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Brex Offers FDIC Insurance, Adds Chief Legal Officer

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Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). The new feature in Brex Cash allows customers the choice to hold cash savings with FDIC insurance, or invest in Money Market Funds.

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Ten Questions for Kansas City Fed President Esther George

American Banker

Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George is best known nationally as a critic of the Fed’s monetary policy, but in a wide-ranging interview she talks about Dodd-Frank, bank capitalization and the challenges facing community banking, in addition to interest rates.

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How to Measure Interest Rate Risk Effectively in Banks & Credit Unions

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Takeaway 1 Regulators stress sound risk management practices that include the ability to identify and measure interest rate risk (IRR). Regulators have repeatedly stressed the importance of sound risk management practices that include the ability to identify and measure interest rate risk. FDIC) noted in its 2021 Risk Review.

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Agencies cancel community reinvestment conference due to coronavirus

American Banker

The banking regulators have announced that they are postponing next week’s National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference because of growing health concerns about the virus outbreak.

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New CECL Excel SCALE Tool from Federal Reserve

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The Scaled CECL Allowance for Losses Estimator (SCALE) tool was unveiled during an “Ask the Fed” webinar , where regulators described the Excel spreadsheet-based option using estimated loss rates from peers as a “ starting point ” in the calculation. Regulators said they have had discussions with the FDIC and the OCC.

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