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McGlinchey Stafford

Bank Partnerships in an Evolving World

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Financial institutions have utilized service providers for a multitude of purposes over many years. The use of service providers has not historically been a controversial issue, and financial institutions have always had an...more

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10 Considerations for Fintechs Partnering with Community Banks

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As banking and technology become more integrated, banks are increasingly partnering with fintechs to expand their customer offerings. The rapid rise of these partnerships has generated questions for both banks and fintechs on...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bank-Fintech Partnerships and Fair Lending: Top Areas at Risk for Government Scrutiny

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently published a consent order issued against Cross River Bank that alleged the bank’s fair lending program’s noncompliance and weaknesses in its oversight of fintech...more

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Sale of Partnership Interests . . . In the Ordinary Course of Business?

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What Is It? Where one stands on an issue of tax law may depend upon context and perspective, including the facts and circumstances one finds relevant, and whom one is counseling or representing. Tax advisers often find...more

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OCC keeps focus on bank/fintech partnerships

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Since the beginning of Michael Hsu’s tenure as Acting Comptroller of the Currency, bank/fintech partnerships have been a focus of OCC concern.  Although bank lending partnerships with fintechs continue to receive OCC...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Federal Banking Regulators Shine Light Again on Third-Party Risk Management

Federal banking regulators have again demonstrated their focus on bank oversight and management of risk from third party relationships through a series of guidance and proposed guidance published in the third quarter of 2021....more

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Vetting FinTechs as Business Risk Partners: OCC Bulletin

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Innovation is a key to competitive advantage and keeping pace with consumer digital banking preferences. Increasingly, banks are engaging the services of fintech’s who can deliver certain information and services in a more...more

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SBA Implemented Changes to PPP as a Part of American Rescue Plan Act

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In this Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio for depository institutions will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021; the Small Business...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

OCC Finalizes its “True Lender” Test: Paving the Way for Bank & Non-Bank Partnerships

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued its long-anticipated final rule on Oct. 27, to establish a “simple, bright-line test” to determine when a national bank or federal savings association has made a...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Corporate Transparency Act: A New Regulatory Requirement for Business

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (HR 2513) by a vote of 249-173, including 25 Republicans, on Oct. 22, 2019. A companion bill is being reviewed by the Senate. The purpose of HR...more

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Franchisee’s & Self-Employment Taxes

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In a recent Chief Counsel Advice (CCA 201640014, issued 9/30/2016), the Office of Chief Counsel (“OCC”) of the Internal Revenue Service found that all of a franchisee’s share of earnings from a partnership that operating...more

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