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Now that the NCUA's "Financial Innovation" amendments have been posted in the Federal Register, beginning Oct. 30 federal credit unions and state charters, depending on their state laws and regulations, will have more flexibility to engage with third-party lenders in general and with fintechs, in particular. By, among other things, codifying legal opinion letter 15-0813 to clarify indirect lending arrangements, narrowing regulatory limits on the purchase of eligible obligations and trying to simplify the legal distinction between loan participations and eligible obligations, the NCUA has removed much of the confusion in a fundamental area of banking. It should help smaller credit unions purchase more loan participations and give larger ones increased opportunities to purchase loans from third parties.
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