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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License

PYMNTS

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). was formed in 2009 as a payment services provider to enable businesses to accept card payments. Square, Inc.

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FDIC: Community banks outperform industry in third quarter

Abrigo

To provide a report card on industry status and performance, the FDIC publishes a Quarterly Banking Profile. Results from the third quarter were just released, and while overall results were positive, community banks in particular excelled. Community banks’ net income grew almost 11 percent to $4.9

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

Abrigo

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. Small regional and community banks had a much higher approval rate (90 percent) for those firms classified as “Growers.

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Why The ICBA Is Fighting Industrial Loan Charters For FinTechs

PYMNTS

An industrial bank is an FDIC-insured depository institution that is generally subject to the same banking laws and regulations as any other bank charter type, with the important exception of the Bank Holding Act of 1956. Square already has an SMB lending arm – Square Capital – which it operates through a deal with Utah-based Celtic Bank.

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Digital Disruption

Independent Banker

Regardless of the name, nonbank technology firms are wedging themselves between community banks and their customers by offering a slew of traditional and nontraditional banking products. This is why ICBA and community banks must continue to push consistent regulation of bank and nonbank financial service providers.

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Three Wishes for Bankers

Jeff For Banks

I believe in compassionate capitalism. For example, in my firm's profitability measurement service for community financial institutions, credit unions make 80-90 basis points pre-tax profit on consumer loans, while banks make an anemic 5-10 basis points. Wish 1: Banks and Credit Unions - Can We All Get Along? How about you?

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Deposits: Do you want a relationship or fries with that?

Jeff For Banks

They troll the web for best rate banks, assuming one depository with FDIC insurance is no better than another. A similar case was made in a comment letter to the FDIC on behalf of BancVue, a software development company that provides Rewards Checking product technology to community banks.

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