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FDIC Chair’s recent interview gives insight into FDIC’s agenda

CFPB Monitor

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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Regulators Detail Banking Rules For Hemp Firms

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It also clarifies the BSA guidelines when offering financial services to hemp-related businesses. The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), FinCEN , the OCC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors participated in issuing the definitions and guidelines.

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BoA Goes Micro With Consumer Loan Up To $500

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FDIC), National Credit Union Administration and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — urged bankers to begin offering such small-dollar loans to help consumers deal with temporary cash flow problems.

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Bank Customers Lose Real Money

Jeff For Banks

Retiree: That's Not So Funny To the retiree that prefers the safe haven of FDIC insured deposits held at the local bank that lends it out locally, this is a serious issue. Although this is higher than the current top guideline of Fed Funds rate of 25 basis points, I feel comfortable using it as a proxy for bank savings rates.

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What's With Regulator Agita Over Bank Commercial Real Estate Lending?

Jeff For Banks

Both institutions were over the CRE concentration guidelines, so putting them together would exasperate this risk, so the regulatory thinking must have been. To remind readers, in 2006 the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC issued joint interagency Guidance on Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending.

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Federal banking agencies issue interagency principles for small-dollar loans

CFPB Monitor

The Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, and NCUA have issued “ Interagency Lending Principles for Offering Responsible Small-Dollar Loans.” Section 85) governs the interest national banks may charge. The OCC has rescinded that bulletin and issued a new bulletin (2020-25) that reflects the new interagency guidance.

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Consumer Lending Compliance: Hot-Button Issues to Monitor

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Examiners, therefore, will routinely consider whether consumer lending underwriting and pricing guidelines, policies, and procedures comply with these requirements. However, according to the FDIC , they can be deemed as such based on their information sharing practices.