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FDIC Chair’s recent interview gives insight into FDIC’s agenda

CFPB Monitor

McWilliams stated that the FDIC’s top priorities included: (1) reducing regulatory burden on community banks; (2) increasing the speed with which the FDIC reviews charter and deposit insurance applications; and (3) assisting banks to introduce new financial products that serve underserved communities.

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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. FDIC), the states and the courts. However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We

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New Community Bank Sentiment Index Shows Bankers Largely Positive

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Dunkleberg is the former dean of Temple’s School of Business and Management and has served as the Chief Economist for the National Federation of Independent Business since 1971. Bankers’ attitudes reflect conditions in capital markets and conditions in the economy, primarily the local economy served by each bank,” Dunkelberg and Scott wrote.

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Financial Institution Regulators Address Financial Inclusion, Expansion of Access to Credit, and Further Consumer Protection from Discrimination

CFPB Monitor

FFIEC : On June 5, 2020, the members of the FFIEC (FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), CFPB, NCUA and the State Liaison Committee) issued an unprecedented statement on the importance of financial inclusion. This blog post contains a summary of those efforts.

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Latest CECL FAQs

Abrigo

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have put out a joint statement addressing many frequently asked questions about the new standard.

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Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market

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banking industry is in flux, largely thanks to federal policy that has made it easier (and faster) for institutions to merge. As concerns are raised about how industry consolidation might impact competition, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is warning that it could hinder small businesses’ access to capital and financial services.

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The Federal Home Loan Bank System: Lender of Next-to-Last Resort

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"The FDIC recently has observed instances of liquidity stress at a small number of insured banks." So opened the Summer 2017 FDIC Supervisory Insights issue. The national average rate for a money market account at the end of last year was 0.09%. And so went your exams. What would you do? Prepare for that. Train board members 4.

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