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Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets

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Using what could be described as “agile policy-making,” the agencies conducted a series of interagency “policy sprints” focused on crypto assets. Ancillary custody services could potentially include staking, facilitating crypto asset lending, and distributed ledger technology governance services.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

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In such an environment, community banks should focus on the power of their relationships with customers, according to Kent Kirby, a retired banker with 39 years of experience in all aspects of commercial banking; lending, loan review, back-room operations, portfolio management, portfolio analytics, and credit policy. The result?

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Trade groups seek extension of compliance date for Military Lending Act final rule

CFPB Monitor

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.

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What Basic Functions Should My Loan Origination System (LOS) Perform?

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Knowing these elements of an LOS and an LOS vendor is critical for senior financial institution executives either shopping for an LOS for the first time or considering an improvement to their bank or credit union’s current business lending process. Lending process management is key to timely decisions. Workflow & Analysis.

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Trade groups seek de facto extension of compliance date for Military Lending Act final rule

CFPB Monitor

” 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. The request was made in a letter to the CFPB, the Fed, the FDIC, the OCC, and the NCUA (Agencies).

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PPP Headaches: As Anti-Fraud Efforts Continue, Borrowers & Lenders Face Challenges

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Even after redoing this certification, borrowers may then still be declined on the same application due to another incorrect validation rule (for instance, an Applicant Tax ID issue),” the letter said. Nobody should fault the SBA for trying to be good custodians of our tax dollars or drive internal efficiencies. mail, Craig said.

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FATF Releases New Guidance on Key AML/CTF Concerns

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The report shines a light on corruption, tax fraud, drug trafficking, and labor trafficking as being linked to environmental crime. This illicit activity has been somewhat under the radar and extremely profitable for bad actors, generating billions of dollars due to relatively low sanctions policies. Lending & Credit Risk.

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