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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

South State Correspondent

In the wake of regional bank failures, one potential answer to equity shorting and bank runs is having the FDIC increase deposit insurance. The regulators are considering three options: raising the limit above $250k, raising the cap for only certain accounts (such as banks’ business accounts), or eliminating the cap entirely.

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Independent Loan Review & Credit Risk Review System Objectives

Abrigo

Independent Loan Review Systems in Banking Banking regulators have outlined expectations for effective, independent loan review and credit risk review. . The change reflects regulators’ expectations that financial institutions will develop loan review or credit review systems tailored to their specific risks and circumstances.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit). As the FDIC said recently: Exceptions to policy should be few in number and properly justified, approved, and tracked. Get details in "A guide to implementing credit policy."

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OCC’s FinTech Charter’s Uncharted Legal Seas

PYMNTS

First, a bit of background: The goal has been — and if things are indeed put to rest with a recent court decision — to standardize a patch quilt of regulations that must be satisfied by FinTechs on a state-by-state basis. But Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) coverage — which protects deposits — proved a sticking point this week.

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BBVA On Google, Digital Banking And The Rise Of The ‘Everyday App’

PYMNTS

Those ecosystems will leverage the trust that consumers have placed in traditional financial industry players and tech companies of all sizes – including Big Tech , of course. In an announcement, the bank said it would work with Google to debut a co-branded, FDIC-insured, digital-only bank account next year.

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Signaling Caution

Independent Banker

Regulators warn once again about rising CRE concentrations and risks. A whopping 95 percent of ICBA members are active commercial real estate (CRE) lenders, according to the latest ICBA Community Bank Lending Survey. He adds that regulators and bank management need to act to prevent those risks from becoming reality. “We

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Whatever Happened To…Kabbage

PYMNTS

Kabbage is a data and technology platform that enables real-time lending. The goal of all that money is, of course, to lend to small business owners. In a highly regulated sector, regulations are ever-evolving, which can implicate, limit and change relationships. To date, the business has provided over $2.5