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DOJ announces $9M settlement with Washington Trust for redlining in Rhode Island

American Banker

based Washington Trust over race-based lending discrimination and redlining in the state, saying the bank denied lending services to Black and Hispanic neighborhoods from 2016 to 2021. The Department of Justice reached a $9 million settlement Wednesday with Westerly, R.I.-based

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

Needless to say, the advocacy process with the CFPB has moved at the speed of Washington. The latest ICBA salvo was the association’s January 2015 release of its Community Bank Lending Survey, which detailed the tangible impact of the current rules on community banks. See feature for details.).

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

Needless to say, the advocacy process with the CFPB has moved at the speed of Washington. The latest ICBA salvo was the association’s January 2015 release of its Community Bank Lending Survey, which detailed the tangible impact of the current rules on community banks. See feature for details.).

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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.

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

Even though the industry identified several major regulatory burdens, including those posed by the Truth in Lending Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, few substantive regulations were repealed. Advocacy & Policy Regulation / Compliance Washington Watch'

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Regulators weigh impact of new capital rules on banks and nonbanks alike

American Banker

Higher capital requirements tend to drive certain lending activities away from banking and toward so-called shadow banks. How regulators shore up banks without driving their customers away is the source of a spirited philosophical debate in Washington.

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CFPB Fair Lending Leaders Publish Article Promoting Broader Use of Special Purpose Credit Programs

CFPB Monitor

Two leaders of the CFPB’s Fair Lending Office – Patrick Ficklin, Fair Lending Director, and Charles Nier, Senior Fair Lending Counsel – recently published an article advocating for broader use of special purpose credit programs (“SPCPs”) by creditors. PRRAC is a civil rights law and policy organization based in Washington, D.C.

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