CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The American Bankers Association, joined by six other prominent industry trade groups, is seeking a six-month extension of the date by which depository institutions must comply with the Military Lending Act (MLA) final rule adopted by the Department of Defense (DoD) in July 2015 that dramatically expanded the scope of the MLA’s coverage.

Compliance 79

Compliance Groups Lending FDIC 79

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The request was made in a letter to the CFPB, the Fed, the FDIC, the OCC, and the NCUA (Agencies). ” The trade groups note that it was not until last week, on August 26, 2016, that the DoD published in the Federal Register an interpretive rule to provide guidance regarding compliance with the July 2015 final rule.

Compliance 60

Compliance Groups Lending FDIC 60

CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The OCC and FDIC have issued a joint proposal to revise their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Although the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC, are the primary CRA regulators, the Fed did not join the proposal and presumably will issue a separate proposal. ” Click here to register. Our thoughts.

FDIC 78

FDIC Regulation Community Retail 78

Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2021

according to FFIEC and FDIC data. Community banks are critical to ag lending and small business lending. Technology can help streamline and automate many manual lending processes, reduce compliance costs, and enhance risk management. In the recent publication, Community Banks’ Ongoing Role in the U.S.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community Kansas City Lending 195

American Banker

APRIL 28, 2024

Three industry groups are suing the state in an effort to stop its attempted crackdown. 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.

Colorado 36

Colorado FDIC Groups Industry 36

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements. percent, which outpaced industry loan growth of 3.6

Compliance 101

Compliance Regulation Community Bank Community 101

Abrigo

JANUARY 8, 2016

The GAO acknowledged that community banks, credit unions and their professional industry associations reported increased compliance burdens and reduced activity in specific business activities, such as certain mortgage lending, as a result of Dodd-Frank.

Regulation 150

Regulation FDIC Survey Community Bank 150

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

And I am weary of the persistent "get big or get out" mentality of many industry pundits. Although one might argue that First Citizens BancShares of Raleigh is a SIFI as it climbed to the 19th largest in the country with its Silicon Valley Bridge Bank acquisition from the FDIC, and that the FDIC designated SVB as systemically important.

Fresno 103

Fresno North Carolina Raleigh FDIC 103

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Q1 2023 compliance date is near for smaller SEC-reporting financial institutions and private or not-for-profit banks and credit unions, and progress is decidedly mixed, according to the Abrigo 2022 CECL Survey. Banks regulated by the Federal Reserve, the OCC, or the FDIC made up the bulk of institutions represented by survey-takers (73%).

Survey 195

Survey Software Resources Meeting 195

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 20, 2017

In order to get federally sponsored deposit insurance, that is industry self-funded mind you, the Federal government and state governments set up a regulatory scheme to ensure the safety of customer deposits. Deposit insurance. All have benefited. The banking system is stable, which is critical to national and state economies. Also critical.

Data 60

Data FDIC Regulation Washington 60

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Saving money by conducting inside risk management and compliance reviews. As a group, community banks spend substantial funds hiring outside consultants to help with various management functions, and a substantial share of dollars are spent to help oversee their risk management and compliance activities. 73% for compliance audits.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Compliance Risk Management Community 70

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 15, 2020

According to the agency’s press release , the final rule is designed to increase CRA-related lending, investment and services in low- and moderate-income (“LMI”) communities where there is significant need for credit, responsible lending, and greater access to banking services.

Community 60

Community FDIC Lending Examples 60

ForwardBanker

APRIL 30, 2018

Long before the Great Recession made everyone in the banking industry rethink nearly everything about how they did business, numerous community banks were highly dependent on CRE loans for revenue. The post How Community Banks Can Resecure Their CRE Lending Business appeared first on Deluxe FS.

Community Bank 33

Community Bank Community Lending Industry 33

FICO

DECEMBER 20, 2018

In our current rising rate environment, any bank that can’t grow (or at least sustain) its deposits base will face shrinking net interest margins and a competitive disadvantage in their consumer lending businesses. small-dollar lending market. This is critical to making the business case for small-dollar lending viable.

Trends 73

Trends Lending Fraud Exercises 73

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The DOJ investigation centered on whether LendingClub had – between January 2009 to September 2010 – misled its FDIC-insured loan originator, WebBank , leading the bank to underwrite over 200 loans that did not conform to the bank’s lending requirements. We will vigorously investigate wrongful conduct in this industry.”.

Lending 135

Lending Fraud Management San Francisco 135

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

And I am weary of the persistent "get big or get out" mentality of many industry pundits. They provide white label payments and depository services (think Paypal, Chime) and deploy that funding into specialized lending programs such as lending to wealth management firms, commercial fleet leasing, and real estate bridge lending.

Puerto Rico 78

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Community Community Bank 78

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A whopping 95 percent of ICBA members are active commercial real estate (CRE) lenders, according to the latest ICBA Community Bank Lending Survey. Community banks that are growing their CRE lending will be a focus of examination activity in 2016, adds the regulatory statement. Responsible lending. Two recent speeches by U.S.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Lending Community Regulation 70

Javelin Strategy & Research

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

The CFPB was formed after the global financial services meltdown in order to focus on the consumer side of the industry, and my interest is on ways to create more innovation that benefits consumer, provider and technology innovator. I’m delighted to join the CFPB’s hard-working, bright and motivated people.

