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Senate Banking Committee to hold April 28 hearing on “rent-a-bank,” Acting Comptroller of the Currency and State AGs send letters to lawmakers on OCC “true lender” rule

CFPB Monitor

In addition to Brian Brooks, the former Acting Comptroller of the Currency, the scheduled witnesses are Josh Stein, North Carolina Attorney General, Lisa Stifler, Director of State Policy, Center for Responsible Lending, Dr. Frederick D.

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FHFA Addresses Appraisal Bias

CFPB Monitor

The FHFA advises that: “From a practical perspective, compliance departments of lenders and appraisal management companies could use the UAD Aggregate Statistics Dashboards to narrow the scope of an exam or compliance review related to appraisal bias.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2023 Edition

Jeff For Banks

It is a Minority Depository Institution (MDI) and is one of only a few North Carolina banks designated by the U.S. They were under an FDIC consent order from 2014 through 2020 relating to their BSA and OFAC compliance and their relationship with third parties seeking access to the banking system. NasdaqGS: FCNC.A) In 1935, R.P.

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NY DFS announces multistate investigation of payroll advance industry

CFPB Monitor

In its press release, the DFS claims that the investigation will look into “allegations of unlawful online lending” and “will help determine whether these payroll advance practices are usurious and harming consumers.” North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks. North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions.

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CFPB settles with military base retailer and related companies for alleged unlawful debt collection practices

CFPB Monitor

Mishkin As part of this week’s flurry of enforcement-related announcements, the CFPB announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed jointly with the Attorneys General of North Carolina and Virginia against Freedom Stores, Inc.

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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

CFPB Monitor

The DBO indicated that it “is investigating whether LoanMart’s role in the arrangement is so extensive as to require compliance with California’s lending laws. According to the DBO’s press release, until the FACA became effective, LoanMart was making state-licensed auto title loans at rates above 100 percent.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

According to the CFPB, the new members “include experts in consumer protection, financial services, community development, fair lending, civil rights, consumer financial products or services, representatives of community banks and credit unions, and scholars with relevant methodological and subject matter experience.”