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Trade groups file lawsuit in Texas federal court challenging final OCC/FDIC/Federal Reserve Community Reinvestment Act rules

CFPB Monitor

Several national and Texas banking and business trade groups have filed a lawsuit in the U.S.

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SEC Halts Texas Financial Firm’s ‘Illegal’ ICO

PYMNTS

In addition, the SEC alleges AriseBank “falsely stated that it purchased [a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]-insured bank, which enabled it to offer customers FDIC-insured accounts.” In response to the complaint, the firm said it amended its announcement about the bank. In addition, the SEC has warned celebrities about endorsing ICOs.

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A Whale of a Tale: Enloe State Bank

Jeff For Banks

The bank in reference was Enloe State Bank, a $37 million in total assets, one-branch bank based in Cooper, Texas, population 1,969. On fire were documents requested by the Texas Department of Banking (TDB). She hid them from the Board and regulators with assistance from unnamed co-conspirators." Which made them suspicious.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

Jeff For Banks

What is interesting about the success of Bank of the Ozarks and its CEO is the fact that he wasn''t the "experienced banker" regulators almost insist upon when approving the appointment of bank leadership. Bank of the Ozarks and their regulators were not so myopic in their view. How did they grow so quickly? billion was 1.24%.

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Three Small US Banks Collapse Over Past Month

PYMNTS

recorded its fourth bank failure this year — the first collapse of financial institutions since 2017, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp ( FDIC ). Assets and deposits were assumed by Industrial Bank, a press release from the FDIC indicated. “On Approximately $500,000 in deposits exceeded FDIC insurance limits.

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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

To exemplify, here are three Texas bank''s "Business" and "Business Strategy" sections to their most recently filed 10k. I picked Texas because of their perceived independent streak. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. We are primarily a secured lender, with our greatest concentration of loans in Texas. Independent?

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Populus Financial Group moves for dismissal of CFPB lawsuit and stay pending Fifth Circuit decision

CFPB Monitor

Populus contrasts the narrower missions and authority of the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC, which are also self-funded. With regard to the OCC, Populus distinguishes the OCC’s reliance on fees from the entities it regulates which it asserts creates political accountability for the OCC. Populus Financial Group, Inc.,

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