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The Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are suing a real estate developer over an alleged bait-and-switch land-sale scheme near Houston. The developer used TikTok and other social media sites to lure Hispanic immigrants into predatory loans, the government alleges.

Lincoln Savings Bank has tapped Sean Willett, chief administrative officer at Financial Institutions, as its next leader after a six-month search.

The head of small business at Truist Bank discusses how regional banks are operating in this market, in conversation with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger.

Dr. Shawn Griffin is the first physician to serve as President & CEO for URAC – an independent, nonprofit accreditation organization based in Washington, D.C. URAC's mission is to advance health care quality through leadership, accreditation, measurement and innovation.

Zigas is an advisory committee member of the Coalition for FHLB Reform. He is a former president of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, and former senior vice president for community lending at Fannie Mae. He is principal at Zigas & Associates LLC and senior fellow at the Consumer Federation of America.

Many banks, especially smaller ones, will have to rethink how they lend to small businesses and automate manual processes.

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The resolution to nullify the CFPB's small-business data rule, which would require lenders to collect demographic information before making loans to small-businesses, passed in both chambers with some bipartisan support.

Meritrust Credit Union in Wichita is giving $400 to each of its 370 employees to start or grow a rainy day fund.

The Bank Term Funding Program, set up in response to this spring's run of bank failures, is poised to close down in March. With the Federal Reserve now forecasting rate cuts next year, the bar for renewing the facility's authorization could be a bit higher.