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Study Sacks FDIC Fears on Brokered Deposits

Long Lasting Ideas

Subprime mortgages, greedy big banks and brokered deposits were at the root of the 2007 financial crisis, or so goes the case of federal regulators who helped saddle institutions big and small with Dodd- Frank. But a recent study by a former bank regulator and respected scholar, James R.

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FDIC’s welcome sign for de novos might as well be unplugged.

Long Lasting Ideas

These days, when some in the political circle are calling for an expansion of Dodd-Frank, the chairman of the FDIC, Martin Gruenberg decided in April to ease regulations in an effort to try to jump start the creation of new banks. Continue reading FDIC’s welcome sign for de novos might as well be unplugged.

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At last, a Washington idea community banks and credit unions can use.

Long Lasting Ideas

Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, the FDIC and other financial regulators – as well as Congress and the White House — have not been friendly to community banks, all while bailing out Wall Street big boys. at Bank Marketing Strategy + Ideas. And – hold on to your hats, kids – it’s a bipartisan bill.

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OppFi files complaint to block “true lender” challenge by California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

CFPB Monitor

The OCC’s attempt to provide a clear bright line test for determining when a bank is the “true lender” in a bank-model program through a regulation was overturned by Congress under the Congressional Review Act.) In addition to “true lender” threats, non-bank participants in bank-model programs will continue to face state licensing threats.

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Could FASB’s Proposal Put A Few Nails In Bankers’ Coffins?

Long Lasting Ideas

Regulators, many who had never owned a piece of property themselves, walked into community banks and forced those institutions to write down their real estate loans, simply because it was real estate. at Bank Marketing Strategy + Ideas. Let’s look back a few years at around 2007 and 2008, around the time of the Great Recession.

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

CB Insights

Table of Contents: Amazon’s product strategy. Market strategy outside the US. Product strategy: Amazon takes on financial services. Traction/Metrics: Amazon hasn’t announced how many customers are using Amazon Cash, but it’s clear the market opportunity is large. Market strategy outside the US.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

I believe SEC regulations require a company to go public if they have more than 500 shareholders. Customers want self-service capabilities but regulation and risk is top of mind that get in the way of digital interactions. Regulated Financial Institution. How do people get into these pre-IPO companies unless they know someone?