CFPB Monitor

JUNE 15, 2022

Four Democratic members of the California state legislature recently sent a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) urging the agency to take action against FDIC-supervised banks that partner with non-bank lenders to originate high-cost installment loans.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Several national and Texas banking and business trade groups have filed a lawsuit in the U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 27, 2019

The FDIC has announced that Leonard Chanin joined the agency on March 18 as Deputy to the Chairman. Leonard will also provide advice on the FDIC’s efforts to promote innovative financial services technologies. He is an excellent attorney and brings to the FDIC substantial familiarity with the consumer financial services industry.

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Perficient

APRIL 2, 2021

The five federal agencies are: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Cybersecurity.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 23, 2019

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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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 4, 2020

As the federal regulator with supervisory authority over (non-Federal Reserve member) state banks and savings associations, the FDIC continues to play an important role in the consumer protection arena. ET, PLI will offer a one-hour briefing, “Consumer Protection: What’s Happening at the FDIC.” On June 30, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The FDIC has issued a request for information that seeks comment on how the FDIC can make its communications with insured depository institutions (IDIs) “more effective, streamlined, and clear.” The RFI contains specific questions on which the FDIC seeks input that address three topics: efficiency, ease of access, and content.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

And as reported by sites such as American Banker and National Law Review , a bipartisan group of senators is working on a bill that may reform the Bank Secrecy Act, which in turn may raise the threshold for reporting currency transaction reports to $30,000, from the current levels of $10,000. This would be the first boost in 25 years.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 15, 2020

When the OCC issued its final Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) rule on May 20, 2020, the agency acted alone without waiting to achieve consensus with the FDIC, the agency with which the OCC had jointly issued its proposed rule. As to the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), it had already bowed out of the CRA reform effort in 2019.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the trade group for community banks, is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deny a federal deposit insurance application by payment terminal company Square. This isn’t the first time the group has opposed a deposit insurance application.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 23, 2021

The FDIC has filed its reply in support of its motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit filed by a group of state attorneys general to set aside the FDIC’s “ Madden -fix” rule. The reply responds to the AGs’ opposition to the FDIC’s summary judgment motion. The state AGs have also filed a motion for summary judgment.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 7, 2022

Four leading trade groups are calling on the CFPB to rescind the recent updates to the UDAAP section of its Supervision and Examination Manual that instruct examiners to consider discrimination in connection with non-credit products and services as an unfair act or practice. Chamber of Commerce.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The OCC and FDIC announced yesterday that they have extended the 60-day comment period for their joint proposal to revise their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act that was published in the Federal Register on January 8, 2020. As extended by 30 days, the comment period ends on April 8, 2020.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 28, 2020

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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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 17, 2021

On March 15, 2021, the FDIC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) released a Financial Institution Letter regarding diversity self-assessments. The FDIC’s request mirrors those by shareholder activists to obtain greater disclosure from corporate boards on the efficacy of their diversity programs.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The letter encourages the agencies to issue uniform CRA regulations and advises that metric-based standards should not be focused solely on the bank’s CRA balance sheet. Noting that CRA regulations have historically been uniform across the three prudential regulators, the agencies request that the same be true for the forthcoming regulations.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Populus Financial Group, Inc., Populus contrasts the narrower missions and authority of the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC, which are also self-funded. With regard to the OCC, Populus distinguishes the OCC’s reliance on fees from the entities it regulates which it asserts creates political accountability for the OCC.

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American Banker

APRIL 28, 2024

Three industry groups are suing the state in an effort to stop its attempted crackdown. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is arguing that Colorado has the right to establish an interest rate cap that all state-chartered banks must follow.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Alan Kaplinsky, Ballard Spahr Senior Counsel, hosts the conversation joined by Martin Bryce, a partner and senior litigator in the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group, and Kristen Larson, Of Counsel in the CFS Group. To listen to the episode, click here.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 1, 2018

The regulation defines a brokered deposit as “any deposit that is obtained, directly or indirectly, from or through the mediation or assistance of a deposit broker.” The FDIC has not yet responded. Congressmen Luetkemeyer and Tipton assert that the FAQ is inconsistent with the definition of “deposit broker” under 12 C.F.R.

