ARLINGTON, Va. - (08/31/04) -- NAFCU is asking that NCUA provide anexception to its experience requirement for lendersthat have been approved by the U.S. Small Business Administrationto make SBA-backed loans, since the SBA is providing a guarantee onthe loans. NAFCU is also pressing the agency to consider utilizingthe net member business loan balance for purposes of calculatingthe net worth, or minimum capital, requirement and permit creditunions to exclude MBLs from the calculation once the loan balancehas been paid below the $50,000 threshold.
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The Department of Justice wants Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to state if the central bank is profitable again and can, therefore, fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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The Financial Services Forum, which represents the largest U.S. banks, formed a new 501(c)(4) advocacy group to amplify big banks' policy preferences, a move that could counter the crypto industry's growing political influence.
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New research from American Banker explores how bankers predict stablecoins, subprime credit, cyber security and other factors will shape the industry at large.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said monetary policy must remain insulated from political pressure, arguing that communication with the White House should be limited. Waller is slated to meet with President Trump Wednesday afternoon.
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Bank groups, crypto firms and regulators are divided over whether fiduciary digital-asset custody fits naturally within the national trust charter model — or whether, as critics argue, the agency is quietly reinventing the charter.
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In a Senate Banking subcommittee hearing, lawmakers discussed a bill that would guarantee all legal industries and all individuals fair access to banking services.
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