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FDIC Looks To Modernize Bank Reporting

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FDIC) is considering nixing its quarterly reports of banks in an attempt to modernize the way data is handled. To do so, the FDIC is going about a new competition among 20 data and technology firms to try and find the best way to move forward, WSJ reported. Recently, the FDIC also eased up the Volcker Rule.

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FDIC: US Bankless Rate Set To Rise

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The number of Americans without bank accounts is expected to spike again in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic after hitting a low last year, according to a new report by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC). percent in 2019, the lowest since the FDIC began tracking this stat in 2009. The unbanked rate jumped to 8.6

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FDIC: US Banks See Chargebacks Soar, Profits Tank Due To Pandemic

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According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), over half of all banks ended up reporting a decline in profits, and 7.3 In addition, the total number of problem banks the FDIC was watching rose for the first time since 2011, with 54 firms in the first quarter, up from 51. billion, Reuters wrote. billion, Reuters wrote.

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There Are Fewer Unbanked Americans, According To The FDIC

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With increasingly few exceptions, the ranks of the unbanked seem to be on the decline, according to new data released by the FDIC. According to FDIC data, unbanked American consumers peaked toward the end of the Great Recession in 2011 at 8.2 The percentage of Americans going without banking services fell to 7 percent in 2015 from 7.7

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FDIC Seeks Public Comment On Banks And Small-Dollar Loans

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that it is has issued a request for public comments related to small-dollar lending by financial institutions. ” Recent research from the FDIC shows 20 percent of U.S. With that in mind, the FDIC suggests that in 2017, 14.8 million (or nearly 13 percent) of U.S.

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Fed, OCC, FDIC: US Bank Loan Risk On The Decline

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Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) all released a joint report saying that due to a healthy economy, prospects for loan repayment look good. However, the portion of loans owed by strongly leveraged borrowers is still high. Reuters reported that the U.S.

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Joust To Finance Freelancers’ Outstanding SXSW Invoices

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Joust, which was a finalist for the 2020 SXSW Innovation Awards, said it will offer any affected users zero payment processing fees on its FDIC-insured free bank account. “We are a local Austin company, so we can see firsthand how the SXSW cancellation has affected our economy,” said Joust CEO Lamine Zarrad.

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