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Operation Choke Point 2.0

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In 2012 the Obama administration launched "Operation Choke Point" ("OCP") which was designed to ensure banks considered the risk of banking payday lenders that were engaged in abusive practices. The FDIC's quarterly Supervisory Insights for Summer 2011 had a list! What were disfavored industries?

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FDIC issues final rule on ILC deposit insurance applications

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC has issued a final rule setting forth the conditions it will impose and the commitments it will require to approve a deposit insurance application from an industrial bank or industrial loan company (collectively, ILC) whose parent company is not subject to consolidated supervision by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB).

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Bank Regulators Seeking Comments on the Use of AI and ML in the Industry

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The five federal agencies are: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the. Email: 2021-RFI-AI@cfpb.gov. CFPB-2021-0004 in the subject line of the message. Include Docket No.

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OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve propose amendments to CRA regulations

CFPB Monitor

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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Federal banking agencies warn of safety and soundness risks in statement encouraging transition from LIBOR as soon as possible

CFPB Monitor

On Monday, the FRB, FDIC, and OCC issued a “ Statement on LIBOR Transition ” that encourages banks to transition away from the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as soon as possible, and in any event by December 31, 2021. .

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CFPB, federal and state bank and credit union regulators warn of increased supervisory scrutiny in joint statement on managing LIBOR transition

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC NCUA, OCC, in conjunction with the state bank and state credit union regulators, jointly issued a statement on managing the transition away from LIBOR (Joint Statement). The Joint Statement indicates that in March 2021, the FCA announced that the one-week and two-month U.S.

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5 Reasons to Increase SBA Loan Origination at Your Bank or Credit Union

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Investors buy these loans because the interest rates are generally high compared to the risk, as the only risk the investor incurs is prepayment risk," the FDIC said in a " Supervisory Insights ” article. "In the secondary market, guaranteed loans are liquid and command a premium.

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