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FDIC Defines Bank Regs For FinTechs

PYMNTS

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) is setting new regulations for FinTechs and industrial banks that will enhance transparency and establish record-keeping requirements, the agency said on Tuesday (March 17). In 1987, parent banks were allowed to bypass FDIC oversight and regulations. .

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Fundation Digitizes SMB Loans For Banc Of California

PYMNTS

In a press release , Fundation said it is collaborating with Banc of California to develop a streamlined, digital small business lending and line of credit solution that the bank can offer to its small business clients. SMBs can use the tool to apply for financing through an online application on the Banc of California website.

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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

CFPB Monitor

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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FTC files lawsuit against distributor of mobile banking application for alleged false misrepresentations concerning access to funds and interest rates

CFPB Monitor

According to the complaint, the defendants advertised the App “as a high-interest bank account that operates by placing consumers’ funds at unspecified FDIC-insured banks.” In a complaint filed in the U.S.

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A digital-first bank for south Florida

Independent Banker

LeBlanc, Locality Bank’s co-founder, chief operating officer and chief technology officer, previously served 14 years as CTO and chief digital and innovation officer at $8 billion-asset Origin Bank in Choudrant, La. The next month, Locality Bank received final approval for a state charter and FDIC-secured deposit insurance.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2023 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Although one might argue that First Citizens BancShares of Raleigh is a SIFI as it climbed to the 19th largest in the country with its Silicon Valley Bridge Bank acquisition from the FDIC, and that the FDIC designated SVB as systemically important. Nasdaq: TBBK) Here is this year's list: #1. M&F Bancorp, Inc.

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A community bank-fueled payments rail

Independent Banker

based banks, fintechs and more, sits on top of a payments rail operated by Payrailz, a digital payments company based in Glastonbury, Conn. Moreover, payments are withdrawn from the user’s FDIC-insured checking account and are protected by multiple layers of security, which prevents fraudster access.