PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

announced that it is partnering with Evolve Bank & Trust , an FDIC-insured financial services organization, to offer a full suite of customizable credit, debit, prepaid and DDA products. Founded in 1925, Evolve Bank & Trust operates retail branches throughout the mid-south and mortgage production offices nationwide.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Last week, the Federal Reserve Board published a paper on partnerships between community banks and fintech companies, “Community Bank Access to Innovation through Partnerships.” The Fed’s publication of the paper is another indication of the increased attention that regulators are paying to bank relationships with fintechs.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

While many banks are utilizing technology and trying to be innovative, they are doing so on an existing legacy structure that is too expensive, painful and ingrained in their culture to change.”. The next month, Locality Bank received final approval for a state charter and FDIC-secured deposit insurance.

Florida 91

Florida Community Bank Community FDIC 91

Bank Innovation

MARCH 21, 2016

It’s been a year since the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) conditionally approved a de novo charter for Primary Bank. Based in Bedford, New Hampshire, the new Primary Bank raised an astounding $29 million after obtaining approval for its charter on March 17th of 2015. But Primary Bank was not the Read More.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2019

Before I begin my questions, I just want to take a moment to commend the South Dakota Division of Banking for their forward-thinking and willingness to allow for innovation in the digital currency space. From top to bottom the state is really interested in seeing innovation happen.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Thereafter, “using its existing lending operations and personnel, LoanMart commenced ‘marketing’ and ‘servicing’ auto title loans purportedly made by CCBank, a small Utah-chartered bank operating out of Provo, Utah.” Thus, both the OCC and FDIC have adopted regulations rejecting the Second Circuit’s Madden decision.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Weekly episodes highlight innovators and industry players driving innovation in the financial services industry. It also examines how community banks are different than other types of financial institutions, along with strategies for optimal operations. keep me informed.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

The company is also reportedly “completely” closing down its Bangalore, India operations. government’s $2 trillion stimulus package allows a number of entities — FDIC banks, credit unions and, most notably for this discussion, FinTechs such as Kabbage — to make loans to smaller firms. staff, which has 500 employees.

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Lending FDIC Fintech Operations 151

PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2018

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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Digital Banking United States FDIC ATM 103

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

Following approval by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Washington, D.C.’s “MOXY’s progressive and innovative approach to banking will provide greater digital convenient, advocacy and personalized financial services to its users,” bank President and CEO Casey G. .’s

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Community Bank Community FDIC Washington 117

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

report: “The rise of digital innovators in financial services presents a significant threat to the traditional business models of retail banks.”. And that is a bank – one with FDIC insurance and safeguards that keep their money safe. People want to keep their money in a place that consumers trust,” Webster’s article stated.

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Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

Takeaway 2 According to Forrester data, firms pursuing technology-driven innovation grow three to four times faster than industry averages. Community banks and the entire banking industry face downside risks from inflation, rising market interest rates, and continued geopolitical uncertainty, the FDIC said recently in its quarterly report.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

-based banks, fintechs and more, sits on top of a payments rail operated by Payrailz, a digital payments company based in Glastonbury, Conn. For a community bank to be innovative means you need to make big bets with your depositors’ capital—and that’s something we take very seriously,” Thurlow says. “By The whole package.

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Community Bank Community Payments Meeting 91

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The Uber of furniture ,” P2P closet-sharing and crowdshipping all certainly sound innovative. Many are more operational in nature, and intended to give consumers more choice. According to an FDIC study , 6.5 It’s easy to get caught up in the hype of new sharing economy platforms. “ It might be time to get back to the basics.

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Payments United States Online Google 124

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 1, 2021

In what could be an important step towards needed regulatory updating to accommodate the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by financial institutions, the CFPB, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve Board, and NCUA issued a request for information (RFI) regarding financial institutions’ use of AI, including machine learning (ML). Uses of AI.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

As for easing the path toward financial innovation, there’d always been some consideration of seeking a national banking charter, noted Cagney, especially as the company began building blockchain and blockchain applications over the past few years. Enter Figure Pay – And The Barbell Effect . Looking Toward The Blockchain .

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National blockchain Montana Lending 215

American Banker

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

After more than two decades bringing underbanked consumers into the mainstream, Bryant has found a way to combat financial illiteracy that also addresses two critical business problems facing banks today: keeping branches relevant and finding new customers.

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Operations Innovation FDIC Regional 28

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

According to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) data, the industry’s overall headcount has shrunk only 16 times as of 1935, and has not yet settled into a period of statistically significant contraction. Rent the Runway’s Temporary Shutdown . The delays, which began Sept.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2018

In the financial services world, most buzzworthy payment innovations are frequently aimed at rendering older, physical financial concepts moot. But not all financial innovations are focused on making such concepts obsolete. some financial institutions (FIs) see a need to innovate how their consumers access cash.

