2021 and June 2021.

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Lending Cards Regulation Payments 78

FICO

JANUARY 29, 2021

Today it gives me great pleasure to announce the winners of the 2021 FICO® Decisions Awards. . Submissions included complex optimization problems, the automation of previously manual business processes and using the power of AI and machine learning to stop fraud and improve lending. 2021 Decisions Award Winners. 2021 Judges. .

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 5, 2022

In response to a request from three Democratic House members, the GAO recently issued a report on its review of fair lending oversight conducted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The GAO conducted the performance audit from January 2021 to June 2022.

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Lending Report Policies Handbook 78

Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

But impulse buying – whether at home or in business – can result in waste, so think carefully about areas of your bank or credit union that could benefit next year from a small investment as 2021 draws to a close. 31, 2019, and June 3, 2021, according to the Community Banking in the 21st Century report. Lending & Credit Risk.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 10, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission provided its annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its enforcement and related activities in 2021 regarding the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Consumer Leasing Act (CLA), and Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) (collectively, the “Financial Acts”).

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Perficient

MARCH 3, 2022

Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of a severe recession, significant banks can lend to households and businesses. dollar against those countries’ currencies.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Offering digital lending isn’t about the bells and whistles. started developing its digital lending platform about three years ago—and the bank is really glad it did. “I’m Community bankers are increasingly recognizing that the future of digital lending is here. Illustration by Out of the box/Stocksy. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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Lending Community Bank Community North Dakota 91

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The Fifth Circuit has entered an order staying the compliance date of the payment provisions in the CFPB’s 2017 final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule (2017 Rule) until 286 days after the trade groups’ appeal is resolved. Such factors include a strong showing of likely success on the merits.

Compliance 78

Compliance Groups Payments Lending 78

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At an industry fair lending conference last week, officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) outlined fair lending priorities for their agencies. Patrice Ficklin, Fair Lending Director of the CFPB, was also a keynote speaker. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the CFPB, and the U.S.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Financial institutions, fintech companies, and other small business lenders will need to begin collecting a wide array of small business lending data under the Consumer Financial Protection Board’s (CFPB) proposed small business lending data collection rule. The proposed rule , unveiled Sept. Points of Note. Controversial Provisions.

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Lending Data Regulation Community 195

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 28, 2022

Throughout 2021, the House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, headed by Rep. First, on March 3, 2021 , Rep. Clyburn sought information from the nation’s largest lenders on their PPP lending policies and compliance efforts, including Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) and know-your-customer (“KYC”) policies.

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Fraud Compliance Lending Policies 146

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Within that tightly knit group, there’s the bank’s leadership team, comprising president and CEO Greg Dennis, chief lending officer Jon Girard, vice president of operations and compliance Kristine Hendrickson, and executive vice president and chief financial officer Michele Boeder. First Federal Savings & Loan. Pascagoula, Miss.

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Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Texas federal district court has denied the motion of the two trade groups challenging the payment provisions in the CFPB’s 2017 final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule for an extension of its stay of the compliance date until 286 days after their appeal to the Fifth Circuit is resolved.

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Texas Groups Compliance Payments 78

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has entered into a settlement with American Bank of Oklahoma (ABOK) to resolve allegations that ABOK engaged in unlawful redlining in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The DOJ opened its investigation of ABOK after receiving a referral from the FDIC.

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Tulsa Oklahoma FDIC Lending 88

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 21, 2021

As previously reported , the bill signed into law by President Biden on June 17, 2021 to create the Juneteenth National Independence Day actually results in an important change under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z. The defense does not provide for a cure of the underlying issue.

Lending 78

Lending Compliance Regulation National 78

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The DOJ’s lawsuit against Lakeland, filed in a New Jersey federal district court, is part of the DOJ’s nationwide “ Combating Redlining Initiative ” launched in October 2021. In the majority-white neighborhoods in the Newark Lending Area, residential mortgage services were available at branches to walk-in customers.

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New Jersey Lending Community National 147

BankInovation

MAY 5, 2023

in March following a cease-and-desist order from a standard review in 2021 regarding “unsafe and unsound banking practices related to its compliance with applicable fair lending laws,” according to the consent agreement. “We Tech-forward Cross River Bank reached a consent agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Compliance Lending FDIC Security 52

CFPB Monitor

MAY 6, 2021

The OCFR claims that the Bank’s failure to hold the required lending licenses makes the loans unenforceable and prohibits Atlanticus/Fortiva from collecting any amounts on the loans. In addition, legal challenges to the OCC and FDIC “ Madden -fix” rules and the OCC’s “true lender” rule continue to create uncertainty for participants.

