Abrigo

MAY 19, 2023

WATCH Takeaway 1 Loan review officers must figure out how to adhere to the FDIC’s guidance on loan review and credit risk review systems. Takeaway 2 Examining the following objectives and evaluating your loan review system based on them can ensure regulatory compliance.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 7, 2022

The FDIC has issued the March 2022 edition of Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights which includes a description of some of the most significant consumer compliance issues identified by FDIC examiners during consumer compliance examinations conducted in 2021. Fair lending.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2016

On the logic that everything is easier when taken on with a team, the big names in marketplace lending are joining forces and forming their own nonprofit trade association. The CEOs of Funding Circle, Lending Club and Prosper have announced the launch of the Marketplace Lending Association (MLA).

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 4, 2023

The FDIC recently announced that it has entered into a Consent Order with Cross River Bank (CRB or Bank) to resolve FDIC charges that the Bank engaged in unsafe or unsound practices related to its fair lending compliance. (The The Consent Order was issued in March 2023 but not made public until the end of last month.) .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

trillion stimulus package passed last week included an allowance for banks to put off compliance with the credit losses accounting standard until either the end of the year or the end of the coronavirus national emergency, whichever comes earlier.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As always, the regulators’ main concern was to promote safety and soundness, consumer protection, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering (AML) and illicit finance statutes and rules. Ancillary custody services. Facilitation of customer purchases and sales of crypto assets.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. As David Barr, spokesperson for the FDIC, points out, “a vast majority of community banks remain well-rated and exhibit satisfactory corporate governance programs and compliance management systems.”.

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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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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The American Bankers Association, joined by six other prominent industry trade groups, is seeking a six-month extension of the date by which depository institutions must comply with the Military Lending Act (MLA) final rule adopted by the Department of Defense (DoD) in July 2015 that dramatically expanded the scope of the MLA’s coverage.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Retail banks respond to the Federal Reserve’s short-term interest rate adjustments with corresponding changes in lending and deposit rates. However, in the current rising interest rate environment in the United States since 2022, loan rates have adapted more rapidly than deposit rates.

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American Banker

MARCH 7, 2024

Deterioration in commercial real estate and credit card lending is a concern, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg says. Net income at the nation's more than 4,000 banks dipped markedly in the final quarter of 2023, though for the full year it exceeded pre-pandemic averages.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2021

according to FFIEC and FDIC data. Community banks are critical to ag lending and small business lending. Technology can help streamline and automate many manual lending processes, reduce compliance costs, and enhance risk management. In the recent publication, Community Banks’ Ongoing Role in the U.S.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

To help meet its compliance challenges, the company's board added a former FDIC regional director. The consumer lender's stock price has fallen more than 30% since its disclosure of a looming regulatory action, which was followed by the sudden departure of its CEO.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 25, 2019

Fintechs are having trouble facing reality when it comes to obtaining bank charters, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams and Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting said here at the FDIC’s Fintech and the Future of Banking conference on Wednesday. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 22, 2020

Although the OCC’s proposed revisions were issued jointly with the FDIC, the FDIC did not join in the final rule. The final rule is effective October 1, 2020 but sets mandatory compliance dates based on the applicable performance standards. The final rule applies to national banks and federal savings associations.

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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 FDIC could vote on the proposal as early as next month. Has your community bank faced increased Farm Credit System non-farm lending in its marketplace?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Blockchain and a bank charter might do much to boost financial inclusion.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 20, 2016

On October 17, the FDIC released revised interagency Military Lending Act (MLA) examination procedures for use in connection with consumer credit transactions occurring on or after October 3, 2016. The FDIC also provided guidance on its initial supervisory expectations for examinations relating to MLA compliance.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 18, 2019

Last week, the FDIC published its Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights that provides observations about its consumer compliance supervision activities in 2018. The FDIC’s anonymized exam findings include: Overdraft Programs. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”) Section 8 Violations.

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Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

Community banks and the entire banking industry face downside risks from inflation, rising market interest rates, and continued geopolitical uncertainty, the FDIC said recently in its quarterly report. Perhaps executives think delaying or cutting spending on technology to make lending more efficient will affect only their staff.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 8, 2021

The Federal Reserve, the OCC, the NCUA, and the FDIC repeatedly pointed out that the nature of loan review or credit risk review at a given bank or credit union will vary. Larger or more complex institutions might have credit risk review functions entirely separate from their lending functions. Reviewing lending staff’s risk ratings.

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Gonzobanker

JUNE 14, 2023

Cross River Bank recently found itself in hot water with the FDIC when the agency declared that the bank engaged in unsafe or unsound banking practices in relation to its compliance with fair lending laws and regulations, specifically the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Truth-in-Lending Act.

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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?”. Whether the FDIC finds these arguments persuasive is yet to be seen.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 3, 2023

Yesterday, we published a blog post in which I urged the CFPB to agree to extend the relief granted by the Texas federal district court in the lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s final small business lending rule (Rule) to all entities covered by the Rule.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The board- and management-level handing of CRE concentration was the chief concern of FDIC examiners, making up more than 56% of all the supervisory recommendations regulators made in the two-year period.

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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

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The request was made in a letter to the CFPB, the Fed, the FDIC, the OCC, and the NCUA (Agencies). ” The trade groups note that it was not until last week, on August 26, 2016, that the DoD published in the Federal Register an interpretive rule to provide guidance regarding compliance with the July 2015 final rule.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 6, 2021

The OCFR claims that the Bank’s failure to hold the required lending licenses makes the loans unenforceable and prohibits Atlanticus/Fortiva from collecting any amounts on the loans. In addition, legal challenges to the OCC and FDIC “ Madden -fix” rules and the OCC’s “true lender” rule continue to create uncertainty for participants.

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FICO

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The potential of alternative data in consumer lending decisions continues to be a hot topic in Washington, D.C., When federal banking agencies recently revised their Q&As for CRA compliance , their focus on the use of alternative data caught my eye.

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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. Our thoughts.

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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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American Banker

MARCH 22, 2024

The FDIC Office of Inspector General attributed the downfall of Citizens Bank in November 2023 to lax lending practices and risk mismanagement by the Lange family, causing a $14.8 million loss to the regulator's Deposit Insurance Fund. The OIG saw no grounds for a more extensive review.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

The DOJ opened its investigation of ABOK after receiving a referral from the FDIC. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has entered into a settlement with American Bank of Oklahoma (ABOK) to resolve allegations that ABOK engaged in unlawful redlining in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Although the final rule is effective April 1, 2024, the compliance date for the majority of the rule’s provisions is January 1, 2026. . Continue Reading

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 22, 2020

The Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, and NCUA have issued “ Interagency Lending Principles for Offering Responsible Small-Dollar Loans.” In that statement, the agencies indicated that they were “working on future guidance and lending principles for responsible small-dollar loans.”.

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Abrigo

JUNE 28, 2024

You might also like this on-demand webinar, "Navigating uncertain times: Strategies for effective risk management and compliance." Engage in continuous dialogue with regulators and stakeholders: Keeping open lines of communication can provide valuable insights and ensure compliance with evolving standards.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 24, 2020

Supreme Court, a Colorado appellate court (after any chance for appeal has run) or the FDIC adopts a “true lender” test that differs from the safe harbor). As licensees, the fintechs must submit annual compliance reports to the Colorado Administrator. Avant and Marlette Funding are currently licensed.)

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