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The Velocity of Risk – What Bankers Need To Know

South State Correspondent

Banks that are looking to enhance their risk management practices should consider incorporating the concept of the velocity of risk into their enterprise-wide risk management practices. In this article, we explore why and how banks are starting to incorporate the “velocity of risk” into their risk management practices.

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How Masabi Makes Public Transit Ticketing Mobile

PYMNTS

In 2007, we started our first trial with a company called Chiltern Railways in the U.K.,” In that 2007 pilot test program, commuters could buy tickets in-person or online and have them delivered to their mobile phones. Donovan said. From paper to digital.

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Vacation Rental Sites Build Upon A Business Model Established Early In American History

PYMNTS

and the Tax Reform Act of 1976 gave many tax incentives to homeowners who decided to restore their homes. Despite the rapid growth of bed and breakfasts in the 1980s and 1990s, bed and breakfast operators faced some marketing challenges. In 2007, roommates Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky were struggling to pay rent.

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Credit Karma Launches Free Tax Filing Service

Fintech Labs Insights

The San Francisco-based company launched a new (and free) tax return preparation offering this week to complement its flagship, free credit score monitoring, as well as its loan and credit card comparison technology. New and existing users will have access to free tax filing in January 2017, just in time for tax season.

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A Decline in Personal Savings

TrustBank

The BEA calculates the personal saving rate by subtracting taxes from personal income to arrive at “disposable personal income” and then subtracts personal outlays. As of October, the US ranked 32 nd according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data. What’s left is an estimate of personal savings.

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Consumer Lending: Should Banks Do It?

Jeff For Banks

Mortgage bankers and brokers own a significant share of market (although less than prior to the 2007-08 financial crisis). Looking at our peer group numbers, the consumer loan costs a little above $1,100 per year in operating expense to originate and maintain. pre-tax profit as a percent of the portfolio. Not charitable moxy.

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Reverse Trend

Independent Banker

As that older generation continues to age, reverse mortgages could become mainstream financial planning products that increasingly more house-rich but cash-strapped senior borrowers will need, says Dan Barksdale, a division manager for FirstBank in Lexington, Tenn., who oversees 32 loan officers dedicated to providing the loans.

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