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Credit Union Helps US Marijuana Businesses Put Down Roots

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Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana. This forces many operations to continue using cash. GFA will also follow compliance guidelines and take steps to ensure it only engages with legitimate retailers. “We

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9 ways to manage credit risk

Independent Banker

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. It also makes a good impression on regulators. Regulators are fearful of banker complacency,” he observes. Solicit regulators’ input—before the examiners arrive.

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For Charter Schools, A Workforce Spend Tutorial

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These schools are publicly funded but operate independently from traditional public schools, adhering to specific school and local or district authority guidelines. These schools have greater autonomy than traditional public schools, but they also face more scrutiny from local regulators. Charter School Spending Lessons.

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Six Smart Steps

Independent Banker

A community bank’s practical guide to compliance cost control. When it comes to reducing compliance costs, recommendations typically fall into complicated territory. Few community banks have the luxury of ripping and replacing their entire compliance management strategy, leaving many executives on the hunt for practical tips.

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

CFPB Monitor

Thereafter, “using its existing lending operations and personnel, LoanMart commenced ‘marketing’ and ‘servicing’ auto title loans purportedly made by CCBank, a small Utah-chartered bank operating out of Provo, Utah.” Thus, both the OCC and FDIC have adopted regulations rejecting the Second Circuit’s Madden decision.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. CCPA was modeled closely after the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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CardX CEO: Ban On Card Surcharge Ban May Lead to Lower Interchange Fees

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As noted in this space by Karen Webster, the ban on the ban – where, now, in New York, surcharges are allowed when merchants post total prices for transactions – shows the inefficiencies of regulation that supersede card networks’ own rules governing merchant activities. population.

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