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Executive order on digital assets includes roles for CFPB, FTC, federal banking agencies

CFPB Monitor

Titled “ Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets ,” the Order is described by the White House as “outlining the first ever, whole-of-government approach to addressing the risks and harnessing the potential benefits of digital assets and their underlying technology.”.

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Varo Is First FinTech to Receive Full-Service Charter from the OCC

CFPB Monitor

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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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Banking Transformed Banking Transformed by the Financial Brand’s Jim Marous has new episodes several times a month and features executives from financial institutions, financial technology firms, authors, consultants, and other experts in the banking industry.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2023 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Although one might argue that First Citizens BancShares of Raleigh is a SIFI as it climbed to the 19th largest in the country with its Silicon Valley Bridge Bank acquisition from the FDIC, and that the FDIC designated SVB as systemically important. Nasdaq: TBBK) Here is this year's list: #1. M&F Bancorp, Inc. The Bancorp, Inc.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

Jeff For Banks

But he held firm that the regulatory environment, changing customer preferences, and the pace and expense of technology were driving the market towards bigger is better. They acquired seven failed institutions in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina from the FDIC, adding over $2 billion of acquired assets since March 2010.

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More Gain, Less Pain

Independent Banker

“I spend 30 to 40 percent of my day looking at those monitoring tools to keep up with cybersecurity threats, though some of that is multitasking,” says Mike Hamilton, vice president, information technology at the $250 million-asset First State Bank in Huntington, W.Va. Understand your bank’s IT network and its operations,” says Hamilton.

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More Gain, Less Pain

Independent Banker

“I spend 30 to 40 percent of my day looking at those monitoring tools to keep up with cybersecurity threats, though some of that is multitasking,” says Mike Hamilton, vice president, information technology at the $250 million-asset First State Bank in Huntington, W.Va. Understand your bank’s IT network and its operations,” says Hamilton.

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