State regulators believe that a robust market for consumer lending depends upon viable market alternatives. Thus, it is critically important that banks, and especially community banks, be able to serve as a source of small-dollar credit in the communities they serve.
Renewal Season Starts November 1 Washington, D.C. – State regulators encourage individuals and businesses in the mortgage, money transmission, debt collection and consumer financial services industry to get ready for the Nov. 1 start of Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) annual license renewal by taking steps to prepare in advance. More than 261,000 mortgage loan originators (MLOs) and companies are
By CSBS Data Scientist Carlos Cordova, Senior Policy Analyst Joey Samowitz, and Senior Economist and Director of Research Thomas F. Siems, Ph.D. Community banks have been at the forefront in providing needed funds to small businesses across the country as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have severely restricted U.S. economic activity. Our analysis of the Paycheck Protection Program
Renewal Season Starts Nov. 1 Washington, D.C. – State regulators encourage individuals and businesses in the mortgage, money transmission, debt collection and consumer financial services industry to start preparing now for the Nov. 1 start of Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) annual license renewal. Mortgage loan originators (MLOs) and mortgage companies account for more than 846,000 state licenses to be
CSBS released a survey of consumer lending laws and regulations of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., today alongside a new policy paper that examines the nonbank consumer finance marketplace.
Director of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions and CSBS Non-depository Supervisory Committee Charlie Clark testified on fintech regulation before the House Task Force on Financial Technology.
Washington, D.C. – The Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) has a new login process that requires users to update their username and password and establish account recovery details. State regulators encourage licensees to complete this process before Nov. 1 to save time during NMLS annual renewals. “We’ve made some improvements this year to the login process based on user feedback,”
System updates will improve the user experience and create greater efficiencies Washington, D.C. – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) is set to release the first phase of large-scale enhancements for the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry (NMLS) on July 20. The system updates will resolve pain points for professionals across the mortgage, consumer finance, debt, and money
Washington, D.C.— In a coordinated enforcement action by 48 state financial regulators, Block, Inc. will pay an $80 million fine and undertake corrective action for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) laws that safeguard the financial system from illicit use. More than 50 million consumers use Cash App, Block’s mobile payment service, to spend, send
CSBS Vice President Mortgage Testing & Education Programs Rich Madison Completing continuing education (CE) each year is an important step state-licensed mortgage loan originators (MLOs) must take before they can renew their license to conduct mortgage business for the coming year. However, a CSBS investigation in October revealed 14 MLOs associated with one mortgage company did not provide adequate identification