article thumbnail

New York Venture Bank Seeks National Bank Charter

PYMNTS

New York Venture Bank, a new financial institution (FI) created by big names in the financial services industry, has applied for a national bank charter. FDIC), the news report noted the new bank will begin with $100 million in capital. According to a Wednesday (Nov. According to a Wednesday (Nov.

New York 100
article thumbnail

Grasshopper Bank advances inclusion, stamps out ‘pattern matching’

Bank Innovation

New York City-based Grasshopper Bank is geared toward startups, with a focus on pain points for founders. Grasshopper opened in May 2019 after securing FDIC and OCC approval, a rare distinction for a digital-only bank.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

This week’s podcast: fair lending and website accessibility developments

CFPB Monitor

While the pace of the CFPB’s fair lending activities has slowed under its new leadership, significant fair lending developments are occurring elsewhere. In this week’s podcast, we discuss several of those developments and their broader implications.

Lending 79
article thumbnail

Call It Alt-Credit Or POS Lending, ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Just Got Bigger

PYMNTS

In addition to its core POS lending business, Affirm branched out into financial services in June, debuting a high-yield savings account called Affirm Savings. In mid-July the company made news again, announcing it will offer its BNPL services at U.S. Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is also a regular in the top 5 this year.

Lending 130
article thumbnail

FDIC issues “Madden fix” rule addressing state bank loan interest rates after assignment

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC has issued its widely anticipated final rule resolving the uncertainty caused by the Second Circuit’s Madden v. The FDIC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) was published the same week as an OCC proposed rule intended to address the same issue for national banks under Section 85. Midland Funding decision. to 1:00 p.m.

FDIC 60
article thumbnail

Axos Bank Expands Commercial Presence In NYC, LA

PYMNTS

15) that it will launch regional commercial banking operations in New York and Los Angeles in an effort to grow its corporate client base and connect existing business customers in the markets with its senior banking professionals. and offer clients FDIC-insured accounts. The bank announced Thursday (Aug.

article thumbnail

OCC’s FinTech Charter’s Uncharted Legal Seas

PYMNTS

But Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) coverage — which protects deposits — proved a sticking point this week. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Monday (Oct. Can’t get the charter without FDIC coverage. CSBS will support New York DFS as its case proceeds.”

Fintech 101