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Will an OCC, FDIC Charter Help Varo Money Become the First National Mobile Bank?

Bank Innovation

Want a national bank that’s mobile-only? Varo applied for a banking charter from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as well as for a charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currenc, in the hopes of forming “Varo Bank,” the mobile banking startup announced today. So does Varo Money.

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FDIC Releases Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions Manual

Abrigo

The FDIC released a manual on Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions. The FDIC released its manual on Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions. For the first time, the FDIC released its manual on Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions to provide greater transparency to those processes. Key Takeaways.

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FDIC announces new resources for brokered deposits regulation

CFPB Monitor

On April 1, 2021, the FDIC’s final rule issued in December 2020 revising its brokered deposits regulation became effective. The final rule also requires a third party relying on either of two Designated Exceptions (referred to as the “25 percent test” and the “enabling transactions test”) to provide written notice to the FDIC.

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Lessons Learned From the Fourth United States Bank Failure of 2023

Perficient

A rather small bank, as of the end of its first quarter, the bank reported $139 million in total assets and $130 million in total deposits in its FDIC Call Report. Heartland Tri-State began operations in 1985 under the name First National Bank of Elkhart. In 2019, it expanded by buying its fourth branch from a competitor.

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FDIC reports bumpy 4Q for banks, warns of credit risks ahead

American Banker

Net income at the nation's more than 4,000 banks dipped markedly in the final quarter of 2023, though for the full year it exceeded pre-pandemic averages. Deterioration in commercial real estate and credit card lending is a concern, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg says.

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Bank Regulators Seeking Comments on the Use of AI and ML in the Industry

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The five federal agencies are: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Cybersecurity.

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FDIC issues guidance on multiple re-presentment NSF fees

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC has issued new supervisory guidance (FIL-40-2022) on multiple non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees arising from the re-presentment of the same unpaid transaction. In the guidance, the FDIC addresses potential risks arising from multiple re-presentment NSF fees, risk mitigation practices, and the FDIC’s supervisory approach. .

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