Small-dollar lending

New CRA proposal scheduled for release in March: OCC’s Otting

02/27/18

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting said reform of Community Reinvestment Act regulations is a "key element" of how regulators aim to recalibrate rules a decade after the financial crisis.

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Gloves off in CFPB tug of war between Mulvaney, Warren

02/23/18

The war of words between acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the agency's architect, is escalating.

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Can small-dollar loans be both profitable and safe?

02/15/18

The Pew Charitable Trusts has released a set of 10 standards for banks and credit unions that want to to offer small loans to subprime customers. Among its ideas: keep monthly payments at or below 5% of the borrower’s paycheck and make loans available quickly through digital channels.

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Mulvaney can’t just kill CFPB payday rule, but here’s what he can do

02/08/18

Delaying the rule's effective date or refocusing it on disclosure requirements are among the options for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting director to ease its impact on the industry.

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Why point-of-sale lending is hot right now

02/07/18

It’s not necessarily new, but a confluence of trends — advances in technology, changing consumer preferences and banks’ need to diversify their balance sheets — has made it more popular than ever.

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Warren, Waters ask Mulvaney about CFPB change of heart on payday

01/31/18

Top Democrats in the House and Senate sent a letter to Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday questioning his decision to delay the implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s payday loan rule.

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Cordray's rebuttal to CFPB's Mulvaney: I also read Thomas More

01/25/18

Mick Mulvaney and Richard Cordray set themselves apart from the run-of-the-mill Beltway bashing of late when their war of words over the CFPB went positively bookish.

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Small-dollar lender Oportun to open 20 offices in Florida

01/10/18

The CDFI formerly known as Progreso Financiero targets consumers with little or no credit history.

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Payday lenders see new opportunity at revamped CFPB

12/08/17

The short-term loan industry is suddenly playing offense in Washington following Mick Mulvaney's appointment as acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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CFPB's Mulvaney backs congressional repeal of payday lending rule

12/04/17

Mick Mulvaney, the agency's acting director, said he believes the small-dollar lending rule is too far along to roll back through regulation but hopes Congress will repeal it.

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