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Regulators share proposed changes to HVCRE guidance

Abrigo

On September 27, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a Community Bank Summary entitled Proposed Simplification to the Capital Rule Pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996.

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The EU’s Failed SME Bank Lending Initiative

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The European Union is in the midst of several upgrades and overhauls within its financial sector, including ongoing efforts to improve access to working capital for the region’s small and medium-sized businesses. The latest figures show levels of bank lending to large corporates has recovered back to pre-crisis levels.

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Without Regulation, Alternative Lenders Turn To Self-Policing

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Last week, OnDeck, Kabbage and CAN Capital banned together to form the Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA), an advocacy group to champion increased transparency for small business borrowers in the alternative and marketplace lending sphere. Is the alternative lending space concerned about incoming regulation?

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Anticipation For Amazon’s SMB Lending Disruption Grows

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It was the (initially) small FinTech startups that delivered a collective shakeup to the small business (SMB) lending industry. Their next target could be small business lending, and according to some experts, it’s fast approaching the market. When I look at it from a U.S. New reports in Bloomberg on Wednesday (Oct.

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Former Obama Advisor Eyes Google, Amazon For SMB Lending

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Google and Amazon are ready to shake up the small business lending world and place competitive pressure on traditional banks, according to Karen Mills, advisor for small businesses to former President Barack Obama. Amazon has already made inroads in the small business lending space over the years. When I look at it from a U.S.

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In Banking, The Line Between SMB And Consumer Can Blur

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In Australia, this blurred line between small business and consumer financial services became the focus of a recent SmartCompany report highlighting the challenge that small business owners face when seeking working capital. There is a “blurring in the line between lending to small business and personal credit,” she added.

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Dear Mr./Ms. Bank Regulator

Jeff For Banks

My firm will occasionally provide feedback on correspondence to our clients'' regulators. I thought about what we should have said to the regulator, versus the sweet words I was encouraging our client to use. Below is a sample letter to your regulator, saying it like you mean it. So, no, we are not re-doing our capital plan.