Jul 8, 2019 | Banks & Credit Unions, FinTech, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Over the last two years, banks have increased their lending to nondepository financial institutions, many of which are fintech firms, by 23 percent, according to data compiled by FedFis. In comparison, commercial and credit...
Jun 24, 2019 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
← Previous Article Next Article → The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) proposed last week to delay the effective date of its risk-based capital rule until January 1, 2022. The rule would generally require larger credit unions, with assets more...
Jun 24, 2019 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
← Previous Article Next Article → The nation’s largest and most complex banks easily passed the Federal Reserve’s annual stress tests, despite undergoing a scenario that simulated the most severe economic downturn yet tested.The simulation projected $410...
Jun 14, 2019 | Banks & Credit Unions, News, Online Lending
← Previous Article Next Article → The California Assembly, led by Assemblypersons Monique Limon and Tim Grayson, passed AB-539 on May 23, a state bill that would cap interest rates at 36 percent on loans more than $2,500. Controversy and criticism have...
Jun 14, 2019 | Banks & Credit Unions, News, Online Lending
← Previous Article Next Article → Earlier last year, economists from the World Bank published a report entitled, “Interest Rate Caps: The Theory and the Practice.” It finds that capping interest rates not only reduces average lending rates, but often has...
Jun 11, 2019 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
← Previous Article Next Article → According to a new report, a majority of bank and credit union executives believe that partnerships or collaborations with fintech firms are important in 2019, especially in the areas of digital account opening, payments,...