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First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market

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is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. The FDIC’s announcement said a private placement offering will raise at least $25 million for the bank ahead of its launch. . Bloomberg listed Casey G.

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OCC’s FinTech Charter’s Uncharted Legal Seas

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But Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) coverage — which protects deposits — proved a sticking point this week. 21) that the OCC cannot in fact issue a charter for non-bank enterprises (a segment that included FinTechs) that are not able to get FDIC backing. Can’t get the charter without FDIC coverage.

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Cutting the red tape for community banks

Abrigo

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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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

Percentage of Uninsured Deposits: At the time of failure, SVB had approximately 88% of their deposits above the FDIC-insured $250k limit and ran at 95% at the end of last year. Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio.

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Bank planned in nation's capital secures FDIC approval

American Banker

Organizers of Founders Bank in Washington are still need to raise at least $25 million before opening.

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Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market

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The remarks were made at a conference, focusing on the issue of “financial deserts,” involving the struggle for rural communities to feel the benefits of overall national economic strength and a declining unemployment rate. making it one of the nation’s first new community banks in years.

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Dear Mr./Ms. Bank Regulator

Jeff For Banks

August 2, 2014 Mr. John Whatshisname Examiner In Charge Bank Regulatory Body 1 Bureaucrat Way, NW Washington, DC 20429 Mr. Whatshisname, Below is our response to the Matters Requiring Attention ("MRA") that were included in your most recent examination report on Schmidlap National Bank ("Schmidlap"). And Schmidlap is not gonna take it.