CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The FDIC has issued a final rule setting forth the conditions it will impose and the commitments it will require to approve a deposit insurance application from an industrial bank or industrial loan company (collectively, ILC) whose parent company is not subject to consolidated supervision by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB).

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 24, 2022

In its press release , the OCC stated that its approval “brings SoFi, a large fintech, inside the federal bank regulatory perimeter, where it will be subject to comprehensive supervision and the full panoply of bank regulations, including the Community Reinvestment Act. In addition, the parent company of SoFi Bank, N.A.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It would instead offer payment companies a national servicing platform to replace the regime of state regulations such firms would be subject to under existing laws. Commercial companies accessing a payments charter would avoid oversight and regulations that protect the financial system and consumers,” the bank industry leaders wrote.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 7, 2016

Recent news of Prosper scaling back and OnDeck Capital's ongoing losses has taken a little shine off of the FinTech apple. Recently a former bank director and active bank stock investor asked me about the rise of FinTechs and how it impacts community banks. But the death of the community bank is exaggerated.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the trade group for community banks, is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deny a federal deposit insurance application by payment terminal company Square. This isn’t the first time the group has opposed a deposit insurance application.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

An industrial bank is an FDIC-insured depository institution that is generally subject to the same banking laws and regulations as any other bank charter type, with the important exception of the Bank Holding Act of 1956. ILCs are used to form industrial loan companies, better known as industrial banks. And those can take a while.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Bank Innovation's list of people to watch in 2019 include the head of a large bank, the head of a community bank, a regulator, an investor with money to burn and the head of one of the biggest fintechs in the industry. The people on the list were chosen by BI's editors and are listed in […].

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ABA Community Banking

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Regulators need to understand the pressures that banks face to innovate and support those efforts, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said today. The post McWilliams: Regulators Need to Support Bank Innovation Efforts appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Despite expectations for growth, bankers, regulators, investors, and others are watchful about potentially lower returns and credit risks ahead. Despite the painful evolution in retail, many experts expect another year of growth for commercial real estate – and for commercial real estate lenders, including community financial institutions.

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Payments Source

APRIL 8, 2019

Community banks are open to working with innovative financial startups, but regulators must ensure they face the same oversight standards as traditional banks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2017

The Independent Community Bankers of America, a trade group representing about 6,000 small banks holding almost $5T in assets, is lining up against SoFi, urging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to reject its application to launch a banking unit. Ten years ago Walmart to launch in Utah, where many ILCs are based, and was shut down.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

.” Other critics have raised the issue that the OCC is advising examiners to take community group concerns into consideration separately from their M&A approval processes. ” Now, Powell is also raising concerns about how bank industry consolidation could negatively impact the small business community.

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American Banker

APRIL 28, 2024

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is arguing that Colorado has the right to establish an interest rate cap that all state-chartered banks must follow. Three industry groups are suing the state in an effort to stop its attempted crackdown.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 5, 2021

This past Tuesday, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu appeared as a witness at the Senate Banking Committee’s hearing, “ Oversight of Regulators: Does our Financial System Work for Everyone? ”. Community Reinvestment Act.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

A mix of players, FinTech firms pose threats and opportunities. Call them disruptors, upstarts or the voguish FinTech companies. Regardless of the name, nonbank technology firms are wedging themselves between community banks and their customers by offering a slew of traditional and nontraditional banking products. By Kelly Pike.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Competing and beating FinTech’s digital-platform lenders. Community banks cannot afford to ignore the staggering pace of lending adoption by both individuals and businesses using digital-only platforms from various nonbank technology-based specialty lending firms. FDIC-insured deposits largely solve this problem for banks.

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American Banker

AUGUST 25, 2023

The small community bank was bought up by crypto-focused investors and quickly repositioned to cater to tech innovators. Is this problematic or perfectly legitimate?

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American Banker

JULY 6, 2020

But now the industry’s heavyweights are also taking a hard line in response to an FDIC proposal that would give tech companies a smoother path into the lending business. Small banks have long led the campaign against industrial loan companies, arguing they can be used to violate the separation of banking and commerce.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The agency released two new manual supplements and other materials to help nonbanks and its own staff better understand application procedures.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The forthcoming measure could override staff opinions that helped certain deposit-gathering companies partner with banks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. With clearance to move forward with its plans, the community banking landscape will see its first new industry player in years. have emerged to do.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Facebook … and the Facebook Community. And its future is very much in the hands of a community that thinks differently about Facebook today, with many now thinking twice about how and how often they use it. FinTechs … and the Banks They Wanted to Disrupt. The scariest thing for Facebook is the people who use it.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Financial institutions, fintech companies, and other small business lenders will need to begin collecting a wide array of small business lending data under the Consumer Financial Protection Board’s (CFPB) proposed small business lending data collection rule. Those implementing regulations were coming. Proposed Rule. If they don’t?

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The payments processor was among numerous firms earlier this year to withdraw an ILC charter application over questions about its plan.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As a result, a company that controls an institution that is not a BHCA bank is not required to register as a bank holding company with the Federal Reserve Board and, therefore, is not subject to regulation and supervision by the Federal Reserve Board. 5301) (e.g.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

After years of pain and heartache around the letters C-F-P-B, bankers were ecstatic at the appointment of “hands off” Mick Mulvaney as interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and his decidedly “non-Cordray” approach to financial regulation. 2: The Bulls. Source: Federal Reserve. Sadly, the silence was deafening.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Supporters point out the Proposed Rule would result in strong and consistent supervision of bank-fintech partnerships across the country, ensuring fairness and compliance with applicable laws, and note the Proposed Rule would keep the costs of credit down and encourage innovation.

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