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2022 Dodd-Frank Stress Test Scenarios Released

Perficient

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently released the economic and financial market scenarios that will be used in the upcoming stress tests for covered institutions. As repeated by federal bank regulators, the required economic scenarios are not forecasts. The 3-month Treasury rate increases from 0 percent to 1.5%

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EU Regulators May Launch X-Border eCommerce Investigation

PYMNTS

There appears to be some dirty pool taking place over eCommerce between countries in the European Union, and antitrust regulators might be taking action to sort it out. Assessing whether this is a genuine concern or a pretext to separate the internal market is a delicate exercise in each of these cases.”

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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. Warm Regards, Schmidlap National Bank.

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ALM 101: Introduction to Asset/Liability Management – Part 2: Interest Rate Risk – Earnings at Risk

Abrigo

Takeaway 1 Interest rate risk for financial institutions is the risk that earnings and market value may decline as market interest rates change. . Defining interest rate risk A loose definition of interest rate risk is the risk that an institution’s earnings and market value may decline as market interest rates change. .

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Virgin Money Buyout By CYBG Receives All-Clear

PYMNTS

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority, as well as shareholders’ votes in favor of the deal. “Today marks an historic milestone for CYBG and Virgin Money , creating the first true national competitor to the status quo in U.K. on Monday (Oct. ” said Duffy in a statement.

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Second NY federal district court holds NBA preempts application of state usury law to securitized credit card receivables

CFPB Monitor

Chase Card Funding, LLC in holding that the National Bank Act (NBA) preempts claims that the interest charged on credit card receivables assigned to affiliated securitization trusts violated New York usury law. The Madden fix final rule amended the OCC’s regulation at 12 C.F.R.

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Scale Matters … But Smart Matters More

Gonzobanker

It’s very hard for regulated banks and credit unions to gain any meaningful efficiencies under $1 billion in assets. Without this push, traditional banks may lose a terminal amount of future market share. A recent round of bank merger announcements and the marquee Capital One/Discover deal illustrate this mantra’s popularity.

Tools 166