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Cannabis Banking in Illinois: Mitigating Reputation Risk to Financial Institutions

Abrigo

Despite Federal ambiguity, Illinois State Regulators defined their stances on cannabis banking. One of the biggest questions concerning Illinois Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and AML professionals is how to handle cannabis and marijuana-related businesses (CRB/MRB) in a constantly changing legal landscape. Illinois State Banking Regulators.

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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

As for easing the path toward financial innovation, there’d always been some consideration of seeking a national banking charter, noted Cagney, especially as the company began building blockchain and blockchain applications over the past few years. “As Figure, said Cagney, can offer some of its products in New Yok — but not in, say, Illinois.

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Illinois Legislature Passes New “All-In” Finance Charge Cap

CFPB Monitor

On January 13, 2021, the Illinois legislature overwhelmingly passed SB 1792 (the “Act”), intended to, among other things, overhaul the state’s consumer finance laws. SB 1792 separately amends the Illinois Consumer Installment Loan Act and the Payday Loan Reform Act to apply this same 36% MAPR cap.)

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Study of Illinois 36% interest rate cap finds reduced access to credit

CFPB Monitor

Last year, Congress took up the discussion of a national 36% annual interest rate cap. Over the past few years, numerous states have imposed interest rate caps on consumer credit. In recent blog posts, we discussed the efforts of both Michigan and New Mexico to impose a 36% annual interest rate cap. Continue Reading

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First National Bank Of Omaha Shutters NRA Visa Card

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First National Bank of Omaha announced that it is not renewing a contract with the National Rifle Association (NRA) to offer customers an NRA-branded Visa card. First National Bank of Omaha offered two NRA cards with a $40 bonus and promoted it as “enough to reimburse your one-year NRA membership!”

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Blockchain Tracker: 88 Bales Of Cotton, Illinois State Gov. And Adoption

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At the state level, Illinois’ government has shown interest in delving into incorporating blockchain into how it does business. By signaling a willingness to explore these technologies, Illinois opens the door for partnering with the broad range of private-sector companies pioneering innovative solutions in this area.”. “By

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FICO's National "Score A Better Future" Credit Education Program Reaches Milestone

FICO

We recently announced our milestone 15th financial education event of this national program and we couldn’t be prouder of how much the program expanded in the last two years. In fact, our next virtual event will be in Chicago, Illinois on March 23rd. We’re excited for the future of the program.