ABA Community Banking

MARCH 31, 2021

The FDIC said today that 99% of the banks it supervises were rated satisfactory or better for consumer compliance and Community Reinvestment Act compliance, as of the end of 2020. The post 99% of FDIC Supervised Banks Rated Satisfactory or Better for Consumer Compliance appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Many community banks see this as a welcomed move towards offering smaller institutions some relief from the regulatory pressures of their larger, national counterparts. Laura Stewart, CEO of Sound Community Bank in Washington said of preparing the call report: "It almost feels like a full-time job."

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Perficient

DECEMBER 27, 2023

YOU MAY ENJOY: Regulatory Reporting in Financial Services Modernizing CRA Regulations Managing compliance risk frameworks in alignment with existing risk profiles is crucial as customer needs evolve. The effective date of the new rule is April 1, 2024, with key provisions taking effect on January 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027. 

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Apple Bank for Savings was accused of failing to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) per WSJ. The bank was recently fined in a separate charge that it failed to comply with a 2015 request by the FDIC to improve its AML compliance.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The FDIC today approved a final rule allowing community banks with a leverage capital ratio of at least 9% to be considered in compliance with Basel III capital requirements and exempt from the complex Basel Calculation. The post FDIC Final Rule Sets Community Bank Leverage Ratio at 9% appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Abrigo

APRIL 12, 2016

The FDIC is offering a fresh take on how a bank’s board of directors should understand and manage risk. The regulator’s April edition of Supervisory Insights provides what the FDIC called a “refresher” on its Pocket Guide for Directors, the 1988 booklet outlining the basic duties and responsibilities of a bank’s board of directors.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Community banks must continue to stay focused on regulatory discussions and remain nimble to respond to proposals and address requirements quickly and accurately. The FDIC’s long-term goal for the reserve ratio of insured deposits. Source: FDIC. Projected changes. Deposit insurance. Quick Stat. Multiple re-presentment fees.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced that it is launching a new Banker Engagement Site (BES) this month through FDIC connect to serve as the primary tool for exchanging examination planning and other information for consumer compliance and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) activities. (The

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Anticipating what’s new for your community bank’s next field examination. This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. As Barr points out, most community banks—close to 75 percent—are now growing their loan portfolios.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2023

On October 24, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a final rule amending their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act. Continue Reading

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BankInovation

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has taken steps to promote fintech partnerships and diversity and inclusion within the financial services industry, both internally at the FDIC and among the institutions it regulates, FDIC Chairwoman Jelena McWilliams said during the LendIt Fintech USA 2020 conference Wednesday.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 8, 2016

The GAO acknowledged that community banks, credit unions and their professional industry associations reported increased compliance burdens and reduced activity in specific business activities, such as certain mortgage lending, as a result of Dodd-Frank.

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American Banker

MARCH 21, 2024

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.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 13, 2022

One issue raised in the RFI is “to what extent should the CFPB be consulted by the FDIC when considering the convenience and needs factor and should that consultation be formalized?”. The request for information (RFI) included questions related to the agency’s current bank merger review process, and how the process could be improved.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

The FDIC has released a proposal to indemnify the banks with assets less than $10 billion from the costs of raising the Deposit Insurance Fund reserve ratio from 1.15 The provision will ultimately provide thousands of community banks a reduction in deposit-insurance premiums of up to 30 percent. percent to 1.35 Farm Credit System.

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 31, 2022

The FDIC said today that 99% of the banks it supervises were rated satisfactory or better for consumer compliance and Community Reinvestment Act compliance, as of the end of 2021. The post 99% of FDIC Supervised Banks Rated Satisfactory or Better for Consumer Compliance appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 8, 2014

the FDIC’s Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection will host a teleconference as part of its periodic series of events for bankers on important banking regulatory issues in the compliance and consumer protection area. Specifically, the teleconference will address issues raised by community banks about these rules.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 22, 2020

The OCC has issued a final rule revising its regulation implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Although the OCC’s proposed revisions were issued jointly with the FDIC, the FDIC did not join in the final rule. The final rule applies to national banks and federal savings associations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The news comes as five federal agencies spoke in October on how credit unions, as well as community banks, can share resources to make BSA compliance streamlined and bolster AML efforts. FDIC) and the Comptroller of the Currency were involved in the discussion.

