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The Difference Between a Community Bank and a Big Bank

Jeff For Banks

I recently spoke to a community group, and subsequently a community bank all-staff meeting regarding the definition of a community bank. The FDIC has defined community banks in their December 2020 Community Banking Report that either exclude or include the following criteria: Seems complicated. A pretty small asset size, in my opinion.

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FDIC fines bank $1.8 million for UDAP violations in collecting commercial debt

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC’s settlement with Umpqua Bank announced yesterday involved collection practices connected with commercial equipment financing offered by the bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary. First, it is an example of the FDIC taking a UDAP enforcement action based on collection practices, which has not been a common theme of FDIC actions in the past.

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OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve propose amendments to CRA regulations

CFPB Monitor

After moving alone in 2020 to reform its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Federal Reserve Board in issuing a joint notice of proposed rulemaking setting forth proposed amendments to their regulations implementing the CRA.

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FDIC issues final rule on ILC deposit insurance applications

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC has issued a final rule setting forth the conditions it will impose and the commitments it will require to approve a deposit insurance application from an industrial bank or industrial loan company (collectively, ILC) whose parent company is not subject to consolidated supervision by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB).

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Funding Circle Hits $2B In SMB Loan Volume

PYMNTS

Alternative lending firm Funding Circle announced it has reached $2 billion in small business loans facilitated through its platform, a figure that it says exceeds some traditional U.S. Last year, the FDIC warned that the actual value and volume of small business bank loans in the U.S. bank SMB loans.

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OCC issues final CRA rule (but FDIC takes a pass)

CFPB Monitor

Although the OCC’s proposed revisions were issued jointly with the FDIC, the FDIC did not join in the final rule. The final rule also adds a definition of “CRA desert” (underserved areas) and provides multipliers to increase the amount of CRA credit a bank receives for qualifying activities in these areas.

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House members request reconsideration of FDIC brokered deposits interpretation

CFPB Monitor

Congressmen Luetkemeyer and Tipton assert that the FAQ is inconsistent with the definition of “deposit broker” under 12 C.F.R. The FDIC has not yet responded.

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