CFPB Monitor

JUNE 18, 2019

Last week, the FDIC published its Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights that provides observations about its consumer compliance supervision activities in 2018. The FDIC’s anonymized exam findings include: Overdraft Programs. Regulation E – Mistakes Made in the Consumer Liability/Error Resolution Process.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

This is significant, as a federal banking regulator is confirming that both co-marketing and desk rental arrangements are permissible if the fees paid bear a reasonable relationship to the fair market value of marketing or rental costs.

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FDIC Marketing Compliance Regulation 68

CFPB Monitor

MAY 26, 2021

The FDIC has filed a motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit filed by the Attorney Generals of six states and District of Columbia to set aside the FDIC’s “ Madden -fix” rule. The filing also includes the FDIC’s opposition to the summary judgment motion filed by the AGs.

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American Banker

APRIL 22, 2024

But until that happens, many in the banking industry are skeptical that regulators have actually developed a workable strategy to end "too big to fail." The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says it's ready to wind down the global systemically important banks.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The FDIC is launching joint ventures to market $33 billion of commercial real estate loans from the failed Signature Bank, prioritizing its statutory obligation to preserve low-income housing availability.

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FDIC Marketing Compliance Regulation 36

Abrigo

MAY 20, 2022

Meet Model Risk Management Expectations Updates to the FDIC Risk Management Manual should steer institutions toward a model that manages risk and drives growth. FDIC Update. Last April, the FDIC released an Interagency Statement titled Model Risk Management (MRM) for Bank Models and Systems Supporting BSA/AML Compliance.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The FDIC has issued a final rule that establishes a new framework for analyzing whether deposits made through deposit arrangements qualify as “brokered deposits” and amends the methodology for calculating the interest rate restrictions that apply to less than well capitalized insured depository institutions (IDIs). Brokered Deposits.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 3, 2015

According to a recent survey by the American Bankers Association (ABA), more than 46 percent of respondents had to reduce offerings for loan or deposit accounts, or other services, at their bank because of regulatory compliance burdens. The news isn’t all bad for community banks, though.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

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. Here are several timely suggestions to consider based on recent regulatory trends they see.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

With Paxos Crypto Brokerage, companies can leverage our expertise and regulatory compliance to easily and securely integrate crypto into their applications. We’re proud to offer financial market infrastructure that supports an open, digital financial future.”. Paxos will hold crypto assets for Revolut’s users in the U.S.,

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American Banker

AUGUST 14, 2023

explored the various credit, market and operational risks facing the banking sector. In its annual report, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. It also explored crypto and climate issues.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The 2022 clarity promised by the “roadmap” presumably will supersede, once issued, Interpretive Letter #1179, which appears to function as a general stop-gap until the 2022 publications hopefully provide more detail regarding exactly how banks can attain compliance. Federal banking regulators have been busy in this space.

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Compliance cryptocurrency Regulation FDIC 78

Abrigo

AUGUST 8, 2021

Independent Loan Review Systems in Banking Banking regulators have outlined expectations for effective, independent loan review and credit risk review. . The change reflects regulators’ expectations that financial institutions will develop loan review or credit review systems tailored to their specific risks and circumstances.

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System Lending Policies Regulation 195

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We can’t sleep on non-bank competition, bigger banks controlling even greater market share, or big tech and embedded finance. Tom Michaud , CEO of KBW, kicked off the conference by showing that “all signs point to a consolidation boom as banks race to scale, fixed cost of regulation increases, and balance sheets improve.”

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Conference FDIC Arizona Industry 88

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Thereafter, “using its existing lending operations and personnel, LoanMart commenced ‘marketing’ and ‘servicing’ auto title loans purportedly made by CCBank, a small Utah-chartered bank operating out of Provo, Utah.” Thus, both the OCC and FDIC have adopted regulations rejecting the Second Circuit’s Madden decision.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Figure Pay, he said, with the ability to scan QR codes at checkout, is predicated on the concept of using a blockchain payment rail in lieu of interchange as the network is built out — and across a swath of merchants as large as Walmart and small as localized farmers’ markets (in a type of “barbell” approach) upon initial launch early next year.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Financial condition and competitive market environment and client base. Legal and regulatory compliance.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Company 78

CFPB Monitor

MAY 6, 2021

In the litigation that followed , Maryland’s highest court held that nonbanks cannot market loans originated by a bank without being licensed as credit services businesses, and affirmed $5.6 In 2016, the OCFR brought an enforcement action against CashCall, a nonbank operating a high-rate bank model program.

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American Banker

JULY 7, 2022

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The new report represents a return to the Bureau’s pre-2016 practice of including in the annual report not only the information on college credit card agreements mandated by the CARD Act but also information on other financial products marketed to students. College Deposits Market.

