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Legislation Introduced in the House Aims to Support New and Rural Banks by Easing Regulatory Requirements

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On January 16, U.S. Representative Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced H.R. 478, the “Promoting New Bank Formation Act,” which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services. This bill aims to support the establishment and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB files opposition to preliminary injunction motion of intervenors in Texas lawsuit challenging CFPB’s small business lending...

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The CFPB has filed its opposition to the motion for a preliminary injunction filed by the intervenors in the Texas federal court lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s final small business lending rule (Rule).  The intervenors are...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Calling All Community Banks: CDFI Fund Opens Applications for FY 2023 Bank Enterprise Award Program

FDIC-insured depository institutions seeking CRA credit opportunities may be eligible to apply for funding to further impact the distressed communities they serve. On March 31, 2023, the Department of Treasury’s Community...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: September 2021

Division of Banks Warns of Risks from Representments Causing Multiple NSF Fees - The Massachusetts Division of Banks has issued a supervisory alert letter to warn banks about certain legal risks and risks of regulatory...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CARES Act Provides Much-Needed Stimulus for U.S. Businesses, Individuals

On March 27, 2020, Congress approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to provide financial assistance to individuals and businesses, which in aggregate greatly exceeds the financial package...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC’s Inaugural Capital Call

On January 23, 2020, the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (the “Office”) hosted its first Capital Call, during which the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and Director of the...more

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GDPR Considerations for Community Banks

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The May 25, 2018, compliance effective date of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is just weeks away, and many U.S.-based companies have at least by now taken stock of their EU customer base and operations,...more

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Community banks trade group asks Trump Administration to curb fair lending enforcement

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The Independent Community Bankers of America issued a statement calling on the Trump administration “to rein in the overzealous application of fair lending laws.” ICBA stated that community banks are threatened by a recent...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPBs Meeting with Community Bank Advisory Council Provides Insights into Upcoming Debt Collection Rules

Last week , the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) met with the Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC) to discuss the CFPB’s July 28, 2016, outline of the proposed debt collection rules (Outline) intended to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Relief from Mandatory Swaps Clearing for Small Bank Holding Companies, Small Savings and Loan Holding...

On January 8, 2016, the Division of Clearing and Risk (“Division”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued no-action letters providing relief from the mandatory clearing requirement for swaps under Section...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Small Lenders Score a Needed Win before the CFPB: New Regs for Small Lenders Serving Rural and Underserved Areas Offers New...

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When many small and community bankers serving rural and underserved areas prepare for their New Year’s Eve toast this year, they will be able to make a major New Year’s Resolution: make more home loans. The Consumer...more

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CFPB Expands “Small Creditor” and “Rural Area” Definitions for Qualified Mortgages

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On September 21, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released final and revised versions of mortgage rules regarding small creditors. These changes should ease lenders’ ability to originate qualified mortgages...more

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SBA Lending May Be Critical to Future Community Banking

Headlines should read, “Congress and President Do Something Right!” On July 28, 2015, only one day after Congress passed the matter, the President signed into law an increase in Small Business Administration (“SBA”) lending,...more

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White House Opposes Bill Giving Small Businesses Greater Voice in CFPB Rulemaking

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Last month, the White House informed Congress that it opposes a bill passed by the House of Representatives designed to give small businesses a larger role in developing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rules and...more

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Department of Justice Reprioritizes Asset Seizure in Structuring Cases But Risks Remain

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On December 23, 2014, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina filed a Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem seeking to forfeit $107,702.66 belonging to Lyndon McLellan, the owner of L&M Convenient Mart...more

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