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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

South State Correspondent

In the wake of regional bank failures, one potential answer to equity shorting and bank runs is having the FDIC increase deposit insurance. private and public lending markets are the world’s envy, with a wide availability of financing options for many capital seekers across the entire capital stack. economy needs.

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FDIC Partners With Operation Hope to Promote Financial Education

ABA Community Banking

The FDIC today said it has partnered with the nonprofit Operation Hope to promote financial education to minority and women-owned businesses. Through the partnership, Operation Hope will use the FDIC's Money Smart financial education resources to help teach how to do business with the agency.

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FDIC issues advisory on deposit insurance and crypto assets

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC has issued an “Advisory to FDIC-insured institutions Regarding Deposit Insurance and Dealings with Crypto Companies ” to address the agency’s concerns regarding misrepresentations about FDIC deposit insurance by certain crypto companies. The FDIC identifies two issues that can create customer confusion.

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

We witness over and over how some banks get themselves in deeper trouble booking derivatives on their books that are bets on market interest rate movements. A hedge should have a neutral outcome regardless of how the market moves (within defined bands).

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

We witness over and over how some banks get themselves in deeper trouble booking derivatives on their books that are bets on market interest rate movements. A hedge should have a neutral outcome regardless of how the market moves (within defined bands).

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Operation Choke Point 2.0

Jeff For Banks

In 2012 the Obama administration launched "Operation Choke Point" ("OCP") which was designed to ensure banks considered the risk of banking payday lenders that were engaged in abusive practices. The FDIC's quarterly Supervisory Insights for Summer 2011 had a list! What were disfavored industries?

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Federal Banking Regulators Seek Comments for Additional Capital for Large Banks

Perficient

Seeking additional arrows in their quiver against large bank failures, on October 14, 2022, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR). Both the FRB and FDIC will accept comments and answers for 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

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