CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 24, 2022

In its press release , the OCC stated that its approval “brings SoFi, a large fintech, inside the federal bank regulatory perimeter, where it will be subject to comprehensive supervision and the full panoply of bank regulations, including the Community Reinvestment Act. In addition, the parent company of SoFi Bank, N.A.,

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National Fintech Company FDIC 78

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 13, 2018

McWilliams stated that the FDIC’s top priorities included: (1) reducing regulatory burden on community banks; (2) increasing the speed with which the FDIC reviews charter and deposit insurance applications; and (3) assisting banks to introduce new financial products that serve underserved communities.

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FDIC Community Lending Guidelines 68

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 29, 2020

The FDIC has issued its widely anticipated final rule resolving the uncertainty caused by the Second Circuit’s Madden v. The FDIC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) was published the same week as an OCC proposed rule intended to address the same issue for national banks under Section 85. Midland Funding decision. to 1:00 p.m.

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FDIC National Analysis Regulation 60

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Risk management policies, processes, and controls. Legal and regulatory compliance.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Company 78

CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Because this allows a commercial or fintech company to own or acquire an ILC, the absence of consolidated supervision of ILC parent companies by the Federal Reserve Board is characterized by ILC critics as a dangerous “loophole” in safety and soundness oversight of ILC parent companies. . 5301) (e.g.

FDIC 78

FDIC Company Industry Regulation 78

Payments Source

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has gotten the ball rolling for financial technology firms trying to operate a national platform, but the FDIC and Federal Reserve should act to remove other policy roadblocks.

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FDIC Regulation Fintech Policies 62

American Banker

JANUARY 27, 2020

An outside paper identifies the statutes, regulations and other bureaucratic realities complicating the banking agencies’ efforts to oversee and benefit from rapidly changing technology.

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Regulation Policies Fintech Technology 94

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 10, 2016

titled: “ How to make fintech work for all Americans.” ” Speakers include industry representatives and an FDIC representative. ” Among the questions to be addressed are whether “regulation and policy inhibit innovation and skew benefits toward the well-to-do.”

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Fintech FDIC Policies Washington 60

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 24, 2020

We have previously blogged about the lawsuits filed by the Colorado Attorney General against fintechs Avant and Marlette Funding and their partner banks WebBank and Cross River Bank. Supreme Court, a Colorado appellate court (after any chance for appeal has run) or the FDIC adopts a “true lender” test that differs from the safe harbor).

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Colorado Fintech Lending Online 78

American Banker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Top House Financial Services Committee Republicans questioned the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s s stance on innovation, and said they were worried about the impact that would have on the bank examination process.

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FDIC Innovation Policies Compliance 72

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Co-signed by the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America and The Clearing House, the letter argues that banks and non-bank technology firms are both already embracing innovation in customer service offerings. FDIC), the states and the courts.

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Regulation National System Industry 349

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The report attributes the risk that such schemes will arise to bank/fintech relationships that “lack proper regulatory oversight or principles for responsible lending.”

Fintech 78

Fintech Report Data Lending 78

CB Insights

JUNE 22, 2018

Former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Sheila Bair spoke at length on cryptocurrencies and the prospect of a “Fedcoin” at the annual CB Insights Future of Fintech conference. FUTURE OF FINTECH 2018. Is a new cryptocurrency underway? Get access to all the slides once the conference ends.

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cryptocurrency FDIC Policies Conference 32

Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Podcasts for Bank & Credit Union Execs & Staff Are Plentiful; Here Are 10 Good Ones These banking podcasts discuss current events, strategic and policy issues, competition, digitalization advice, and more. And all release a new episode at least monthly. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Stay up to Date.

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Community Lending Maine Resources 195

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 19, 2022

The lawsuit represented the CSBS’s third challenge to the OCC’s authority to issue special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters to non-depository fintech companies or to uninsured deposit-taking fintechs. The first two lawsuits were dismissed on ripeness grounds. In July 2018, relying on the NBA and Section 5.20(e)(1),

Technology 78

Technology National FDIC Fintech 78

American Banker

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

counterparts — the OCC and FDIC, bunq told American Banker. "Some difference of views has emerged" between the Dutch banking regulator and two U.S.

FDIC 48

FDIC Regulation Policies Compliance 48

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry, Vice Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, has introduced the “ Financial Services Innovation Act of 2016 ,” which is intended to provide a streamlined regulatory process for innovative fintech products and greater certainty about compliance requirements.

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Fintech Innovation Compliance Policies 60

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 19, 2020

For our webinar last week, “What a Blue Wave in the November 2020 Elections Could Mean for the Consumer Financial Services Industry,” we were joined by special guest Isaac Boltansky, Director of Policy Research at Compass Point Research & Trading.

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Leadership FDIC Exercises Lending 78

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 18, 2020

In remarks made during a recent online event held by the Online Lending Policy Institute, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks indicated that the OCC will soon be issuing a “true lender” proposed rule to supplement its recently-released final rule intended to remove the legal uncertainty created by the Second Circuit’s Madden decision.

