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FDIC Proposes to Align Real Estate Lending Standards with CBLR

ABA Community Banking

The FDIC proposed changes to its guidelines for real estate lending policies in order to align standards with the community bank leverage ratio, which does not require electing institutions to calculate tier 2 capital or total capital.

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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. Finally, Ms.

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Expanding credit portfolios: 3 Growing pains

Abrigo

Community banks are expanding their loan portfolios to include more small business loans, according to the most recent Community Bank Performance report by the FDIC. In order to grow significantly, however, a bank may choose to expand its reach into businesses and neighborhoods outside the community - their “comfort zone.

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Navigating Liquidity, Funding, and Return in the Paycheck Protection Program

Abrigo

Steve Domine, President of Minnesota Community Banking and Senior Vice President of Lending at Stearns Bank, explained during a recent Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) webinar that his bank sought both inside and outside counsel to understand the SBA rulings.

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4 Reasons Community Banks Outsource Loan QC

NCR

Many banks have done the math to determine how much staff they would need to hire, train and manage in order to sell loans that are fully compliant with state and federal regulations and agency and investor guidelines. Usually, they decide it is much, much more cost effective and efficient to outsource mortgage QC than do it in-house.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

As the FDIC said recently: Exceptions to policy should be few in number and properly justified, approved, and tracked. If actual practices vary materially from the written guidelines and procedures, the source of this discrepancy should be identified, and either actual practices or the written policy should be changed.

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CRA Compliance: OCC Releases Final Rule on CRA Regulations

Social Assurance

The Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) released its final rule that aims to modernize and update the Community Reinvestment Act’s (CRA) framework. While the FDIC and Federal Reserve did not join the OCC in releasing this rule, they have released their proposed rule. Revised Reporting Guidelines. Key Takeaway.