Innovation 58

Innovation DC FDIC Strategy 58

Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

Legally and operationally, digital John Hancocks come of age in lending. Electronic signatures “absolutely” have helped PrivatePlus Mortgage expand its residential mortgage lending reach nationwide, says Lia Webster. By Howard Schneider. The process can begin much faster.”. Fewer errors.

San Francisco 70

San Francisco Lending System Atlanta 70

Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Watch NOW Takeaway 1 Portfolio risk and accounting professionals often keep up to date on industry trends by reading Abrigo's blog. Loss given default (LGD) expresses the expected loss as a percentage and is unique to the industry or segment. The FASB’s description of proposed changes can be found here.

Risk Management 221

Risk Management Regulation Management Lending 221

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. The proposed rule , unveiled Sept. Controversial Provisions.

Lending 195

Lending Data Regulation Community 195

CFPB Monitor

JULY 14, 2022

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued an Industry Letter providing guidance on overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees to depository institutions that it supervises. Authorize positive, settle negative (APSN) transactions. Overdraft fees continue to be a CFPB focus.

FDIC 78

FDIC Compliance Software Lending 78

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Avoiding potential lending hazards from regulatory flood-insurance requirements. In June, five federal agencies (including FDIC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve) announced approval of a final rule that modifies regulations applying to loans secured by properties located in special flood hazard areas.

Regulation 70

Regulation Policies Community Bank Taxes 70

CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The OCC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, NCUA and CFPB have issued an “ Interagency Statement on the Use of Alternative Data in Credit Underwriting.”. The statement sets forth the agencies’ recognition of the benefits of using alternative data (AD) in credit decisions. AD is often used in conjunction with artificial intelligence (AI) models.

Data 97

Data FDIC Compliance Analysis 97

South State Correspondent

APRIL 1, 2023

Deposit outflows for the prior week were revised upwards to show a combined decline of $64B, including $185B from community banks—the Fed included a notice with the release stating that data for the week ending March 15 were revised to account for a change in how FDIC bridge banks were incorporated into the community bank data.

Regulation 221

Regulation Community Bank Community Capital 221

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. Using FDIC data for 2021, we calculated a lender score out of 100 for each community bank. Ag lending in the South: Relationships matter. It also indirectly benefits our lending business.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The hearing was held to discuss historical and ongoing discrimination in the financial services industry, and the roles of Congress and regulators in addressing these issues. The witness list did not include any representatives of the financial services industry testified. . The witnesses included: Ms.

Community 78

Community Compliance Industry National 78

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued an interpretive rule to assist the industry in complying with its July 2015 final rule amending the Military Lending Act’s implementing regulation. On September 20, 2016, from 12 p.m. ” More information about the webinar and the registration form is available here.

Compliance 60

Compliance FDIC Security Regulation 60

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 25, 2020

The final rule is effective October 1, 2020 but sets mandatory compliance dates based on the applicable performance standards. Until compliance with the final rule, national banks and federal savings banks must comply with the OCC’s current rule. These banks conduct a majority of all CRA activity in the United States.

Community 97

Community Lending Meeting Retail 97

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

Lending services include commercial loans to small to medium-sized businesses and professional concerns as well as consumers. We serve the dental and other health professional industries through a centralized loan and deposit platform that operates out of our main office in Dallas, Texas and serves clients in 30 states.

Strategy 101

Strategy Texas San Antonio Fort Worth 101

William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Addresses compliance, fraud experience and customer experience analytics. Social media is a special challenge since social media was not created with compliance in mind. International lending platform – Create opportunities for Investors. 2015 formed aspire to address inefficiencies in alternative lending market.

social media 40

social media ATM Mobile Customer Experience 40

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 3, 2014

I learn a lot from bankers and industry experts as I visit their offices, speak to them on the phone or at industry events. Just be able to identify single service customers, have alerts for customer events such as large deposits (other than for compliance reasons), run queries for all customers by product type by Zip code.

Branch Strategies 89

Branch Strategies FDIC Strategy Industry 89

Abrigo

JULY 22, 2022

Takeaway 2 While these financial products are appealing, the lack of stability and consumer protections surrounding them are a concern for the FDIC. ? . Takeaway 3 Financial institutions should notify the FDIC of crypto-related activity and be familiar with the risks of the cryptocurrency world. . Crypto turbulence.

cryptocurrency 195

cryptocurrency FDIC Regulation Fraud 195

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 8, 2019

The letter was conditioned on Upstart’s agreement to a model risk management and compliance plan that required it to analyze and address risks to consumers, and assess the real-world impact of alternative data and machine learning. The Bureau issued its first (and so far only) no-action letter in September 2017 to Upstart Network Inc.

Data 60

Data Lending Compliance Policies 60

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.

Lending 60

Lending Colorado FDIC National 60

FICO

JANUARY 9, 2017

Last fall, I suspect that most regulatory compliance professionals in the U.S. consumer lending market anticipated 2017 would be more of the same. While I won’t ever be mistaken for Nostradamus, amidst this regulatory sea change, I feel (relatively) confident in sharing with you my top regulatory compliance predictions for 2017.

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Regulation Lending New York Leadership 40