Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

That is why we are calling on regulators to make the most of the latest mandatory review of federal banking rules. The agencies are required to study their regulations for dead weight every 10 years under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996. Community Bankers Chosen as CFPB Advisors.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the merchant cash advance industry just days after FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra called on the watchdog to tackle unfair small business lending practices. The FTC’s Chopra spoke at a forum in Washington, D.C. ”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

I think it is pretty obvious when you read stories about the payday lending industry – and how it goes wrong for customers – that consumers need a better alternative,” Onward Financial Founder Ronnie Washington said. In an effort to innovate a solution to these cash flow challenges, Washington founded Onward Financial.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey, Washington, D.C.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Anticipating what’s new for your community bank’s next field examination. This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. By Karen Hoffman.

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FICO

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The potential of alternative data in consumer lending decisions continues to be a hot topic in Washington, D.C., with the latest evidence seen in developments related to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). This development is welcome news for those here at FICO and for our many existing and prospective customers.

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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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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

The poll was conducted by a San Francisco-based advocacy group called Small Business Majority, and its CEO John Arensmeyer has been a proponent of community grants that exist outside of the formal banking system that has controlled government aid up to this point. Most small businesses don’t have a lending relationship with a bank.

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Filene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

After monitoring the ongoing conversation around the CFPB proposed regulations on Payday lending and other types of high cost installment loans, Filene takes a unanimous stance on the issue: Educate yourself on the proposed regulations, form an opinion, and submit a comment! The need for small dollar lending is huge.

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American Banker

JUNE 29, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is launching a survey this month to collect data on the small business lending practices of insured banks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

This week it was Minnesota, and then yesterday Walmart really got warmed up and announced the expansion of their new payments service in: Michigan, Virginia, the Carolinas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. Online lending . Costco Card.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve's periodic survey of bank loan officers indicates that a decline in banks' share of commercial and industrial lending activity is likely related to nonbanks' ability to outcompete on both price and loan terms.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Communities First Financial Corporation (OTCQX: CFST) Communities First Financial Corporation is the bank holding company for Fresno First Bank , which opened in December 2005 dedicated to meeting the banking needs of businesses, professionals, and successful individuals in Central California. Triumph Bancorp, Inc. Nasdaq: TBK) #4.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 27, 2022

On October 18, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a settlement with a Washington, D.C.-area Earlier that same month, the CFPB announced it would exercise its supervisory authority under the Consumer Financial Protection Act to scrutinize discriminatory conduct as an unfair practice independent of federal fair lending laws.

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Independent Banker

MAY 26, 2016

Under the glorified goal for “simplification” touted by policymakers cosseted in far-off Washington, D.C., Whoever proposes any new regulations should first have to personally apply their proposals in a real-world bank setting. Consumer mortgage disclosures that once took 10 minutes for Miller to complete now take several hours.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

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. This is why ICBA and community banks must continue to push consistent regulation of bank and nonbank financial service providers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2016

In his annual letter to shareholders, Dimon went on, at some length, to say that the “mission-critical” services that big banks can supply are the types of things “regional and community banks simply cannot do.”. “In In 2014, the proposal was removed before it got to the voting stage.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Community bankers offer real-world reasons for more Basel III relief. Nearly one year after the Basel III capital rules went into effect, community bankers say that now recognize just how much more complex and how much more difficult this new set of capital rules will make life and business for them if they remain in place.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 18, 2016

On June 23, 2016, the OCC will hold a forum in Washington, D.C. ” The forum will bring together representatives from banks, financial technology companies, and community and consumer groups to discuss developments, opportunities, and challenges related to financial innovation. .”

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Bankers and fintech executives want lawmakers returning to Washington to focus on streamlined forgiveness and a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Community banks face yet another set of regulatory requirements with the recently revised Regulation C reporting rule implementing the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. The final rule greatly expands data-collection and reporting requirements, compounding existing regulatory and paperwork burdens that restrict lending by community banks.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This kind of small business is a dying breed: recent stats from the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis at the University of Iowa found more than 16 percent of independent pharmacies shuttered their doors between March 2003 and March 2018, according to Washington Post reports.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Thoughtful lending and an open mind keep profits strong for incoming ICBA chairman Jack Hartings. in Coldwater, Ohio, and ICBA’s incoming chairman, held fast to his community bank’s conservative lending practices. Jack Hartings Photo by Michael Nemeth. By Kelly Pike. The Peoples Bank Co. Coldwater, Ohio. Assets: $450 million.

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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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American Banker

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

s third-quarter earnings report was stacked with good news: record earnings and lending, fewer troubled loans and higher interest and noninterest income. Yet there was one statistic that is likely to fuel more calls for help from Washington. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Heavy-handed regulators. Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Greater uncertainty wins as the Supreme Court upholds statistical evidence in fair lending claims. Supreme Court, it is, and the high court’s recent ruling to that effect is likely to affect community banks, their regulatory examinations and their potential exposure to fair lending lawsuits. lending compliance.

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Independent Banker

JULY 8, 2015

Absent Congress actively changing the law, however, the Supreme Court has issued a decisive opinion that sets an important precedent on the disparate-impact issue for community banks and the rest of the financial services industry. The case in question— Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

I think they’re missing a step there in Washington,” Edwards said. So we have to take that into consideration of the amount of money we know we’ve got to lend out just keep our normal lending business going,” Speight said. Bankers want to lend this money out; small businesses desperately need it. Edwards said.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with Washington Trust Company, of Westerly (WTC) to resolve claims that WTC redlined majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Rhode Island. for its peer lenders, and on average 46.5% for its peer lenders, and on average 46.5%

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Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

Around the Table—Wisconsin community bankers work with legislative staff members on Capitol Hill during ICBA’s Washington Policy Summit. Keeping community banking interests front and center. Here’s an outline of the key activities ICBA’s advocacy team in Washington, D.C., By Courtney Schoenborn. 1233 and S.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Happy New Year, fellow community bankers! This upcoming year has a lot of good in store for our industry, because ICBA continues to pursue even more successes for community banks nationwide. We certainly closed out 2015 with great wins in Washington, so I want to thank so many of you who stepped up to make change happen last year.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In the age of Twitter, Apple Pay and Lending Club, it’s important to remember the shareholder performance delivered by Gleason and team when compared to the behemoths. To those community bankers claiming their growing Compliance departments say no to everything. Community bank marketing resources. Regulator Award.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

The latest PYMNTS Credit Union Tracker™ , powered by CO-OP Financial Services, features news on the latest regulation changes facing the credit union market, along with recent partnerships and innovations that are changing how credit unions conduct their lending practices. Beyond recent developments in Washington, D.C.,

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At an industry fair lending conference last week, officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) outlined fair lending priorities for their agencies. She noted that the agency will work with the CFPB, HUD, prudential regulators, and U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the CFPB, and the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Equifax : CEO Richard Smith went to Washington, and it wasn’t pretty. Payday Lending : Tough new rules are going to make it a lot harder to borrow, with requirements for proof of income and for limits on how many loans can be taken out quickly. Might this mean France may like America for more than Jerry Lewis?

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

While the legal status of banking cannabis-related businesses remains fuzzy at the federal level, community banks in some states are finding that, with proper controls, they’re able to enter this niche market and offer banking services to these local businesses. It’s a strategy that an increasing number of community banks are embracing.

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