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Vast Bank in Oklahoma exits the crypto market

American Banker

The $1 billion-asset institution shuttered its mobile banking platform for digital asset purchases on Wednesday, following a consent order from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency received in October of last year.

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FinTechs Take A Regional Approach To SMB COVID-19 Relief

PYMNTS

The market will be watching closely whether financial institutions (FIs) are able to address some of the biggest headaches from the first round of PPP loans, namely an influx of applications that can overwhelm lenders’ systems. Citizens Bank Of Edmond. Fresno First Bank.

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36 State Attorneys General settle with CarMax over non-disclosure of open safety recalls

CFPB Monitor

Additionally, CarMax is prohibited from directly or indirectly stating in marketing, advertising, or during sale (including vehicle labeling) that a vehicle is “safe” or has been repaired for “safety issues.” . CarMax has 180 days to implement these practices, and has agreed to compliance monitoring for a period of five years.

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CardX CEO: Ban On Card Surcharge Ban May Lead to Lower Interchange Fees

PYMNTS

Yet now the ban on the surcharge ban – made possible by regulatory changes – means that companies must be in full compliance with the rules. The sea change may have the impact of lowering interchange fees, boosting credit card acceptance and even benefiting payments service providers with new revenue streams, Razi said. population.

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NY DFS announces multistate investigation of payroll advance industry

CFPB Monitor

The first CFPB enforcement action under former Acting Director Mulvaney’s leadership was also filed against a pension advance company and alleged that the company made predatory loans to consumers that were falsely marketed as asset purchases. Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.

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DOJ settles another redlining case

CFPB Monitor

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has entered into a settlement with American Bank of Oklahoma (ABOK) to resolve allegations that ABOK engaged in unlawful redlining in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The DOJ opened its investigation of ABOK after receiving a referral from the FDIC.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

GonzoBanker of the Year – The Gonzo team would like to salute the career of David Rainbolt of BancFirst in Oklahoma. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. It will never regain its IPO value and it trades at one-third the market cap of LendingTree.