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U.S. Regulators to Bank Boards: “Debt is Good”

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The regulators feel that this proposed LTD rule would: Improve the resolvability of these banking organizations in case of failure, Potentially reduce costs to the Deposit Insurance Fund, and Mitigate financial stability and contagion risks by reducing the risk of loss to uninsured depositors.

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Understanding U.S. Regulator’s Proposed Extended Comment Period

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Earlier this year, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) unveiled a proposed rule that would reshape the landscape for certain financial institutions. Learn More: U.S.

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Dear Mr./Ms. Bank Regulator

Jeff For Banks

My firm will occasionally provide feedback on correspondence to our clients'' regulators. I thought about what we should have said to the regulator, versus the sweet words I was encouraging our client to use. Below is a sample letter to your regulator, saying it like you mean it. Today we did just that. Truth is, I haven''t.

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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

CFPB Monitor

Because CCBank is a state-chartered FDIC-insured bank located in Utah, Section 27(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act authorizes CCBank to charge interest on its loans, including loans to California residents, at a rate allowed by Utah law regardless of any California law imposing a lower interest rate limit.

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Finance Policy Predictions 2020: AML, Authentication, Collections & CRA

FICO

In 2018, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling which struck down or vacated, in part, a previous 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In December, the FDIC and OCC issued a proposed rule to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). by Daniel Nestel.

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ATMIA Weighs In On Cashless Retail Ban Debate

PYMNTS

In terms of upcoming advocacy efforts, Tente told PYMNTS that ATMIA has “a DC fly-in event in April and we will be talking to legislators about this issue.”. Council member and bill sponsor Ritchie Torres has said the ban is a way to make sure lower income communities, and those of color, are not shut out of marketplaces.

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Hill Country And The Social Complexity Of Going Cashless

PYMNTS

Grosso has introduced new regulations that would bar restaurants from putting in cash bans – and require them to take hard currency. “If 20 percent of black households are unbanked, and 36 percent are underbanked , according to 2015 data from the FDIC.