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FDIC Fintech Policies Online 78

CFPB Monitor

MAY 6, 2019

The key passage of the opinion reads: As one instance of the consequential effects of issuing SPNB charters to non-depository fintech companies, the Court notes that such action would entail federal preemption of the state banking regulatory scheme nationwide as it relates to such fintech entities.

Fintech 68

Fintech New York National Regulation 68

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 18, 2019

The leadership of the CFPB, OCC, FDIC and FTC is now firmly under Republican control. The second panel will include discussion among OCC and FDIC representatives. Leonard Chanin, FDIC, Deputy to the Chairman. I am again co-chairing the event, as I have for the past 23 years. Ian Campbell, OCC, Counsel.

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Chicago FDIC Regulation Leadership 68

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

While more specifics regarding Barr’s agenda will be forthcoming in the coming weeks and months, his speech signals a change in regulatory policy which could have a significant impact on banks, bank holding companies, and the companies that partner with them. Vice Chair Barr took office on July 19, 2022 for a four-year term.

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System Capital Regulation Analysis 78

CFPB Monitor

JULY 15, 2021

The Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC have released proposed guidance for banking organizations on managing risks associated with third-party relationships, including relationships with financial technology-focused entities such as bank/fintech sponsorship arrangements.

Risk Management 78

Risk Management Management FDIC Compliance 78

ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 31, 2022

The outgoing FDIC chairman discusses bank innovation, FDITech, post-COVID exams and the agency's COVID response in part one of this interview. The post Podcast: Exit Interview with Jelena McWilliams, Part 1 appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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FDIC Innovation Taxes Community Bank 52

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 20, 2017

So what am I talking about, that deposit insurance is why banks don't do like FinTech lending firms and use alternatives to the FICO score in underwriting consumer credits? And let's not forget about the thousands of employees that work for regulatory bodies, compliance personnel in banks, and consultants that help them comply.

Data 60

Data FDIC Regulation Washington 60

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Our letter draws on Ballard Spahr’s two-plus decades of experience in representing banks and savings associations (“Banks”) in establishing lending programs (“Bank-Agent Programs”) where a Bank obtains substantial assistance from a fintech or other non-Bank company (an “Agent”) to offer Bank loans to consumers or small businesses.

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FDIC National South Dakota Lending 78

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 8, 2019

The blog post concludes with the CFPB’s statement that it is “currently reviewing comments to its proposed No-Action Letter, Trial Disclosure, and Product Sandbox policies.” In December 2018, the CFPB issued proposed revisions to its 2016 final policy on issuing no-action letters, together with a proposal to create a new “product sandbox.”.

Data 60

Data Lending Compliance Policies 60

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

banking industry is in flux, largely thanks to federal policy that has made it easier (and faster) for institutions to merge. Earlier this month, separate reports revealed that MOXY Bank has been approved by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to launch in Washington, D.C.,

Marketing 108

Marketing Community Community Bank Industry 108

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Among those agencies, alphabetically speaking: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the National Credit Union Administration.

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Compliance Innovation FDIC Examples 148

American Banker

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

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FDIC Policies Lending Fintech 74

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 30, 2020

We are joined by Diego Zuluaga, a Cato Institute policy analyst, for a discussion of the proposed changes. Click here to listen to the September podcast.

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Policies Community Groups Fintech 60

ABA Community Banking

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Regulators need to understand the pressures that banks face to innovate and support those efforts, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said today. The post McWilliams: Regulators Need to Support Bank Innovation Efforts appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Regulation Innovation FDIC Community Bank 45

ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Highlighting consumer demand for seamless digital delivery of financial services, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams today emphasized the role of core banking technology companies in facilitating digital transformation. The post McWilliams: Core Processors ‘Must Evolve’ appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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FDIC Technology Company Big Data 45

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Backers of lawsuits challenging federal charter and interest rate policies for nonbanks say states are sticking up for consumer protection. Others say the legal quagmire could slow efforts to improve the regulatory framework.

Innovation 84

Innovation Policies New York FDIC 84

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

A mix of players, FinTech firms pose threats and opportunities. Call them disruptors, upstarts or the voguish FinTech companies. FinTech customers have no idea they are exposing themselves to identity and financial risk. Illustration by Getty images / Chris Ede. By Kelly Pike. Siphoning customers.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Analytics Lending 70

American Banker

MARCH 18, 2020

The central bank made two more moves to keep credit flowing; the Housing Policy Council plan would halt mortgage payments during the COVID-19 crisis.

Payments 56

Payments Marketing Policies FDIC 56

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Observing that the uncertainty created by Madden has “hinder[ed] the efficient and effective operation of credit markets and impedes fintech innovation,” the lawmakers ask for a “administrative solution” to mitigate the consequences of Madden.

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Colorado National Policies Lending 60