Federal Reserve

CRA reforms must go beyond branch banking

10/07/19

Regulators should consider online lending and a list of what loans qualify for CRA credit in any revamp of the outdated law.

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Fed plans meeting to finalize reg relief for midsize banks

10/03/19

The central bank will consider rules to create a tiered structure for supervising banks with over $100 billion of assets and to ease resolution plan requirements.

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Regulators finalize rule to help community banks hold on to talent

10/02/19

The new regulation will allow more flexibility for board directors and senior managers to serve at multiple institutions.

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One community banker's plan to reach the underbanked

10/01/19

Julieann Thurlow says Reading Cooperative Bank in Massachusetts is well positioned to help immigrants and millennials. Technology is crucial to serving both groups, she says.

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Funding costs top small banks’ list of concerns

10/01/19

More community bankers now say that cost of funds, not regulatory expense, poses the biggest threat to profits, according to a new survey.

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The public option for real-time payments is taking too long

10/01/19

There is no way to know exactly what the market will look like in 2023 or 2024 when FedNow debuts. We're working on a solution that can help our customers right away, says Luanne Cundiff, president and CEO of First State Bank of St. Charles in Missouri.

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Fannie, Freddie to retain earnings; PayPal wins Chinese payments license

10/01/19

The GSEs will hold onto a combined $45 billion as they start the process of going private; PayPal becomes the first foreign firm to win approval to enter the country’s payments market.

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No shortage of challenges facing Wells Fargo’s new CEO

09/27/19

Charlie Scharf’s most immediate priorities will be mending fences with regulators and getting the bank out from under a Fed-imposed asset cap. But he also must come up with strategies for spurring revenue growth and reining in expenses.

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Regulators finalize rule expanding exemption for home appraisals

09/27/19

The three federal banking agencies moved to raise the threshold for residential transactions that require an appraisal from $250,000 to $400,000.

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Refining supervision is as vital as tweaking post-crisis rules: Quarles

09/27/19

The Fed’s top regulatory official said how agencies adjust their supervisory approach may prove just as important as their rulemaking efforts.

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