TORONTO - (07/14/06) The Department of Defense isexpected to issue a report any day that is highly critical ofpayday lenders, pawnshops and other high-cost financial serviceproviders preying on enlisted personnel, a well-placed Pentagonofficial said during NAFCUs annual convention. Col. MichaelPachuta, director of morale, welfare and recreation policy for theUndersecretary of Defense, said the much-anticipated report willmake numerous recommendations, including that providers ofshort-term loans make detailed disclosures of effective percentagerates; that Congress set maximum rates and set limits on how loansmay be secured; and that lenders include clauses enabling borrowersto legally challenge unfair lending practices. The report isexpected to serve as a basis for anti-predatory loan legislationcurrently working its way through Congress.
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The top five banks and thrifts had combined assets of more than $13 trillion as of December 31, 2023.
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The JPMorgan Chase CEO took aim Tuesday at the proposed Basel III endgame rules, hindrances to mergers and bureaucratic burdens. "I would love to have a more productive relationship with regulators, but I think it takes conversation," Dimon said.
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Many legal experts think the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a case challenging its funding. Such a ruling would unleash a flurry of litigation that has been on hold pending the outcome of the constitutional challenge.
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Lawmakers including one of the original sponsors of the Corporate Transparency Act have filed an amicus brief in the appeal against an Alabama court ruling that the law is unconstitutional, which would throw into question Treasury's newly-established beneficial ownership structure.
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The Connecticut bank —a regional traditionally regarded as a cautious lender — said nonperforming loans and leases rose 53% year-over-year. The uptick was in mostly the commercial-and-industrial loan space, although there was one nonperforming commercial real estate loan, executives said.
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The two regional banks are anticipating that borrower demand will increase in the back half of the year. High interest rates and economic uncertainty have been muting the appetite for borrowing.
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