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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. FDIC), the states and the courts. This isn’t the OCC’s first attempt to create a special banking charter that would benefit tech firms.

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Federal Agencies Ask Lenders To Offer Small Loans To Ease Coronavirus Impact

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In a joint statement issued on Thursday (March 26), the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Industry Reacts as OCC Reveals Concerns About Impact of Fintech-Bank Partnerships

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The regulatory tides may be changing in the US, as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) suggests banks should be doing more to manage risks related to partnering with fintech firms. Rick Kuci, COO of FundKite “Unfortunately, many banks caused this risk issue for themselves. More is coming.

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Why The Final Payday Lending Rules Are Far From The Last Word

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On the other side of the issue, however, industry representatives were far less excited and genuinely concerned about the unintended casualties of the “consumer protection” legislation. There’s the OCC for national banks; for small state there is the FDIC; medium banks have the Fed and there is NCUA for credit unions.

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

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We have already seen new leaders at the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), while the President has recently nominated a new head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).