CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with Washington Trust Company, of Westerly (WTC) to resolve claims that WTC redlined majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Rhode Island. for its peer lenders, and on average 46.5% for its peer lenders, and on average 46.5%

Rhode Island 158

Rhode Island Washington Community Marketing 158

TheGuardian

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Since the company was founded in 1800 in Rhode Island, the bank has never offered its home loan services at a branch location in a majority-Black or Latino neighborhood throughout the state, including in the state capital of Providence, where the vast majority of the state’s Black and Latino population live.

Rhode Island 99

Rhode Island Lending Washington Community Bank 99

Abrigo

MAY 15, 2020

As expected, bad actors are surfacing, and financial crimes divisions of community financial institutions are struggling with the realization that loans rushed through may be fraudulent. In the case of the two men in Rhode Island, there were several red flags pointing to fraud. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending.

Lending 195

Lending Rhode Island Fraud Los Angeles 195

American Banker

MARCH 4, 2025

Liquidation would close out a five-year drama that began when regulators cited the bank for SBA lending irregularities. Independence Bank can cease operations once it satisfies the conditions in an FDIC consent order.

Rhode Island 36

Rhode Island FDIC Lending Regulation 36

American Banker

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Washington Trust shares plunged after the Westerly, Rhode Island, company disclosed it booked an office deal in the third quarter, boosting the size of its portfolio while other lenders are pulling back.

Rhode Island 36

Rhode Island Washington Company Community Bank 36

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 30, 2018

Supreme Court ruling in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. The trade groups’ views are set forth in comment letters submitted to HUD in response to its advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on the need for revisions to the Rule following Inclusive Communities.

Groups 68

Groups Rhode Island District of Columbia North Carolina 68

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

57, disapproving of the CFPB’s Bulletin 2013-2 regarding “Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.” As the Supreme Court aptly recognized in Inclusive Communities , limitations on disparate impact liability are necessary to protect potential defendants from abusive disparate impact claims.

Rhode Island 60

Rhode Island District of Columbia North Carolina Vermont 60