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FDIC settles Operation Choke Point lawsuit

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC has announced that it has entered into a settlement of the lawsuit filed against it and the OCC in 2014 by a trade group and several payday lenders challenging “Operation Choke Point” — a federal enforcement initiative involving the FDIC, OCC and other federal agencies. In July 2017, the D.C.

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Citizens Debuts Digital Bank

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Citizens Financial Group announced the launch of its nationwide, direct-to-consumer digital bank. Citizens Access safely and securely offers Member FDIC-insured online savings and CD accounts with attractive rates and no fees to customers across the United States.

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Bill To Ease Regulation on Smaller FIs Before U.S. House

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A bill that would give regional banks a break on regulation was before the U.S. Groshans said that such financial institutions as Zions, Regions Financial, Citizens Financial, Huntington, American Express and Keycorp would benefit from the law. PIRG, a group of state-based public interest research groups.

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Fraud prevention and detection: Empowering clients through education

Abrigo

Educational material can be broadly focused on fraud prevention or target groups specifically vulnerable, such as older adults or younger people. Tap into anti-fraud resources offered by other organizations. Find out how other financial institutions across the country handle fraud education and adapt the ideas for your customers or members.

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Big banks will pay higher-than-expected deposit insurance fee

American Banker

Trade groups voiced concerns that the largest banks are paying to clean up a mess created by regional banks. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has finalized a special assessment that is slightly pricier than originally proposed for banks with uninsured deposits of more than $5 billion.

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The Folly of Peer Groups

Jeff For Banks

A bank CEO once told me that peer groups get you to that lazy place. Yet we continue to use peer groups in banking to guide us to where we want to go. I am not against peer groups. But UBPRs are done by asset size and region. Their peer group is all commercial banks with assets greater than $3 billion.

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Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs

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In July 2017, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) held a meeting with a group of community bankers which told officials about the competitive pressures they’re facing from FinTechs. It’s a strategic move as alternative finance companies are also positioned to compete against community banks.