Abrigo

AUGUST 8, 2021

Independent Loan Review Systems in Banking Banking regulators have outlined expectations for effective, independent loan review and credit risk review. . The change reflects regulators’ expectations that financial institutions will develop loan review or credit review systems tailored to their specific risks and circumstances.

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System Lending Policies Regulation 195

BankBazaar

APRIL 19, 2023

Amid the financial uncertainties, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed in March this year, sending shockwaves across the global financial markets. What have the regulators done? After the collapse, the governments and regulators across the world are checking for SVB exposure in their corporate and banking sectors.

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US United States FDIC Regulation 78

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We can’t sleep on non-bank competition, bigger banks controlling even greater market share, or big tech and embedded finance. Tom Michaud , CEO of KBW, kicked off the conference by showing that “all signs point to a consolidation boom as banks race to scale, fixed cost of regulation increases, and balance sheets improve.”

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Conference FDIC Arizona Industry 88

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Banks are instructed to reference relevant guidance from the agencies that is listed in a footnote.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Company 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

No one will argue the point that regulation is not necessary or that abuses don’t happen. Reading through the collective reactions of the financial services ecosystem over the last seven days makes one thing very clear: The CFPB may have called its payday lending regulations a final draft, but this process is far from over.

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Lending Regulation Guidelines FDIC 109

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 15, 2021

First, there is no longer any reference to possible rulemaking to define the meaning of “abusive” under Dodd-Frank. Second, there is no longer any reference to possible rulemaking on payday loan disclosures. The items identified in the agenda as in the “proposed rule stage” are: Business Lending Data (Regulation B).

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Regulation FDIC Lending Data 78

CFPB Monitor

JULY 7, 2022

Also, its legislative history refers to the Bureau’s antidiscrimination authority in the context of ECOA and HMDA, while referring to the Bureau’s UDAAP authority separately. The white paper concludes as follows: The CFPB’s action has tremendous implications for consumers, banks, and for financial markets at large.

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Groups West Virginia Policies Virginia 145

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The new report represents a return to the Bureau’s pre-2016 practice of including in the annual report not only the information on college credit card agreements mandated by the CARD Act but also information on other financial products marketed to students. College Deposits Market.

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Cards Report Regulation FDIC 78

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Federal banking regulators have been busy in this space. President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, which delineated perceived risks associated with the increased use of stablecoins and highlighted three concerns: risks to rules governing anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance, risks to market integrity, and general prudential risks.

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Compliance cryptocurrency Regulation FDIC 78

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As the FDIC said recently: Exceptions to policy should be few in number and properly justified, approved, and tracked. Generally speaking (subject to Regulation B), business loans should be guaranteed by the principals of the borrower. Get details in "A guide to implementing credit policy."

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Policies Lending Risk Management Examples 195

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 15, 2022

The complaint references the California Attorney General’s failed attempt to invalidate the FDIC’s Madden -fix rule which is codified at 12 C.F.R. The Bank, in addition to retaining ownership of Program Loans, retains title to Program Loans and a beneficial interest in a portion of the principal and interest on Program Loans.

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California Innovation Utah West Virginia 78

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The Treasury Department has released a report entitled “ Assessing the Impact of New Entrant Non-bank Firms on Competition in Consumer Finance Markets.” The report looks at the role of these new entrant non-banks, how they interact with insured depository institutions (IDIs), and their impact on these core markets.

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Fintech Report Data Lending 78

Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 1, 2016

Conventional wisdom puts the blame on regulators. The regulators deny this. If a bank has a business model that is unique, or serves a narrow constituency, regulators push back in the name of concentration risk, or untried business models. Today, regulators still favor plain old business models. Not so today.

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FDIC New Hampshire Regulation Capital 60

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A bank with $100 million or more in total assets would be presumed to hold such a market position but could attempt to rebut the presumption by submitting written materials to the OCC demonstrating it does not hold either market position. Comments on the proposal are due by January 4, 2021.

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Operations Industry Analysis Policies 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. The FDIC’s Advisory Committee on Community Banking offered a platform through which community bankers could highlight these challenges.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Lending 131

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

As our comment letter explains, in a typical Bank-Agent Program, an Agent may serve as marketing and servicing agent to a Bank that charges interest on its loans nationwide at the rates allowed by federal banking law and the law of the state where the Bank is located. The OCC clearly has the authority to adopt the Proposed Rule. 12 U.S.C. §

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FDIC National South Dakota Lending 78

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 15, 2020

On May 20, 2020, the OCC issued a final rule to “strengthen and modernize” its existing Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) regulations. The OCC acted alone in issuing the final CRA rule without waiting to achieve consensus with the FDIC, the agency with which the OCC had jointly issued the proposed rule.

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Community FDIC Lending Examples 60

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As a reference, the best SIFI bank in five-year total return this year was JPMorgan Chase at 82nd overall. I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Community Community Bank 78

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

When Amazon, the largest retailer by market cap, says that it had its best day ever , it’s hard not to call that a sizzle – and then some. Even Amazon competitors like Macys, Target and even Best Buy reported that their sales rose that day by 13 percent or more – as they rode the Prime Day draft and put their own offers in market.

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Retail FDIC Bitcoin Lending 100

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

As a follow up to a January 2014 meeting with private student loan lenders and servicers convened by Director Cordray and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, the CFPB sent letters last week to certain “market participants” requesting information about current and planned loan modification options. Information Requests.

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Industry FDIC Meeting Regulation 60

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Observing that the uncertainty created by Madden has “hinder[ed] the efficient and effective operation of credit markets and impedes fintech innovation,” the lawmakers ask for a “administrative solution” to mitigate the consequences of Madden.

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Colorado National Policies Lending 60

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In doing so, the OCC can help restore clarity and certainty to credit markets, strengthen banks’ ability to enter into partnerships, and improve access to credit to the benefit of banks, their nonbank partners, consumers, and society more broadly.”.

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Lending Colorado FDIC National 60

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 27, 2010

Regulators have been particularly harsh to those banks whose business plans call for other-than-traditional deposit acquisition. If your bank has brokered deposits, Internet deposits, jumbo CDs, rewards checking, and in some cases CDARs, a regulator near you may be calling to order you to seek more traditional funding.

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Indiana FDIC Strategy Regulation 60

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

There’s a big available market with a lot of room to grow that pie – after all, Amazon “only” has about 50 percent of the online commerce market , and the U.S. But for Apple, the expanding upgrade cycle is causing its share in key markets to slip: It has lost share in China, and has slipped to third place worldwide.

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Payments Google Apple Innovation 196

Jeff For Banks

JULY 24, 2010

He was referring to being mediocre. But because financial information on competitors is so readily available in banking (we must report to the FDIC our quarterly results and it is available to all), we become over-reliant on them. Regulators fall victim to this trap too. I am not against peer groups.

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Groups Portland Oregon Strategy 60

CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In parallel, Amazon has made several fintech investments, mostly focused on international markets (India and Mexico, among others) where partners can help serve Amazon’s core strategic goal. Market strategy outside the US. The patent expired in 2017 and opened up the market for competitors to launch off-marketplace payment solutions.

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Cards Lending Strategy US 101