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TheGuardian

MARCH 17, 2023

SVB Financial Group filed for chapter 11 protection on Friday in New York bankruptcy court where administrators will set about selling off assets to meet creditors claims. Continue reading.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In a sudden reversal, the OCC and FDIC said they would push back the deadline to April for groups to weigh in on the proposal to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 20, 2020

federal and state financial institution regulators have taken meaningful, proactive steps to acknowledge financial inequality issues, reach out to traditionally underserved populations to expand access to credit, and further protect consumers from discrimination. This blog post contains a summary of those efforts.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

A bill that would give regional banks a break on regulation was before the U.S. The bill also gives regulators more discretion in deciding when to require stress tests of capital adequacy for banks with between $100 billion and $250 billion in assets in the event of another crisis,” according to a summary of the bill in MarketWatch.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Marketing by nonbanks of products and services offered with bank partners is coming under increasing scrutiny that focuses on the potential for consumers to be led to believe that the nonbank is a bank, or is FDIC insured. Click here to listen to the podcast.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The Fed, FDIC, and OCC have issued a “ Statement on Reference Rates for Loans ” that addresses replacement rates for the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The Committee is a group of private-market participants convened to ensure a successful transition from LIBOR.).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It would instead offer payment companies a national servicing platform to replace the regime of state regulations such firms would be subject to under existing laws. Commercial companies accessing a payments charter would avoid oversight and regulations that protect the financial system and consumers,” the bank industry leaders wrote.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Yesterday, eight federal agencies joined together to issue an “ Interagency Statement on Special Purpose Credit Programs Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B ” (Interagency Statement). The agencies consist of the CFPB, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve Board, NCUA, HUD, DOJ, and FHFA.

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American Banker

MARCH 13, 2024

A bipartisan group of senators called on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to exercise transparency and expedience in evaluating industrial loan company applications, which grant a type of charter industry experts say is unlikely to be issued in this administration.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 10, 2022

Such other agencies include the CFPB, FTC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, and OCC. Through this group, the FLEC will work to develop consumer-friendly, trustworthy and consistent educational materials, tools and outreach to help consumers make informed choices about digital assets.”

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 23, 2022

Thomas is widely-viewed as the nation’s leading CRA expert and has advised federal regulators on CRA reform. Alan Kaplinsky, Ballard Spahr Senior Counsel, hosts the conversation joined by Scott Coleman, a partner in the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group. Click here to listen to the podcast episode.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 2, 2014

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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Abrigo

JANUARY 4, 2023

Of that group of users, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that since the beginning of 2021 through the first quarter of 2022, more than 46,000 people have reported losing over $1 billion in crypto scams. banking regulators recently warned financial institutions that dealing with cryptocurrency exposes them to an array of risks. "The

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 26, 2020

The CFPB, OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve, and NCUA have issued a joint statement “to specifically encourage” banks, savings associations, and credit unions “to offer responsible small-dollar loans to both consumers and small businesses” in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. For example, what rates will the agencies view as “responsible”?

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 12, 2022

However, regulators themselves have been criticized for encouraging de-risking by driving highly risk-adverse decisions by FIs, who are unwilling to take the chance and assume the compliance costs of doing business with specific customers who may in fact be “legitimate,” but whose risk profile is deemed to be high due to their group affiliation.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The Interagency Statement was issued jointly by the Fed, FDIC, NCUA, OCC and CFPB with the stated purpose of “explain[ing] the role of supervisory guidance and to describe the agencies’ approach to supervisory guidance.”. The letter states that the petition is made pursuant to section 553(e) of the Administrative Procedure Act.

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