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Maryland Lending Missouri FDIC 78

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 30, 2022

Of special note, the OCC also believes compliance risk is “heightened” for Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance because of world events and compliance staffing concerns. BSA/AML Compliance Risks. Cybersecurity Risks.

Compliance 78

Compliance Fraud Technology Operations 78

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 5, 2021

based on alleged violations of the Military Lending Act (MLA) and Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA). While, as noted, this is the CFPB’s second recent investigatory sweep related to military lending practices, the Omni consent order may also be part of a broader but unannounced focus on EFTA compliance.

Lending 78

Lending Trends Nevada Compliance 78

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The CFPB has filed its opposition to the motion of the two trade groups challenging the payment provisions in the CFPB’s 2017 final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule (2017 Rule) that asks the court to extend its stay of the compliance date until 286 days after their appeal to the Fifth Circuit is resolved.

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Groups Compliance Texas Payments 78

CFPB Monitor

JULY 6, 2021

The CFPB has released the Summer 2021 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. Fair lending. In several examinations that identified such errors, the root causes were deficiencies in the institutions’ compliance management systems. Payday lending.

Lending 78

Lending Report Regulation Analysis 78

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

introduced a LIBOR alternative in March of 2021 (called BSBY). The documentation was lengthy and complex, the regulatory compliance and reporting was cumbersome, the accounting was tricky, and the overhead cost of launching a hedging program was challenging. Risk of Derivatives – BSBY Discontinuation Bloomberg L.P.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community Compliance CA 195

Abrigo

MAY 10, 2021

Knowing these elements of an LOS and an LOS vendor is critical for senior financial institution executives either shopping for an LOS for the first time or considering an improvement to their bank or credit union’s current business lending process. Lending process management is key to timely decisions. Workflow & Analysis.

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System Lending Analysis Software 195

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 14, 2021

Two leaders of the CFPB’s Fair Lending Office – Patrick Ficklin, Fair Lending Director, and Charles Nier, Senior Fair Lending Counsel – recently published an article advocating for broader use of special purpose credit programs (“SPCPs”) by creditors. PRRAC is a civil rights law and policy organization based in Washington, D.C.

Lending 78

Lending Regulation Study Washington 78

ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 29, 2021

The post Replacing Libor: Still a Priority Job for 2021 appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. A portfolio of benchmarks is emerging to meet bankers’ diverse rate needs as Libor recedes in history’s rearview mirror.

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Meeting Community Bank Community Compliance 64

Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

While it has encountered obstacles in the past, the current support and shifting attitudes toward marijuana legalization provide reasons for cautious optimism to banks interested in banking cannabis profitably while managing risk and maintaining regulatory compliance.

Lending 195

Lending Fraud Operations Ohio 195

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

based Washington Trust over race-based lending discrimination and redlining in the state, saying the bank denied lending services to Black and Hispanic neighborhoods from 2016 to 2021. The Department of Justice reached a $9 million settlement Wednesday with Westerly, R.I.-based

Rhode Island 64

Rhode Island Washington Lending Compliance 64

CFPB Monitor

MAY 25, 2022

The CFPB announced earlier this week that as part of a new approach to innovation in consumer finance, it is replacing its Office of Innovation and Operation Catalyst with a new office, the Office of Competition and Innovation, and eliminating its No Action Letter (NAL) and Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) programs.

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Innovation Compliance Marketing Regulation 78

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In a blog post published on January 28, 2021 sharing a statement sent to CFPB staff, Acting Director David Uejio announced several new priorities for the CFPB’s Supervision, Enforcement and Fair Lending Division under the Biden Administration.

Compliance 78

Compliance Leadership Lending Analysis 78

FICO

DECEMBER 15, 2021

BNPL (buy now, pay later) will continue its rapid expansion in 2022 from its current position, where transactions values are expected to exceed £6 billion in 2021 in the UK alone. This will require increased innovation in the use of alternative data across all kinds of lending. BNPL Will Expand Amongst Mainstream Lenders.

Lending 52

Lending Data Risk Management Regulation 52

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

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