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Cards Report Regulation FDIC 78

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

market is not like others across the globe. regulations have not only mandated traditional FIs to open customer data to third-party FinTechs on the authorization of joint customers, the regulatory landscape has also encouraged greater competition in the small business banking space, giving rise to a flock of challenger banks.

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ForwardBanker

OCTOBER 5, 2016

by Susan Eilefson As a financial institution, your organization promotes your banking products and services through the use of commercial advertising and mass marketing techniques. Banking organizations are subject to a myriad of rules, regulations, and statutes governing how and what is communicated about these products and services.

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Compliance Regulation Marketing FDIC 28

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 15, 2022

The OCC’s attempt to provide a clear bright line test for determining when a bank is the “true lender” in a bank-model program through a regulation was overturned by Congress under the Congressional Review Act.) In addition to “true lender” threats, non-bank participants in bank-model programs will continue to face state licensing threats.

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California Innovation Utah West Virginia 78

FICO

JANUARY 13, 2020

The laws and rules governing anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism compliance have not been substantively updated since the Bank Secrecy Act was adopted in 1970. While regulators have formed an inter-agency working group to develop viable reform measures, Congress has recently taken action to address the problem.

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Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

Community banks and the entire banking industry face downside risks from inflation, rising market interest rates, and continued geopolitical uncertainty, the FDIC said recently in its quarterly report. Abrigo Solutions Make better decisions amid uncertainty Respond quickly and efficiently to the needs of customers.

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Jack Henry

JULY 2, 2014

The stakes of this game are rising, however, because of increased sophistication of cyber-attacks, regulatory scrutiny around how banks are managing IT environments, and the growing number of governing entities with their fingers in the compliance pie.

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Cyber Security Compliance Security FDIC 102

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

As our comment letter explains, in a typical Bank-Agent Program, an Agent may serve as marketing and servicing agent to a Bank that charges interest on its loans nationwide at the rates allowed by federal banking law and the law of the state where the Bank is located. The OCC clearly has the authority to adopt the Proposed Rule. 12 U.S.C. §

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FICO

OCTOBER 4, 2016

When federal banking agencies recently revised their Q&As for CRA compliance , their focus on the use of alternative data caught my eye. The Act requires federal banking agencies (the OCC, FDIC and Federal Reserve – “Agencies”) to conduct periodic reviews of each depository institution’s efforts in this area.

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Lending Data Community FDIC 74

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 15, 2020

On May 20, 2020, the OCC issued a final rule to “strengthen and modernize” its existing Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) regulations. The OCC acted alone in issuing the final CRA rule without waiting to achieve consensus with the FDIC, the agency with which the OCC had jointly issued the proposed rule.

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Community FDIC Lending Examples 60

NCR

AUGUST 31, 2016

An improving housing market is creating opportunities for banks to expand into residential finance, as mortgages are a readily creatable asset that can generate significant profit. Yet banks need one important yet not easily attainable ingredient to do mortgages right in an era of ever-increasing rules and regulations—quality.

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Community Bank Community Guidelines Compliance 49

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

That got Brisker thinking: Although there are many useful digital payments tools on the market, there’s nothing that really replaces cash in the way we know it. He believes the next generation must be more holistic, taking a view of the entire market and enabling users to give and use money in the myriad ways they wish to do so.

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Tools Virginia Cards Payments 118

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Regulators warn once again about rising CRE concentrations and risks. Obviously these local lenders took notice when the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently issued a joint statement pointing out increased risks in CRE lending. We get a lot of attention” from regulators, he says.

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Community Bank Lending Community Regulation 70

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.

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Regulation Community Bank Community Capital 221

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. and Puerto Rico banking laws and regulations. million in net income for an ROA of 0.73%. Well done! #3

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Social Assurance

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Significant changes are in store for financial brands and a quick preview is available in the joint statement released by the FDIC and OCC. These proposed rules enable the compliance framework to catch up to technological trends and help banks better serve their community. Increased Emphasis on Services and Investment.

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Community Branding Regulation Compliance 15

NCR

DECEMBER 18, 2015

The fact that 22 million consumers already use the Wal-Mart app every month means it has a potential head start in this key market. As we all know, that market is already crowded. For the record, this is a massive market. The FDIC estimates that some 10 million households have no contact with a banking institution of any kind.

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Apple Retail FDIC Mobile 40

CFPB Monitor

JULY 12, 2022

However, regulators themselves have been criticized for encouraging de-risking by driving highly risk-adverse decisions by FIs, who are unwilling to take the chance and assume the compliance costs of doing business with specific customers who may in fact be “legitimate,” but whose risk profile is deemed to be high due to their group affiliation.

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