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What Is Not Considered a TRACE-Eligible Security and What Should Not Be Reported

Perficient

A TRACE-eligible security does not include a debt security that is issued by a foreign, sovereign government or a money market instrument. A money market instrument is, other than a U.S. This marks the sixth and final blog of The What, Why, and How of TRACE Reporting Compliance blog series. an exchange-traded fund).

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2022 Dodd-Frank Stress Test Scenarios Released

Perficient

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently released the economic and financial market scenarios that will be used in the upcoming stress tests for covered institutions. Equity market volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX), declines in 2022 by about 6.5 to hover around 2.50

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New York delays effective date of law requiring credit card rewards points grace period

CFPB Monitor

We do not believe that, for example, swapping out merchant gift cards for another merchant’s gift cards would be a modification; however, eliminating airline ticket purchases from a travel card that marketed the use of points/miles for airline ticket purchases would likely be a modification. .

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ALM 101: Introduction to Asset/Liability Management – Part 2: Interest Rate Risk – Earnings at Risk

Abrigo

Takeaway 1 Interest rate risk for financial institutions is the risk that earnings and market value may decline as market interest rates change. . Defining interest rate risk A loose definition of interest rate risk is the risk that an institution’s earnings and market value may decline as market interest rates change. .

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Consumer Banking Predictions 2019: Four Trends to Watch

FICO

The annual exercise of staring into our crystal balls and making predictions for the coming year has begun. Indeed, we are already starting to see signs of distress among community and regional banks that lack the advertising budgets and sophisticated digital capabilities of the big national banks. small-dollar lending market.

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CFPB’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law releases report

CFPB Monitor

The focus of consumer protection policy should be avoiding harms to consumers rather than attempting to specify how providers should design and market their products. The Bureau should reorganize its internal structure so that it is primarily organized around markets instead of tools (i.e. Bureau reorganization. Credit reporting.

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Supervisory Perspective

Independent Banker

Having said that, I believe very strongly that community banks have a bright future, and they don’t need to ease or lower their standards to build market share. IB: What are the OCC’s expectations for Bank Secrecy Act compliance? BSA compliance will remain among the OCC’s top priorities this year.