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AI Regulations for Financial Services: CFTC and FDIC

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FDIC The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which is the primary federal regulator for insured state-chartered banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve, was the lead bank regulator when in June 2021 it issued a Request for Information seeking comments and information on the use of AI by financial institutions it regulated.

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Will an OCC, FDIC Charter Help Varo Money Become the First National Mobile Bank?

Bank Innovation

Want a national bank that’s mobile-only? Varo applied for a banking charter from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as well as for a charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currenc, in the hopes of forming “Varo Bank,” the mobile banking startup announced today. So does Varo Money.

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FDIC: Percentage of unbanked households dropped slightly in 2023

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households were unbanked in 2023, according to the FDIC’s National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, which also explored bank account access trends and cryptocurrency adoption. The post FDIC: Percentage of unbanked households dropped slightly in 2023 appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. Roughly 4.2%

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FDIC Releases Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions Manual

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The FDIC released a manual on Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions. The FDIC released its manual on Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions. For the first time, the FDIC released its manual on Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions to provide greater transparency to those processes. Key Takeaways.

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Varo Money Raises $45M To Become ‘A National Bank’

Bank Innovation

Startup Varo Money has raised $45 million for its plans to become a full-fledged, “national bank,” the startup announced yesterday. Varo, a mobile banking startup that provides an FDIC-insured bank […].

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Impact of Covid-19 Felt in the Shared National Credit Reviews Released by Bank Regulators

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.” SNC (pronounced like the candy bar but without the “ers”) stands for the Shared National Credit Program, which, since 1977, has assessed risk in the largest and most complex credits shared by multiple regulated financial institutions.

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FDIC reports bumpy 4Q for banks, warns of credit risks ahead

American Banker

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. Deterioration in commercial real estate and credit card lending is a concern, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg says.

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