FDIC pushes regulators to address tokenization
Payments Dive
MARCH 12, 2024
FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill doesn't want the U.S. Tokenization could be a "major leap" for the monetary system. to be left out.
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Payments Dive
MARCH 12, 2024
FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill doesn't want the U.S. Tokenization could be a "major leap" for the monetary system. to be left out.
South State Correspondent
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In the wake of regional bank failures, one potential answer to equity shorting and bank runs is having the FDIC increase deposit insurance. The regulators are considering three options: raising the limit above $250k, raising the cap for only certain accounts (such as banks’ business accounts), or eliminating the cap entirely.
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CFPB Monitor
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The American Bankers Association (ABA) has issued a new white paper , “Effective Agency Guidance: Examining Bank Regulators’ Guidance Practices,” that is intended to help agencies issue guidance that complies with legal requirements while providing useful advice and information to regulated entities.
PYMNTS
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PYMNTS
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Payments Dive
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Perficient
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PYMNTS
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Abrigo
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South State Correspondent
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Perficient
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The regulators feel that this proposed LTD rule would: Improve the resolvability of these banking organizations in case of failure, Potentially reduce costs to the Deposit Insurance Fund, and Mitigate financial stability and contagion risks by reducing the risk of loss to uninsured depositors.
CFPB Monitor
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On December 13, 2022, the FDIC issued a request for comment on a proposal to modernize the regulations governing use of the FDIC’s official signage and advertising of FDIC-insured status by insured depository institutions (IDIs), and to clarify regulations issued.
CFPB Monitor
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PYMNTS
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Abrigo
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American Banker
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The FDIC proposed a new policy to intensify scrutiny on U.S. bank mergers Thursday that emphasizes the resulting institutions' financial stability and ability to serve its community's needs.
American Banker
DECEMBER 21, 2023
finalized rules governing display of the FDIC logo Wednesday, requiring a new digital FDIC sign on online banking platforms beginning in 2025, conspicuous physical signs in nontraditional bank facilities and explicit labeling of insured and non-deposit products. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Perficient
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American Banker
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CFPB Monitor
AUGUST 4, 2022
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American Banker
MARCH 7, 2024
Deterioration in commercial real estate and credit card lending is a concern, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg says. 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.
Payments Dive
JANUARY 4, 2023
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Perficient
DECEMBER 1, 2023
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PYMNTS
JUNE 17, 2020
According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), over half of all banks ended up reporting a decline in profits, and 7.3 In addition, the total number of problem banks the FDIC was watching rose for the first time since 2011, with 54 firms in the first quarter, up from 51. billion, Reuters wrote. billion, Reuters wrote.
Abrigo
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American Banker
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billion, and trade groups are criticizing the FDIC's process, arguing that it lacks transparency. Larger banks are responsible for a special assessment to cover the costs of the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The price tag has ballooned by $4.1
CFPB Monitor
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) and request for information (RFI) addressing “False Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status and Misuse of the FDIC’s Name or Logo”.
CFPB Monitor
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American Banker
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PYMNTS
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Waters wrote to Jelena McWilliams , chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) , requesting the agency wait until new regulatory proposals on ILC charters are given the OK before any more of the charters are passed through. Because of that, retail businesses can have them.
Perficient
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CFPB Monitor
AUGUST 23, 2022
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Bank Innovation
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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. Want a national bank that’s mobile-only? So does Varo Money.
CFPB Monitor
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Perficient
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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. Bank Closed By Regulators Almost all bank closures happen on a Friday so that regulators can work all weekend to reopen the bank on Monday. bank to fail this year.
CFPB Monitor
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Perficient
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BankInovation
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PYMNTS
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CFPB Monitor
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CFPB Monitor
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CFPB Monitor
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Payments Dive
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