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Companies with business models tied to cryptocurrencies and digital assets are driving interest in new national bank charters, says Matthew Bisanz, a partner at the law firm Mayer Brown.
Bisanz also added that marketplace and online lenders have also been interested in becoming a de novo while other companies have also been seeking industrial loan charters. In general, it can take six to eight months to get conditional approval on an application and then another year to get final approval. He noted that the legislation seems more aimed at trying to spur more traditional de novo formation, as opposed to fintechs and other types of firms’ seeking a banking charter.
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