'This is right out of Trump's playbook': Comments of the week
June 21, 2018 10:00 PM
Readers weigh in on Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting's comments about discrimination, opine on President Trump’s pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, respond to new anti-money-laundering legislation and more.
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On President Trump’s decision to nominate a relatively obscure OMB official to head the CFPB, possibly in the hopes of keeping acting Director Mick Mulvaney in the position:
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On questions surrounding Trump's the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to head the CFPB:
"This is right out of Trump's playbook. The Ds are damned if they do and damned if they don't. Well played and looks like we see Mulvaney into 2020. Elections have consequences!"
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A response to Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting recently saying he has “never personally observed” discrimination in banking:
“I've been in banking over 30 years and have not personally seen any discrimination or a banker who I thought would intentionally discriminate while making a loan. Bankers make money when they make loans---do not make money by turning them down. Otting should have played the WDC politically correct game and said he knows that there is lots of discrimination and revising the CRA rules will stomp it all out---forever.”
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On a state regulator arguing it will apply the same rigor to consumer protection regardless of what changes occur at the CFPB:
“A check cashing company not following the rules? Here's a thought....how about dedicating resources to looking at the activity of used car dealers, payday lenders, check cashers, and pawn brokers before creating another bank regulator or another cop on the beat.”
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On the House Financial Services Committee setting aside a vote on a bill designed to ease anti-money-laundering requirements when lawmakers balked over the exclusion of new shell-company restrictions:
“Well, well, well, seems that Congress again doesn't get it when it comes to ‘fixing’ minor problems. If the regulators what to know who the shell company ownerships are, then add it in. After all, that information has been out there in the state Secretary of Stat's offices, and the IRS and FenCen can request it at any time. Seems that this is a stall to keep banks from getting relief.”
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On calls to hire people without banking experience to get fresh thinking:
“The fintech stumbles I’ve seen have been because of banking knowledge gaps. The new skills are re-making banking, to be sure, but banking products still require bank product and product regulatory experience.”
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On U.S. Bank expecting its robo adviser tool to appeal to customers of all ages, not just millennials:
“Kudos @usbank for thinking beyond the avocado toast :)” (via Twitter ).
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