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CARES Act includes provisions affecting financial institutions and their regulation: some key provisions

CFPB Monitor

Section 4008 of the CARES Act authorizes the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a debt guarantee program to guarantee the debt of solvent insured depository institutions and depository institution holding companies. Section 4008 – Debt Guaranty Authority. Section 4010 – Temporary Hiring Flexibility.

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Fintech Deals Are Still Happening – and It’s a Good Thing

Gonzobanker

Here are a few of the recent deals (in no order) that caught my attention: MVB Financial/Paladin: MVB, a mid-size bank with a stated focus on serving fintechs, acquired Paladin, a specialty fraud prevention company with a suite for merchants, credit agencies, fintechs and vendors. SoFi/Galileo: This $1.2

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Banking's Total Return Top 5

Jeff For Banks

Special mentions are Signature Bank that was #7 this year, and German American Bancorp that was #9. and its subsidiary BofI Federal Bank aspire to be the most innovative branchless bank in the United States providing products and services superior to their competitors, branch-based or otherwise. BofI Holdings Inc.

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Lack of an M&A Strategy May Leave You Dateless at the Prom

Gonzobanker

In 1984 a record high 18,000+ banks existed in the United States. The vast majority of exits came from banks with less than $100 million in assets, and more than 10,000 of these institutions left the financial services landscape between 1984 and 2011 due to mergers and failures. 20 years ago 10 years ago Today.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

It was a prescient move for Hartings and the $450 million-asset community bank, which comfortably weathered the downturn even though residential mortgages are its biggest business lineβ€”but not everyone appreciated Hartings’ common-sense approach at the time. Large Community Bank Council, member. Membership-Marketing.

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How the 2022 Stress Test Scenarios Can Help Small Banks & Credit Unions

Abrigo

The 2022 stress test scenarios provide a blueprint for community banks and credit unions to get started on their own stress tests. Banks and credit unions can tailor them to their own instances rather than building them from the ground up – editing the regulator-developed scenarios as opposed to creating them from scratch. "a

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The Mother List of All Banking Books

Jeff For Banks

A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold 2008 Cordelia Frances Biddle Biddle, Cordelia Frances Biddle, Jackson, and a Nation in Turmoil: The Infamous Bank War 2021 Alan S. Guardians of Prosperity: Why America Needs Big Banks 2013 John F. The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath 2015 Peter L.

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