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OCC Puts Small-Dollar Loans Back In The Spotlight

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a new guidance encouraging banks to offer responsible short-term, small-dollar loans to their customers. In 2013, the OCC had discouraged short-term lending by banks with limitations on what could be offered to customers depending on their credit.

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Proposed Bill Would Reform Bank Exam Processes

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Key Provisions The FAIR Exams Act would amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 in three primary ways: 1. 2] Banking as a Service (BaaS) is a model that enables fintechs and other non-bank businesses to connect with banks’ systems via application programming interfaces (APIs), allowing them to inte

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New York Venture Bank Seeks National Bank Charter

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22) report by American Banker , New York Venture Bank, which will be headquartered in New York, needs the nod of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) before it can launch operations. FDIC), the news report noted the new bank will begin with $100 million in capital. According to a Wednesday (Nov. practice.

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Is US Financial Regulatory Reform Dead or Ready for Take Off?

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These include eliminating the proprietary trading restrictions of the ‘Volcker’ Rule, major changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the diminished authority and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). And now there is even more on Congress’s plate.