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Mexico’s Incoming Government Sees Fintech as a Path to Greater Financial Inclusion

Aug 27, 2018 | News

← Previous Article Next Article → In Mexico, where only one-third of adults currently have bank accounts, senior officials are looking to fintech companies and banks to increase participation in the financial system, according to a story in Reuters. In its...

Kraninger Nomination Clears Senate Committee, Advances to Full Senate for Consideration

Aug 23, 2018 | News

← Previous Article Next Article → Earlier today, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs met in executive session to consider a slate of nominations, including that of Kathy Kraninger, President Trump’s nominee to head the Consumer...

CSBS Chair Says FDIC Should Look to State Regulator Experience

Aug 22, 2018 | News

← Previous Article Next Article → In a new column for American Banker, Charlotte Corley, who serves as chair of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and as commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance, argues that the...

Credit Unions Suggest NCUA’s PAL Proposal Needs More Work

Aug 21, 2018 | News

← Previous Article Next Article → At the end of May, the National Credit Union Administration proposed a rule that would provide credit union member with more options to offer short-term, small-dollar lending products. These products would come on top of the...

NAFSA Adds Three Staff Members with New Director of Policy and Research, Communications Manager, and Marketing Manager

Aug 17, 2018 | NAFSA News, News

← Previous Article Next Article → This week, NAFSA announced three new strategic hires to help advance the organization’s mission of advocating for Tribal sovereignty, promoting responsible financial services, and providing better economic opportunity in...

Senate Democrats Ask Mulvaney to Protect Military Borrowers

Aug 16, 2018 | Federal Regulation, News

← Previous Article Next Article → Yesterday, every Democratic member of the U.S. Senate signed a letter led by Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), who serves as Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee; Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who serves as Ranking Member of the...

Conference of State Bank Supervisors CEO Blasts OCC’s Fintech Charter

Aug 14, 2018 | Federal Regulation, News

← Previous Article Next Article → In a column published last week in American Banker, John Ryan, president and CEO of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), blasted the Office of Comptroller of the Currency’s decision to accept applications for...

Fintech Startups Move Toward Subprime Credit Card Lending

Aug 14, 2018 | FinTech, News

← Previous Article Next Article → A growing trend so far this year is the rise of financial technology startups that are beginning to offer credit card products to customers with poor credit histories, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. This...

Sharice Davids Prevails in Kansas Democratic Primary, Could Become First Native American Woman in Congress

Aug 9, 2018 | News

← Previous Article Next Article → Last month, we wrote about Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna who won the nomination to run for Congress in New Mexico’s first Congressional district. After her victory, Indian country and national news...

NAFCU Asks CFPB to Exempt All Payday Alternative Loans from Payday Lending Rule

Aug 8, 2018 | Banks & Credit Unions, News

← Previous Article Next Article → Last October, when the agency was still helmed by former Director Richard Cordray, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that required lenders to determine up front whether people can afford to repay...

Mexico’s Incoming Government Sees Fintech as a Path to Greater Financial Inclusion

Kraninger Nomination Clears Senate Committee, Advances to Full Senate for Consideration

CSBS Chair Says FDIC Should Look to State Regulator Experience

Credit Unions Suggest NCUA’s PAL Proposal Needs More Work

NAFSA Adds Three Staff Members with New Director of Policy and Research, Communications Manager, and Marketing Manager

Senate Democrats Ask Mulvaney to Protect Military Borrowers

Conference of State Bank Supervisors CEO Blasts OCC’s Fintech Charter

Fintech Startups Move Toward Subprime Credit Card Lending

Sharice Davids Prevails in Kansas Democratic Primary, Could Become First Native American Woman in Congress

NAFCU Asks CFPB to Exempt All Payday Alternative Loans from Payday Lending Rule

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