Fintech regulations

The credit union for people who breathe air: Comments of the week

07/14/17

Readers slam credit unions’ ever-inclusive membership criteria, weigh in on the OCC’s proposed fintech charter, encourage a rewrite of the CRA, and more.

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Why OCC fintech charter may have life under new leader

07/07/17

Observers see recent comments by acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika as a sign that the agency may plow ahead on its policy for fintech firms.

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Close loopholes for online lenders, N.Y. regulator urges Albany

05/22/17

Online lenders are evading New York regulations by claiming their loans are “made” by federally chartered or out-of-state partner banks, Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo told lawmakers Monday.

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CFTC creates new arm dedicated to fintech

05/17/17

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched an office dedicated to exploring fintech issues, the agency’s head announced Wednesday.

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SoFi’s bid to become an industrial bank pulls FDIC into fintech fray

05/15/17

The deposit insurer has stayed out of the debate over how to regulate the online lending industry. But that may be about to change.

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New York regulator files independent lawsuit against OCC fintech charter

05/12/17

New York’s banking regulator on Friday filed its own individual lawsuit against the OCC's fintech charter, asking the courts to block it.

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Fintechs need regulatory clarity now more than ever

05/12/17

Compliance flexibility, state law harmonization and funding transparency requirements are among the regulatory steps that can encourage continued innovation.

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New York joins common state licensing platform for fintechs

05/11/17

The announcement is the latest in a series of steps states are taking to make their licensing system more attractive to fintech companies.

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States move to obviate fintech charter

05/10/17

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors announced a raft of initiatives on Wednesday designed to make the state licensing system more attractive to fintech companies.

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Could OCC fintech charter revive operating subsidiaries?

05/09/17

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s fintech charter could provide a workaround to a Dodd-Frank Act provision that slashed preemption for operating subsidiaries/

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