On September 13, 2016, as part of the inaugural Marketplace Lending Policy Summit 2016, US Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry discussed marketplace lending's risks and associated policy questions. Of note, Comptroller Curry addressed the OCC's work around responsible innovation and feedback it has received to date on potentially granting federal banking charters to fintech firms. Curry noted that if the OCC does decide to grant limited-purpose charters in this area, the institutions who receive the charters will be held to the same strict standards of safety, soundness and fairness that other federally chartered institutions must meet.
Comptroller Curry's full remarks are available at:
http://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/speeches/2016/pub-speech-2016-111.pdf.
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