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What's With Regulator Agita Over Bank Commercial Real Estate Lending?

Jeff For Banks

And regulators are getting anxious. Reading between the lines, this bank is likely over the CRE guidance levels, and were probably getting grief from their regulators about it. To remind readers, in 2006 the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC issued joint interagency Guidance on Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending.

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Three Wishes for Bankers

Jeff For Banks

According to a 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households , seven percent of US households were unbanked, meaning they had no account at an insured financial institution, and 19% were underbanked, meaning they used non-traditional financial providers like pre-paid cards and/or payday lenders. But the tax thing.

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The State of Banking

Jeff For Banks

In 2013, there were 6,812 FDIC-insured financial institutions. Because the nation's balance sheet and income statement is not improving. And I have never heard a regulator say the phrase "over capitalized". Provision, and income taxes. Where are we and where have we been? Trends are telling. Ski slope down.

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Wading Through the Waters

Independent Banker

Both of these laws pointedly changed the National Flood Insurance Program requirements over which of the banking agencies have jurisdiction. Biggert-Waters) the bank was not required under federal or state law to escrow taxes or insurance. taxes and insurance. taxes and insurance. Escrow obligations. Borrower choice.

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E-Signature Approval

Independent Banker

The bank’s mortgage company has developed a national retail lending presence over the last 18 months using phones and email, rather than branch offices. “We Electronic signatures are accepted by banking regulators and meet state standards under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

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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. Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

Regulation Review Committee, vice chairman. FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking, member. National Management Association/Grand Lake chapter, treasurer and president. Both the regulators and Congress respect us for what we stand for,” he observes. “So Housing Policy Task Force, member. Membership-Marketing.

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