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May

5
2023
Industry News

New SBA rule changes are coming. See what they mean for you

The U.S. Small Business Administration has long been concerned about small businesses from underserved markets struggling to obtain SBA loans. On May 11 and 12, the SBA is expected to enact a series of changes to the SBA programs that will expand which lenders can get licensed for SBA programs,

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May

5
2023
Industry News

FDIC plans to hit big banks with fees to refill deposit insurance fund - Bloomberg News

(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is planning to exempt smaller lenders from kicking in extra money to replenish the government's bedrock deposit insurance fund, and instead saddle the biggest banks with much of the bill, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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May

5
2023
Industry News

CFPB to distribute more than $22 million to consumers harmed by Burlington Financial Group’s debt relief and credit repair scams

This month, 6,523 people who were misled by Burlington Financial Group with false promises that it would eliminate their credit-card debts and improve their credit scores will receive a check in the mail. Burlington Financial Group was a Maryland-based debt-relief and credit-repair company that marketed and sold debt-relief and credit-repair services to people nationwide from January 2016 until at least September 2019 and collected fees from them until at least August 2020.

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May

5
2023
Trends

Nearly half of Americans are nervous about their money in the bank, Gallup survey

MIAMI - Nearly half of American adults say they are concerned about the safety of the money they keep in banks, according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday. In the polling, 48% of US adults say they are concerned about the money they have in banks and other financial institutions, including 19% who are "very" worried. Another 29% said they are "moderately" worried.

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May

5
2023
Industry News

Attorney General James Proposes Nation-Leading Regulations on Cryptocurrency Industry

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced landmark legislation to tighten regulations on the cryptocurrency industry to protect investors, consumers, and the broader economy. The multi-billion-dollar industry lacks robust regulations, making it prone to dramatic market fluctuations, and has been used to hide and facilitate criminal conduct and fraud.

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