Capital and Risk, Credit, Regulations
March 8, 2024
Via: FinTech FuturesThe ruling has lowered the charge from its previous figure of $32, in a move that the regulator hopes will save account holders more than $14 billion a year while axing what it describes as business models founded on “penalties, […]
February 28, 2024
Via: FinTech FuturesThe deal with see the bank transfer the debt from its branded credit card programme in the US to Blackstone’s credit and insurance segments, which were consolidated last September. Barclays says the transaction is part of a move to release […]
February 22, 2024
Via: FinTech FuturesTemenos, which has recently been forced to refute allegations made by Hindenburg Research of client dissatisfaction and accounting irregularities, claims its Infinity system will provide the US private bank with increased operational efficiency and personalised customer experiences. Commerce says it […]
February 21, 2024
Via: Banking DiveOn Valentine’s Day, fintech Neon Money Club launched an app to help financially like-minded people find love. Potential suitors will find one unusual hurdle prior to swiping right, though: They must have at least a 675 credit score. The app, […]
Activity, Capital and Risk, Credit, Retail Banking
February 16, 2024
Via: FinTech FuturesThe partnership will see the bank adopt its partner’s embedded lending technology and credit intelligence network to induce a “second review” of a loan application should the applicant fail to meet its traditional lending requirements the first time around. A […]
February 15, 2024
Via: JD SupraThe CFPB’s announcement of a proposed rulemaking to remove medical bills from consumers’ credit reports, as well as the special focus placed on medical debt in its annual report, indicates that reporting medical debt will continue to be a priority. […]
February 9, 2024
Via: JD SupraOn February 6, 2024, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman Todd M. Harper spoke at a Brookings Institution event to outline his regulatory agenda and supervisory priorities for 2024. His prepared remarks addressed the 90th Anniversary of the Federal Credit […]
Activity, Capital and Risk, Corporate Banking, Credit
January 31, 2024
Via: Banking DiveSellersFi, a global e-commerce financing and financial services company, is partnering with Amazon Lending to offer eligible sellers credit lines of up to $10 million, the companies announced Tuesday. CEO and co-founder Ricardo Pero said the credit lines are targeting […]
January 31, 2024
Via: FinTech FuturesThe facility builds upon a previous $250 million debt facility the fintech landed with Credit Suisse and Waterfall Asset Management in December 2022. Founded in 2016 and based in Los Angeles, USA, Sunbit provides a buy now, pay later (BNPL) […]
January 24, 2024
Via: Payments DiveThe Fed’s report documented the financial squeeze that creditors, especially low-income consumers, were experiencing in recent years, due to rent, auto and credit card payments. More than half of low-income (57%) and moderate-income (53%) consumers were rent-burdened in 2021, meaning […]
January 17, 2024
Via: Banking DiveA rule proposed Wednesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could reduce — to between $3 and $14 — the overdraft fees charged by banks with more than $10 billion in assets. Under the proposed rule, banks would classify overdraft […]
December 27, 2023
Via: JD SupraLast week, the CFPB released its twelfth annual report to Congress on college credit card agreements. The annual report is mandated by the CARD Act. The CARD Act requires mandatory reporting to the CFPB by card issuers on agreements with […]
December 18, 2023
Via: JD SupraOn December 15, 2023, the CFPB announced a settlement with a medical debt collector to resolve allegations that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), its implementing Regulation V, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), and the Consumer […]
December 1, 2023
Via: Payments DiveAs tech giant Apple winds down its partnership with investment bank Goldman Sachs, it will need to find a new card issuer to back its credit card. And given the size of the business, there’s a small pool of suitors, […]
October 26, 2023
Via: Banking DiveU.S. Bank stepped into the buy now, pay later space Tuesday with the launch of Avvance, a new point-of-sale lending product. Similar to other BNPL checkout experiences, an Avvance button will now pop up at checkout on the websites of […]
October 23, 2023
Via: JD SupraThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced last week the publication of an Advisory Opinion regarding “Consumer Information Requests to Large Banks and Credit Unions.” The Advisory Opinion applies to “large banks and credit unions”, which means those with $10 […]
Capital and Risk, Credit, Regulations
October 19, 2023
Via: Banking DiveThe Senate voted Wednesday, by a 53-44 tally, to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s small-business data collection rule. The rule, issued in March, has drawn criticism over the specific pieces of information it seeks to collect from small-business owners […]
October 18, 2023
Via: YahooSeveral U.S. regional banks beat analysts third-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday as higher interest rates allowed them to charge more for loans, although rising loan loss provisions and deposit retention costs crimped margins. Shares of several regional banks fell, including […]
Activity, Capital and Risk, Credit, Retail Banking
October 3, 2023
Via: Payments DiveHoliday shoppers this year may have less room on their credit cards, and little enthusiasm for making that worse. In July, 61% of U.S. consumers lived paycheck to paycheck, 2 percentage points more than a year ago, according to research […]
September 29, 2023
Via: YahooU.S. Bancorp Impact Finance, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank, and its community development entity (CDE) – USBCDE, LLC – received $55 million of New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation from the U.S. Department of Treasury. The allocation is part of […]