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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. The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. But now, the regulators are raising the bar … and rates can’t stay at this level forever.”.

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New(ish) Ideas Edition: Google, JPMorgan Chase And Samsung

PYMNTS

The CFPB dropped its latest set of regulations for prepaid payments cards , to some cheers (for offering clarity on fees) and some jeers (for thinking that prepaid cards are credit products and require underwriting for $25, 24-hour overdrafts). Much of this situation is additionally muddied by the fact that regulators in the U.S.

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Efficiency now: 8 smart strategy tips

Independent Banker

Andrew Pyles, president and CEO of $350 million-asset Eclipse Bank in Louisville, Ky., Regulators made no bones about the fact that a number of additional rate hikes are likely to happen this year. Pyles notes that while Louisville, Ky.-based The last six months has been a completely different environment.”. Play the long game.

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Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $460 Million Week Ending April 1

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Louisville, Kentucky. Tags: Financial institutions, mortgage brokers, consumer lending, analytics, underwriting, compliance, regulations. Latest round: $10.03 Total raised: $22.46 HQ: Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Source: Crunchbase. Consumer investing service. Latest round: $10 million Seed. Total raised: $10 million.

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Spring Speculation Has Sprung: Walmart, Amazon, Trump And Target

PYMNTS

If last week’s reports are accurate, Walmart is reportedly in early-stage talks to acquire Humana, the 13-million-member health insurance company based in Louisville, Kentucky. If the deal passes muster with the regulators, such an acquisition would make Walmart one of the country’s largest health insurance companies.