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Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

Banking technology decisions now affect future growth With the possibility of a recession, community financial institutions may consider a delay or cut in technology spending. But a community financial institution often has different needs related to origination than those of a giant lender. Experts say that would be a mistake.

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Banking Exchange

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

FDIC, Fed and OCC published updated guidance on fintech work for community banks Community Banking Feature3 Fintech Feature Duties Compliance.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Legal and regulatory compliance. Financial condition and competitive market environment and client base.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The OCC and FDIC have issued a joint proposal to revise their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Although the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC, are the primary CRA regulators, the Fed did not join the proposal and presumably will issue a separate proposal. ” Click here to register.

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In this bonus episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, senior OCC policy official Grovetta Gardineer digs into the details of the OCC and FDIC's notice of proposed rulemaking on the Community Reinvestment Act. The post Bonus Podcast: Digging into the Details on CRA Modernization appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 19, 2020

The FDIC today issued two sets of frequently asked questions addressing banker and consumer concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. The post FDIC Issues Coronavirus-Related FAQs for Banks, Consumers appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 18, 2025

Illinois regulators closed Pulaski Savings Bank of Chicago and appointed the FDIC as receiver. Millennium Bank of Des Plaines, Illinois, agreed to assume all deposits and most of its assets. The post Pulaski Savings Bank closed in Chicago appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The FDIC designated SVB as systemically important. They were under an FDIC consent order from 2014 through 2020 relating to their BSA and OFAC compliance and their relationship with third parties seeking access to the banking system. Interesting there is no bank that I would deem a traditional community bank.

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American Banker

JANUARY 4, 2024

The FDIC's public rebuke against it indicates a last-ditch effort to figure out a less messy solution than receivership. One of the smallest banks in the country hasn't consistently made a profit since 2007 and has been the subject of enforcement actions.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 25, 2020

On March 23, 2020, the FDIC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) announced that it will request 2019 diversity self-assessments from FDIC-regulated financial institutions. The FDIC regulates insured state banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System and insured state thrifts.

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Perficient

JUNE 10, 2022

One of the greater concerns, in both the crypto community as well as financial regulators and government, is the value stability of the crypto asset. According to the Comptroller, the architecture for a stablecoin system can be viewed through the lens of three key policy issues: Stability. Interoperability. Separability.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 3, 2023

The court issued an order that preliminarily enjoins the CFPB from implementing and enforcing the Rule “pending the Supreme Court’s reversal of [ Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd. Continue Reading

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

As noted in this space late last year, five federal agencies spoke out, and presented a statement that detailed how credit unions and banks could share resources to make Bank Secrecy Act compliance efforts more streamlined. The company has since said it would sue the FT. Beyond individual company news, Newsweek reported that, per the U.S.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Saving money by conducting inside risk management and compliance reviews. As a group, community banks spend substantial funds hiring outside consultants to help with various management functions, and a substantial share of dollars are spent to help oversee their risk management and compliance activities. By Vanessa Drucker.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The tiny community bank handled hundreds of millions of bulk cash shipments from Mexico without red-flagging any of them, the agency said. The bank has filed a motion to dismiss.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

keep me informed watch SVB: Early lessons for all financial institutions from Silicon Valley Bank’s failure The FDIC closure and assumption of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the largest bank failure since 2008 – is a stark reminder that when a crisis occurs, it can spread as fast as a wildfire in dry fields with a strong wind.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 26, 2020

The CFPB, OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve, and NCUA have issued a joint statement “to specifically encourage” banks, savings associations, and credit unions “to offer responsible small-dollar loans to both consumers and small businesses” in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Heated competition for bank funding is an increasingly important focus for community bank leaders, according to an annual survey released today by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. The post Survey Finds Cost of Funds Top of Mind for Community Bankers appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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