The race is on to secure bank charters!
Banking regulators have been approving a lot of bank charters recently and multiple types of charters at that. De Novo charter, Trust Charter, National Bank Charter, and ILC Charter, to name a few. While the OCC is approving charters that does not mean their standards for attaining approval have diminished. There has been a surge of Crypto, fintech, and digital asset companies applying for various types of bank charters and Federal Reserve Master Accounts. However, time might be running out. President Trump’s second term ends in January 2029 and midterm elections are coming up in November. If…
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