CFPB Monitor

MARCH 15, 2022

In 2019, California enacted AB 539 which, effective January 1, 2020, limited the interest rate that can be charged on loans of $2,500 to $10,000 by lenders licensed under the California Financing Law (CFL) to 36% plus the federal funds rate. Section 160.110(d). Section 7.4001(e).

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Last week, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it had entered into a consent order with Wheels Financial Group, LLC d/b/a LoanMart, a California-based company that markets and services automobile title loans. LoanMart holds a CFL license.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A California state court has overruled the demurrer filed by Opportunity Financial, LLC (OppFi) to the cross-complaint filed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in which OppFi asked the court to reject the DFPI’s “true lender” challenge.

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TheGuardian

MAY 1, 2023

US banking titan to buy ‘all deposits and substantially all assets’ of failed bank in deal brokered by regulators JP Morgan is to acquire most of the failed California bank First Republic, in a takeover brokered by regulators as the US races to contain a series of banking failures that has echoes of the 2008 global financial crisis.

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American Banker

MAY 16, 2022

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The FDIC approved a final rule to increase initial base deposit insurance assessment rates by 2 basis points until the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) achieves the FDIC’s long-term goal of a reserve ratio of 2% of insured deposits. The FDIC’s long-term goal for the reserve ratio of insured deposits. Source: FDIC.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Locality Bank, a digital-first community bank serving south Florida that opened in January, is run by industry veterans with such successful track records that regulators signed off on their application for a charter in less than a year. Katie Kuehner-Heber t is a writer in California. Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Regulators warn once again about rising CRE concentrations and risks. Obviously these local lenders took notice when the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently issued a joint statement pointing out increased risks in CRE lending. We get a lot of attention” from regulators, he says.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Celtic could not make and keep the loans on its balance sheet because they would create an unacceptable risk under FDIC regulations. The complaint includes claims for violations of state usury laws (California, Massachusetts, Colorado, New York) and racketeering and conspiracy under federal RICO statutes. Concepcion , 563 U.S.

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The Paypers

MAY 2, 2023

First Republic Bank (FRB) has fallen over, but the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

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American Banker

JANUARY 5, 2017

A California consumer group on Thursday urged the Senate Finance Committee to delay Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin's nomination hearing after a leaked 2013 memo described alleged illegal foreclosure practices at OneWest Bank when he was chairman and CEO.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Path to removal – Sometimes an exception is like the Hotel California – you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave. As the FDIC said recently: Exceptions to policy should be few in number and properly justified, approved, and tracked. It just stays on forever. Get details in "A guide to implementing credit policy."

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BankInovation

MARCH 10, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank was taken over by regulators today following a week of abnormality that included a sale of securities on Wednesday, capital raising efforts on Thursday and a stock plummet of nearly 70% this morning.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 16, 2023

On February 27, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a consent order against RMK Financial Corporation d/b/a Majestic Home Loan (RMK), a California-based mortgage lender, based on allegations that it falsely implied government endorsement of its home loans in its marketing.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The state has proposed a law to cap the interest rate on certain consumer loans, but nonbanks aim to skirt it by seeking a rent-a-charter.

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California FDIC Lending Compliance 43

Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

Electronic signatures are accepted by banking regulators and meet state standards under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Webster says FDIC officials had “no issue” with the mortgage company’s use of electronic signatures during a recent exam of PrivatePlus Mortgage. Howard Schneider is a financial writer in California.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The bank's approval last year to buy OneWest Bank included a condition to submit an updated Community Reinvestment Act plan, but the CRA program now being presented by CIT is far from adequate.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Communities First Financial Corporation (OTCQX: CFST) Communities First Financial Corporation is the bank holding company for Fresno First Bank , which opened in December 2005 dedicated to meeting the banking needs of businesses, professionals, and successful individuals in Central California. and Puerto Rico banking laws and regulations.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In 2011, the CFPB interpreted Section 1071 to mean that obligations for financial institutions to collect, maintain, and submit data “do not arise until the [CFPB] issues implementing regulations and those regulations take effect.” Those implementing regulations were coming. California Reinvestment Coalition v.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 28, 2021

On June 25, 2020, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (“NCRC”) and California Reinvestment Coalition filed a lawsuit against the OCC, asking a federal district court to declare the OCC’s CRA final rule unlawful and set it aside. That lawsuit remains pending as of this writing.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 15, 2022

Four Democratic members of the California state legislature recently sent a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) urging the agency to take action against FDIC-supervised banks that partner with non-bank lenders to originate high-cost installment loans.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 20, 2022

banks with $10 billion or less in assets), the CFPB would need to navigate potential concerns that the FDIC, the banks’ primary federal regulator, might have if the CFPB were to challenge such partnerships. Nonbank/bank partnerships are currently under siege from several directions.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 6, 2020

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act directs the CFPB to implement an exemption from the mandatory escrow account requirement for higher-priced mortgage loans under the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z for certain insured credit unions and insured depository institutions. Role of Supervisory Guidance.

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Regulation Policies FDIC Lending 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Regulation was as burdensome as ever, but most bankers are lighting candles for some relief on this front with the new administration. Kudos to Kathryn and team for living their mission of Making Good Happen and for driving real, positive change in California’s Central Valley. The Robin-Who?

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A California federal district court judge has rejected challenges to the OCC’s and FDIC’s Madden -fix rules brought in two separate lawsuits by state attorneys general. Section 7.4001(e) and the FDIC rule is codified at 12 C.F.R. In People of the State of California, et al. In People of the State of California, et al.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

The bill would prevent federal regulators from targeting banks that accept deposits from legal cannabis operators. Such prohibition could involve limiting FDIC protections for those deposits, for example, or trying to prevent loans to those businesses. Take California as one example. billion by 2020.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

That’s because it marked the first hearing dedicated to a proposed bill in Congress that would offer financial institutions protections against federal regulators when dealing with legal cannabis operations. In California , the industry will be worth at least $5.1 In 2018, consumers in Colorado bought some $1.55

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

That’s because it marked the first hearing dedicated to a proposed bill in Congress that would offer financial institutions protections against federal regulators if dealing with legal cannabis operations. In California, the industry will be worth at least $5.1 In 2018, consumers in Colorado bought some $1.55

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The Attorneys General of California, Illinois, and New York have filed a motion for summary judgment in their lawsuit filed against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to enjoin the OCC’s final rule purporting to override the Second Circuit’s Madden decision as to national banks and federal savings associations.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The Attorneys General of California, Illinois, and New York have filed their opposition to the OCC’s cross-motion for summary judgment in their lawsuit to enjoin the OCC’s final rule (Rule) purporting to override the Second Circuit’s Madden decision as to national banks and federal savings associations.

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FICO

DECEMBER 19, 2018

I believe this will slip a few months but by June 2019 the proposed regulations will finally be available for public review and comment. Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) regulatory reforms are top of mind for regulators and legislators. In 2018, California became the first state to adopt GDPR-like privacy legislation.

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