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

Long Lasting Ideas

Often in this space, we’ve written about how Washington has made community banks its personal punching bag. 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.

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Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market

PYMNTS

Reports said Powell noted that looser community bank regulations may help keep branches open. Earlier this month, separate reports revealed that MOXY Bank has been approved by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to launch in Washington, D.C., making it one of the nation’s first new community banks in years.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

Percentage of Uninsured Deposits: At the time of failure, SVB had approximately 88% of their deposits above the FDIC-insured $250k limit and ran at 95% at the end of last year. You did not see this kind of support during the failure of Washington Mutual, and you didn’t see it with Silvergate or Signature Bank.

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Dear Mr./Ms. Bank Regulator

Jeff For Banks

My firm will occasionally provide feedback on correspondence to our clients'' regulators. I thought about what we should have said to the regulator, versus the sweet words I was encouraging our client to use. Below is a sample letter to your regulator, saying it like you mean it. Today we did just that. Truth is, I haven''t.

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Could COVID-19 Cause A Banking And Commercial Real Estate Crisis?

PYMNTS

Twelve years after the housing and mortgage markets’ collapse threw the United States into financial distress not seen since the Great Depression, market watchers are again on the lookout for a possible new banking crisis spawned by upheaval in the U.S. commercial real estate sector.

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements. Be aware of existing or emerging risk concerns. David Baris, regulatory consultant.

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Finance Policy Predictions 2020: AML, Authentication, Collections & CRA

FICO

Some are saying this spring but in Washington, D.C., While regulators have formed an inter-agency working group to develop viable reform measures, Congress has recently taken action to address the problem. In December, the FDIC and OCC issued a proposed rule to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). email and texts).