FDIC

Square’s ILC bid may open floodgates for fintechs

09/11/17

Square became the third fintech firm in recent months to seek out a bank charter. Others are likely to follow.

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Overdraft fee revenue helped, not hurt, by better disclosures

09/08/17

Revenue from overdrafts keeps rising, according to new FDIC data, even though the controversial product still has a bull’s-eye on its back. Clearer disclosures and higher consumer confidence are the big reasons.

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Square to apply for industrial bank, inflaming ILC debate

09/06/17

The company's application, which is expected to be announced as early as Thursday, comes after online lender SoFi applied in June for an industrial loan company. The bank is expected to be led by a former Green Dot executive.

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OCC, FDIC to shorten securities settlement cycle

09/01/17

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. have signed off on an abbreviation of the settlement cycle for securities to two days from three days.

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Fed issues final rule targeting early termination clauses for megabanks

09/01/17

The rule limiting the largest U.S. banks’ ability to enter into contracts with early termination clauses is intended to forestall a liquidity crunch if the bank is under stress.

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Wells phony accounts scandal widens; Cordray stays mum

09/01/17

Bank undercounted fake accounts and says it also opened more than 500,000 bill-pay accounts; CFPB director provides “no further insights” on his future.

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Key part of Dodd-Frank remains missing in action

08/31/17

The Federal Reserve’s plan to stop a bank bailout before it starts hasn’t been taken up more than five years since it was proposed.

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FDIC terminates consent order with Discover

08/30/17

The 3-year-old order was related to Discover Bank’s programs for combating money laundering. A related agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago remains in effect.

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FDIC takes more flak from Noreika on de novos

08/25/17

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika is questioning the sincerity of recent steps by the FDIC to encourage de novo applications.

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Volcker Rule rollback is not the kind of reg relief small banks need

08/24/17

The idea that the trading ban burdens community banks and prevents them from investing in fintech opportunities is misleading.

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