Tagged: fdic

January 3, 2023 @ 10:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve made the interesting move to jointly issue a statement cautioning banks about working with crypto firms. The joint statement… Read More

January 3, 2023 @ 5:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Three federal bank regulators, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), US Federal Reserve Bank, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), have joined to caution the public on “crypto asset” risks to banking firms. The statement follows a year of turmoil in… Read More

December 9, 2022 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The aftershocks of FTX’s bankruptcy will be felt for many months. The collapse of the crypto exchange and the potential loss of billions in value has fueled demands for regulatory oversight on Capitol Hill with renewed vigor. Earlier this week, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator… Read More

November 22, 2022 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Democrat members of the Senate Banking Committee have sent a letter to SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI) inquiring about its activities in regard to digital asset trading. At the same time, the Senators have forwarded a letter to three bank regulators, the Office of the Comptroller of the… Read More

August 22, 2022 @ 2:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued a unique Cease and Desist statement telling five crypto firms to stop making misleading claims regarding deposit insurance. According to the FDIC, these five firms were each the recipient of a C&D letter: Cryponews.com Cryptosec.info SmartAsset.com FTX.US… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 1:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following the Voyager Digital (TSX: VOYG) (OTCQX: VYGVF) debacle that ended in bankruptcy after a loan from Three Arrow Capital (3AC) was not repaid, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was compelled to make a statement on certain holdings at the Metropolitan Commercial Bank. As was… Read More

July 29, 2022 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the government agency that provides bank deposit insurance, has taken the unique act of publicly chastising Voyager Digital regarding claims of false statements on deposit insurance status. Voyager Digital filed for bankruptcy protection following the collapse of  Three Arrows… Read More

April 12, 2022 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

All FDIC-supervised institutions that plan to engage in, or that are presently engaged in, any activities involving or related to crypto-assets are now required to inform the FDIC. FDIC-supervised institutions are “requested to provide information described in this letter.” The FDIC confirmed that it would… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A report from PeerIQ notes that the official numbers are in and they’re not looking so great. Inflation, as measured by the CPI, surged at a higher than expected 7.5% annualized rate in January 2022. That’s the fastest rate of price increases since 1982. Expectations… Read More

February 9, 2022 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Acting Chair Martin J. Gruenberg released on February 7, 2022 the following statement and summary of the FDIC’s priorities for the coming year: “The FDIC’s core mission is to maintain stability and public confidence in the U.S. financial system…. Read More

November 23, 2021 @ 2:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the leading regulatory overseeing national banks, has issued a letter confirming that national banks and federal savings associations can engage in crypto but must demonstrate adequate controls in place before they can engage in certain cryptocurrency,… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

PeerIQ, a top online lending data and analytics operation, has been selected along with several other firms to submit proposals to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) aiming to boost the utilization of modern technology tools. PeerIQ is joined by Palantir Technologies, S&P Global Market… Read More

August 14, 2021 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently revealed that eight teams have been chosen to take part in a “tech sprint” designed “to explore new technologies and techniques” to assist banking institutions with meeting the requirements of unbanked consumers. The FDIC’s technology lab, FDITECH, introduced… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), which is one of two agencies that offers deposit insurance to depositors in US depository institutions (the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures credit unions based in the US), will reportedly be asking for details… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 2:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported last March, five federal regulatory agencies joined in a consultation pertaining to the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) within financial institutions. The Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and… Read More

March 29, 2021 @ 5:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a joint statement today, five federal financial regulatory agencies announced a consultation pertaining to the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) as well as machine learning (ML) within financial institutions. The agencies seek information from the public on how financial institutions use AI in their… Read More

November 12, 2020 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is looking to boost its Fintech bench by hiring three individuals to help with legal issues regarding Fintech. According to a post on USAJOBS, responsibilities include: Analyzing and advising on the interpretation of statutes, common law, regulations, and legal… Read More

October 24, 2020 @ 5:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Every two years, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) completes a report on the status of banking in the US. The recently released report, “How America Banks: Household Use of Banking and Financial Services,” says that a record low 5.4% of U.S. households were unbanked… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Silicon Valley Fintech Unicorn Brex, the company that’s “reimagining” financial systems for growing businesses, revealed on July 22, 2020, that it has introduced new features and FDIC insurance on its zero-commission cash management account, Brex Cash. As mentioned in a release shared with CI: “These… Read More

March 19, 2020 @ 7:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Square Financial Services, the de novo industrial bank established by payment services firm Square, has received conditional approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for its deposit insurance application. The approval gives Square permission to introduce banking services, which it’s reportedly planning to launch… Read More