PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions. Late last week, the U.S.

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Lending Fintech Data Wyoming 150

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

Avanti Financial Group said in a press release that it has received permission from the Wyoming Division of Banking to begin operating in the state as a bank as early as October and plans to offer a real-time settlement solution for corporate treasurers. Avanti made its Wyoming intentions clear in February.

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Wyoming cryptocurrency Regulation blockchain 153

Abrigo

JULY 22, 2022

Cryptocurrency regulation is on the horizon The ups and downs of the cryptocurrency scene have illuminated a need for guidance for traditional financial institutions. Today’s cryptocurrency platforms also offer crypto-backed loans, allowing users to leverage their portfolios as loan collateral in a system similar to securities-based lending.

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cryptocurrency FDIC Regulation Fraud 195

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Talk about your captive regulator! Even more obviously absurd, one provision would allow community credit unions in seven states—Montana, Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming—to serve their entire state. When credit unions say “jump,” the NCUA says, “how high?”.

South Dakota 70

South Dakota North Dakota Montana Wyoming 70

Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

American financial regulation is an alphabet soup, and has grown out of politics and crises. Targeting banks and money services businesses allows for jurisdiction and regulation of the choke points (i.e., You can see that the overall share of regulated banking entities at the federal level is hovering around 20% to 30%.

America 52

America Wyoming National Capital 52

Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

American financial regulation is an alphabet soup, and has grown out of politics and crises. Targeting banks and money services businesses allows for jurisdiction and regulation of the choke points (i.e., You can see that the overall share of regulated banking entities at the federal level is hovering around 20% to 30%.

America 52

America Wyoming National Capital 52

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Since then, community banks have been struggling to understand all of the regulation’s various complex “moving parts” and how to best comply with it, says James Kendrick, vice president for accounting and capital policy at ICBA. ICBA also is pressing regulators to use their oversight discretion to exempt community banks without legislation.

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Community Bank Community Capital Lending 70