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.

Utah 108

Utah Indiana America Community 108

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2021

Shouldn't the CFPB work to address the impediments to starting a bank in LMI markets rather than punish community banks who scrambled to serve their customers when the economy shut down? Another challenge is imposed by the very government that tries to assist LMI households: regulation. Retail banking is heavily regulated.

Regulation 78

Regulation Indiana Charlotte Community Bank 78

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 27, 2010

Regulators have been particularly harsh to those banks whose business plans call for other-than-traditional deposit acquisition. If your bank has brokered deposits, Internet deposits, jumbo CDs, rewards checking, and in some cases CDARs, a regulator near you may be calling to order you to seek more traditional funding.

Indiana 60

Indiana FDIC Strategy Regulation 60

Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Last post was dedicated to the #5 Bank, German American Bancorp of Jasper, Indiana (see post here ). Bank of the Ozarks began in 1903 as a small community bank in Jasper, Arkansas, and by 1937, included an additional bank in Ozark, Arkansas. Bank of the Ozarks and their regulators were not so myopic in their view.

Arkansas 66

Arkansas South Carolina FDIC North Carolina 66