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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

South State Correspondent

In the wake of regional bank failures, one potential answer to equity shorting and bank runs is having the FDIC increase deposit insurance. We believe any change to the FDIC insurance coverage should aim to maintain and advance our credit markets. There is no escaping this conclusion: FDIC insurance promotes risk-taking by managers.

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FDIC settles Operation Choke Point lawsuit

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC has announced that it has entered into a settlement of the lawsuit filed against it and the OCC in 2014 by a trade group and several payday lenders challenging “Operation Choke Point” — a federal enforcement initiative involving the FDIC, OCC and other federal agencies. In July 2017, the D.C. In July 2017, the D.C.

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FDIC: Community banks outperform industry in third quarter

Abrigo

To provide a report card on industry status and performance, the FDIC publishes a Quarterly Banking Profile. The FDIC maintains a problem bank list, defined as “institutions with financial, operational or managerial weaknesses that threaten their continued financial viability.”

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Square Will Reapply for Banking License with the FDIC After Last Week’s Withdrawal

Bank Innovation

It plans to reapply with the FDIC, but did not reveal […]. Payment processor Square has withdrawn its application to become a deposit-taking bank, a move similar to online lender Social Finance or SoFi, which withdrew its application last fall.

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FDIC Defines Bank Regs For FinTechs

PYMNTS

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) is setting new regulations for FinTechs and industrial banks that will enhance transparency and establish record-keeping requirements, the agency said on Tuesday (March 17). In 1987, parent banks were allowed to bypass FDIC oversight and regulations. .

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Small business loan processing: Automate back-office tasks

Abrigo

Back-end processes for small business loan approval in some financial institutions operate in an automation desertand it shows. The speed advantage may be due to large banks greater use of automated lending technology, the FDIC said, although large banks increased reliance on hard credit-scoring information may also play a role.

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BBVA To Close Simple, Move Customers Over To BBVA USA

PYMNTS

Talk Android posts a letter from the company in which it says there will be "no immediate impact" to accounts and that users don't need to do anything right now, with their funds housed in FDIC insured accounts with BBVA. And, the company says it wants to make the transition "as smooth as possible" for customers.

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