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FDIC and Duke University announce fintech research conference

CFPB Monitor

This Wednesday April 24th, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative will host a conference titled “ Fintech and the Future of Banking ” in Arlington, Virginia.

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Bank in West Virginia is closed by regulators

American Banker

First State Bank, which the FDIC sold to MVB Financial, had struggled with profitability and capital levels for several years.

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West Virginia bank is first to fail since onset of coronavirus

American Banker

First State Bank, which the FDIC sold to MVB Financial, had struggled with profitability and capital levels for several years.

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Virginia group receives FDIC approval to open de novo

American Banker

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

As David Barr, spokesperson for the FDIC, points out, “a vast majority of community banks remain well-rated and exhibit satisfactory corporate governance programs and compliance management systems.”. Implicit in managing operational risk is for banks to continue to maintain adequate capital and a solid balance sheet, he says.

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Digital Disruption

Independent Banker

Unlike highly regulated, FDIC-insured banks, which are subject to strict, expensive security standards designed to protect consumers’ sensitive information, FinTech companies are barely regulated and seldom examined. Now it has a small-business financing program, Square Capital. Kelly Pike is a freelance writer in Virginia.