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Bank planned in nation's capital secures FDIC approval

American Banker

Organizers of Founders Bank in Washington are still need to raise at least $25 million before opening.

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OCC’s FinTech Charter’s Uncharted Legal Seas

PYMNTS

But Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) coverage — which protects deposits — proved a sticking point this week. 21) that the OCC cannot in fact issue a charter for non-bank enterprises (a segment that included FinTechs) that are not able to get FDIC backing. Can’t get the charter without FDIC coverage.

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Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market

PYMNTS

The remarks were made at a conference, focusing on the issue of “financial deserts,” involving the struggle for rural communities to feel the benefits of overall national economic strength and a declining unemployment rate. making it one of the nation’s first new community banks in years.

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Why are banks slow to adapt alternative credit data? I'll tell you why!

Jeff For Banks

The banking system is stable, which is critical to national and state economies. According to the FDIC , disparate impact occurs when a policy or practice applied equally to all applicants has a disproportionate adverse impact on applicants in a protected group. And because deposit insurance is a national program, so should they.

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Cutting the red tape for community banks

Abrigo

Many community banks see this as a welcomed move towards offering smaller institutions some relief from the regulatory pressures of their larger, national counterparts. Laura Stewart, CEO of Sound Community Bank in Washington said of preparing the call report: "It almost feels like a full-time job."

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Everything Looks Good in FDIC Report Card, Except.

American Banker

Yet there was one statistic that is likely to fuel more calls for help from Washington. s third-quarter earnings report was stacked with good news: record earnings and lending, fewer troubled loans and higher interest and noninterest income.

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Dear Mr./Ms. Bank Regulator

Jeff For Banks

August 2, 2014 Mr. John Whatshisname Examiner In Charge Bank Regulatory Body 1 Bureaucrat Way, NW Washington, DC 20429 Mr. Whatshisname, Below is our response to the Matters Requiring Attention ("MRA") that were included in your most recent examination report on Schmidlap National Bank ("Schmidlap"). And Schmidlap is not gonna take it.