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Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets

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Recognizing that regulated and non-regulated financial institutions seek to engage in cryptocurrency and crypto asset activities, the three largest federal bank regulators, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, recently issued a joint statement on crypto assets.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

Second, this can be accomplished only if the industry does not have too much influence over its regulators and if the regulators have the ability to hire, train, and retain qualified staff. Third, the regulators need adequate financial resources. My lesson learned to the regulators, read your past lessons learned.

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Cash-Equivalent Accounts: The Safest Types of Investments

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Both the principal value of the certificate and the interest rate are guaranteed by the bank, and fully covered by FDIC insurance for up to $250,000 per depositor, per bank. And since they are issued by banks, they’re also insured by FDIC. Treasury securities has the advantage of being tax-free for state income tax purposes.

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E-Signature Approval

Independent Banker

Electronic signatures are accepted by banking regulators and meet state standards under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Webster says FDIC officials had “no issue” with the mortgage company’s use of electronic signatures during a recent exam of PrivatePlus Mortgage.

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Pew Talks Payday Loans

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Payday lending is expensive, notes Bourke, but the cost isn’t really the main structural problem. On average, $430 represents 36 percent of the typical borrower’s paycheck before taxes. The CFPB and all the banking regulators agree that a short-term balloon payment loan is a dangerous proposition.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

s main office in Coldwater. Regulation Review Committee, vice chairman. FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking, member. Both the regulators and Congress respect us for what we stand for,” he observes. “So Westerheide is now a director at the bank. Housing Policy Task Force, member. Membership-Marketing.

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SAFE Banking Act Gains Cannabis-Friendly Spotlight In Congressional Hearing

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That’s because it marked the first hearing dedicated to a proposed bill in Congress that would offer financial institutions protections against federal regulators when dealing with legal cannabis operations. The bill would prevent federal regulators from targeting banks that accept deposits from legal cannabis operators. Cash Dangers.

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