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Illinois regulator issues proposed Predatory Loan Prevention Act regulations; lawsuits filed to block implementation of Act’s database reporting requirement and for declaration Act does not apply to pawn transactions

CFPB Monitor

In March 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law SB 1792 , which contains the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (the “Act”). The new law became effective immediately upon signing notwithstanding the authority it gives the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) to adopt rules “consistent with [the] Act.”.

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Using digital lending helps to reach small businesses

Independent Banker

Digital lending capabilities are quickly becoming table stakes, particularly when it comes to small business lending. However, banks should first consider their customers’ needs and the infrastructure and features needed in a lending platform before adopting a new digital strategy. Benefits of digital lending.

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Stay On CFPB Payday Lending Rule Upheld

PYMNTS

A federal judge late last week ordered a stay on the August 2019 compliance date tied to the “ payday lending rule ” mandated roughly two years ago by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB had asked the court to wait until a separate case had been decided. This is still illegal federally.”

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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Blockchain and a bank charter might do much to boost financial inclusion.

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New York amends its Community Reinvestment Act to cover non-bank mortgage lenders; New York DFS issues proposed revisions to CRA regulation to require collection of data by banks on loan applications from minority- and women-owned businesses

CFPB Monitor

New York now joins a small group of states, including Illinois and Massachusetts, that apply CRA-type laws to non-depository mortgage lenders.

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Springboard to Excellence

Independent Banker

ICBA’s in-depth certification programs vault compliance officers to the highest standards. imberly Anderson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Cañon National Bank in southern Colorado, became her community bank’s loan compliance officer in 2003. By Ed Avis.

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Major Medium of Exchange

Independent Banker

Jim Foster, vice president and compliance officer of Oak Bank, a community bank located in the wealthy Gold Coast neighborhood north of Chicago’s Loop, says many of the bank’s customers request four-figure cash withdrawals before they leave on trips out of the country. Ed Avis is a freelance writer in Illinois. The cashier’s role.