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FICO

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Adopted in 1977, the CRA is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. After a thorough assessment of the institution, bank examiners assign a CRA rating and issue a public performance evaluation.

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Lending Data Community FDIC 74

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

With more consumers moving to mobile transactions over visits to branches, some banks are considering closing brick-and-mortar locations to reduce operational costs. The price of real estate is prompting even the largest players in the banking world to scale back their branch operations. Staying on Top of Customer Expectations.

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Millennials Digital Banking San Francisco Fintech 132

Bank Innovation

MAY 21, 2018

Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett may still think bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme, but in the meantime, Goldman Sachs has reportedly opened a crypto trading operation, apparently a first for the banking industry, and Coinbase, the market-leading wallet and exchange, is […].

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cryptocurrency Bitcoin Operations Industry 186

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

1831d(a) (“Section 27(a)”), which governs the interest charges of state-chartered FDIC-insured banks. The recharacterization threat also diminishes both the opportunity for innovation in lending products and the availability of credit, especially for consumers with risker credit profiles.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 5, 2019

Reducing costs but appeasing regulators seems like an oxymoron, yet, many AML compliance and operations leaders are being asked to do just that. For example, the joint statement from the US agencies specifically encourages banks to “consider, evaluate, and, where appropriate, responsibly implement innovative approaches.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The day after Halloween marks the 60-day sprint to the end of the year – a year in which the pace of innovation has accelerated materially. The shifts associated with that innovation are beginning to take root, and those impacts are beginning to be felt. In fact, according to our recent study, they come in dead last.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 3, 2018

That's what I thought about while reading a recent Financial Brand post about Innovation in Banking: Killer Ideas? When I wrote that post in January 2011 there were 7,700 FDIC insured financial institutions. They can be a strategic shift of your franchise, a new product line, or a new operating environment. or Idea Killers?

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Apple Millennials Massachusetts FDIC 66

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 26, 2012

and its subsidiary BofI Federal Bank aspire to be the most innovative branchless bank in the United States providing products and services superior to their competitors, branch-based or otherwise. So, as a branchless bank, BofI has leveraged its significantly lower operating expenses into profit. BofI Holdings Inc.

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Texas National FDIC Capital 79

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

It’s a worrisome and complicated dynamic that’s putting competitive pressure on community banks, but it’s also creating opportunities through data analytics, partnerships and the ability to innovate to meet evolving customer demands. “We See “Closing the Gap” in the November 2015 issue, online at www.independentbanker.org.).

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Community Bank Community Analytics Lending 70

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

Citizens access will offer consumers FDIC-insured online savings and CD accounts with attractive rates and no fees to customers across the United States. Citizens Financial Group officially announced the launch of its nationwide, direct-to-consumer digital bank earlier this week: Citizens Access.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

. “We can now really ask how humans and machines can work together to deliver a superior experience for both the employee and the customer,” HSBC Bank USA Head of Innovation Jeremy Balkin noted in the public announcement of the pilot. percent, down from 7 percent in 2015 – the lowest level since the financial crisis.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

Percentage of Uninsured Deposits: At the time of failure, SVB had approximately 88% of their deposits above the FDIC-insured $250k limit and ran at 95% at the end of last year. To combat this speed, banks must get innovative to offer greater protection for uninsured deposits. This should be a standard operating procedure at every bank.

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NCR

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Tech innovator Apple hit the market more than a year ago with Apple Pay , bringing along retailers as diverse as Macy’s, Duane Reade and Whole Foods as partners. The FDIC estimates that some 10 million households have no contact with a banking institution of any kind. And there are many alternatives, such as Venmo, Square and Belly.

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Apple Retail FDIC Mobile 40

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

These agencies had input: the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, FDIC and the National Credit Union Administration. That could stifle innovation.”. Understand your bank’s IT network and its operations,” says Hamilton. The FFIEC is reviewing an Excel version created with banker input.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

These agencies had input: the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, FDIC and the National Credit Union Administration. That could stifle innovation.”. Understand your bank’s IT network and its operations,” says Hamilton. The FFIEC is reviewing an Excel version created with banker input.

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Tools Community Community Bank Security 70

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The DOJ investigation centered on whether LendingClub had – between January 2009 to September 2010 – misled its FDIC-insured loan originator, WebBank , leading the bank to underwrite over 200 loans that did not conform to the bank’s lending requirements. The DOJ Finding. So, Now What?

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Lending Fraud Management San Francisco 135

Filene

JULY 15, 2016

In the process of conducting this research, we identified 5 of the most promising programs that we believe can help close the financial service access gap; and we're working with credit unions and other financial institutions to test these programs in their daily operations.

Community 28

Community FDIC Meeting Lending 28

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 7, 2020

In a statement issued after presenting the charter , Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks discussed the value and attributes of a national bank charter, including the ability to operate nationwide under a uniform regulatory framework subject to a single primary prudential supervisor, and the confidence the charter inspires in consumers.

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