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The final Community Reinvestment Act rule notably expands the definition of "large" banks to include banks with at least $2 billion of assets, requiring more banks to comply with the updated rules. That expanded scope is a feature, not a bug.
October 24
American Banker -
Total deposits dropped 8.8% to $6.64 billion in the three months ending September 30 despite an influx of non-interest bearing funds, according to a statement.
October 24 -
The card network integrated its data-sharing technology into products from Zip, FIS and JPMorgan Chase as potential regulations loom on the horizon.
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FTX Trading is considering proposals from three bidders to restart trading on what had been one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges before the company sank into bankruptcy amid fraud allegations.
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After years of discussion among regulators, the Federal Reserve Board has approved changes to its CRA rules that will base compliance exams on where lending occurs rather than branch locations. The updates — set to take effect in January 2026 — also emphasize lending in lower-income areas as well as community development loans and investments.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's mission is important. That's why Congress needs to have stricter oversight of its actions.
October 24
Community Financial Services Association of America -
The top five servicers that are depositories have a combined unpaid principal balance of more than $1.89 trillion at the end of Q2 2023.
October 24 -
Three months after the instant payment network went live, users and former Fed staffers say the rollout is going as expected. But the key to wider use depends on banks and their customers figuring out what to do with it.
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The Alabama bank reported that check fraud resulted in operational losses of $135 million between April and September, including $53 million last quarter. The entire banking industry has been beset by higher levels of check fraud since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 23 -
The Dallas company, which is in the midst of a four-year business overhaul, is facing a margin squeeze in the coming quarters. But even as analysts express skepticism, company executives aren't budging from the profitability goals they set two years ago.
October 23 -
Banks already share consumers' transaction data with fintechs, mostly through data aggregators, and often grudgingly through screen scraping. The proposed 1033 regulation could give more control to consumers, better data access to fintechs and a competitive edge to big banks over smaller ones, some observers say.
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Though home mortgage issuance has slumped in line with originations, new potential bank capital rules and increased consumer debt consolidation could boost activity for these two subsets in the secondary market.
October 23 -
Avi Perry, who led the Justice Department's probe into JPMorgan Chase's commodities activities that resulted in a $920 million settlement in 2020, is joining Quinn Emanual Urquhard & Sullivan as co-chair of the firm's securities litigation practice.
October 23 -
The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an alert Friday calling on financial institutions to closely monitor and report suspected financial activities related to Hamas, including complex cryptocurrency transactions and through fictitious charities.
October 23 -
The Federal Reserve Board and state regulators signed off on the $1 billion deal, paving the way for a late 2023 closing. The approvals were significant given that other large combinations have run into trouble.
October 23 -
The top five banks and thrifts have combined total deposits of nearly $7.5 trillion.
October 23 -
Three years removed from the Black Lives Matter protests, banks have not fulfilled their promises to help close the racial wealth gap.
October 23
Rise Economy -
Brazil's PIX network has sparked a venture-capital boom in an otherwise down economy, including interest from U.S. investors.
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