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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. We published various articles comparing community bank alternatives to LIBOR (such as SOFR, Ameribor, Fed Funds, and Prime). No ISDA documents.

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OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 16 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released 16 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations. A compliance rating of either “Outstanding,” “Satisfactory,” “Needs to Improve,” and “Substantial Noncompliance” is awarded at the end of the on-site review.

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Recap of Money 20/20 USA 2023 and 10 Banking Thoughts

South State Correspondent

The discussions were healthier, more compliance-focused, and with little expectations that banks were going to offer crypto to their customers any time soon. This bill of “personal financial data rights” is similar to the California Privacy Protection Act that is already in force for banks doing business in CA.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Paulina Gonzalez, Executive Director, California Reinvestment Coalition, San Francisco, CA. Community Bank Advisory Council Members.

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Lawmakers Urge CFPB To Ease Up On Small Banks

PYMNTS

Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Steve Stivers (R-OH) and included the signatures of 329 lawmakers. “Credit unions and community banks do not pose any systemic risk, yet the CFPB continues to issue rules that disproportionately hurt those community financial institutions,” Stivers said in a statement.

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Federal and State Banking Regulators Issue New Examination Procedures on Sampling Methodologies, UDAP/UDAAP, and CARES Act

CFPB Monitor

Among other things, the examination procedures instruct examiners on how to assess the effectiveness of a bank’s compliance management system in managing UDAP and UDAAP risks, and provides red flags and risk indicators that can be used to identify acts or practices that may raise UDAP/UDAAP concerns.

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Bank Shareholder Liquidity Matters

Jeff For Banks

and Ciaran McMullan , former CEO of Suncrest Bank CA extolled the benefits of OTC listing, particularly OTCQX market listing in a session titled How to Maximize Your Stock as Currency. To qualify for listing, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, demonstrate compliance with U.S.