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Sen. Sherrod Brown Joins Consumer Groups in Applying Pressure to Encourage CFPB to Seek Lifting of Stay of the Compliance Date for the 2017 Payday Rule’s Payments Provisions

CFPB Monitor

Brown’s letter came a week after that Court entered an Order continuing the stay of the compliance date, which, as we previously discussed , was entered after the Bureau joined in a status report filed August 2, 2019, stating that the parties “are not requesting that the Court … lift the stay of the compliance date….”.

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SAFE Banking Act returns to Congress: Is safe harbor for cannabis banking on the horizon?

Abrigo

Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, in the same hearing. “The lack of electronic records in this world makes it easy to move money that shouldn’t be moved.” Without full access to the banking and payments system, legal cannabis businesses are forced to operate in the shadows,” said Sen.

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. As David Barr, spokesperson for the FDIC, points out, “a vast majority of community banks remain well-rated and exhibit satisfactory corporate governance programs and compliance management systems.”.

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FinTech Could Be Hurt By Fight Between OCC And States

PYMNTS

The charter is optional for FinTechs and is aimed at providing a stamp of approval by the OCC for having good compliance practices. Among the states that have issue with it are New York, Florida, Ohio and California. In essence with the charter, the government could weed out the good FinTechs from the bad ones.

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At CFPB hearing, Sen. Vance blasts the Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase

American Banker

Vance, R-Ohio, lambasted the Federal Reserve for increasing the dominance of "too big to fail" banks and failing to rein in systemic risk. He asked whether the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a better regulator than the Fed.

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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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OCC fintech charter sparks opposition from Senate Dems

Payments Source

Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., In a letter Monday to Comptroller Thomas Curry, Sens. registered their strong opposition to the concept of the charter, which would allow certain types of fintech companies to avoid state licensing requirements by obtaining a limited-purpose national bank charter.

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