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Brex Offers FDIC Insurance, Adds Chief Legal Officer

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Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). The new feature in Brex Cash allows customers the choice to hold cash savings with FDIC insurance, or invest in Money Market Funds.

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Another Maryland threat to bank partner model lending

CFPB Monitor

In addition, legal challenges to the OCC and FDIC “ Madden -fix” rules and the OCC’s “true lender” rule continue to create uncertainty for participants. The new Maryland matter demonstrates that participants in bank model programs continue to face state licensing threats.

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At home with HOA banking

Independent Banker

is a full-service commercial bank with 80 branch locations in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. According to Kientz, if an HOA has an FDIC-insured bank account of more than $250,000, it often takes multiple banks to manage the funds—but Academy Bank can handle accounts of that size on its own. Assets: $2.3 Solving pain points.

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

PYMNTS

Missouri-based commercial real estate broker John John told local media that the pandemic was the final push for a sector that had already been in a decline. FDIC) currently considers 356 banks to be “concentrated” in commercial real estate based on the ratio of CRE loans they hold.

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The Mother List of All Banking Books

Jeff For Banks

Inside the FDIC: Thirty Years of Bank Failures, Bailouts, and Regulatory Battles 2015 Louis D. Giannini: Banker of America 1994 Richard X. Bove Bove, Richard X. Guardians of Prosperity: Why America Needs Big Banks 2013 John F. Bovenzi Bovenzi, John F. Brandeis Brandeis, Louis D. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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