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The value of fair value: Credit union merger accounting requires a strong partner

Abrigo

Consulting firms specializing in valuation services can be crucial partners for credit unions as they negotiate the maze of uncertainty in merger discussions. Firms specializing in fair value bring specialized expertise in financial modeling and valuation techniques. Why a third-party specialist? Objectivity. Risk mitigation.

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CFPB Issues Advisory Opinion Addressing Regulatory Uncertainty Regarding Special Purpose Credit Programs

CFPB Monitor

On December 21, 2020, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion that addresses regulatory uncertainty related to certain aspects of special purpose credit programs (“SPCPs”) designed and implemented by for-profit organizations. For example, a SPCP could be open only to members of a certain racial, ethnic, gender or age group.

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CFPB Fair Lending Leaders Publish Article Promoting Broader Use of Special Purpose Credit Programs

CFPB Monitor

Two leaders of the CFPB’s Fair Lending Office – Patrick Ficklin, Fair Lending Director, and Charles Nier, Senior Fair Lending Counsel – recently published an article advocating for broader use of special purpose credit programs (“SPCPs”) by creditors.

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The Digital Evolution Of The Online Gaming Ecosystem

PYMNTS

The legalization of sports gambling requires an important policy choice, but the choice is not ours to make,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the 6-3 opinion. According to ESPN reports , 24 more states are “moving toward” legalization. million in bets for Super Bowl Sunday, according to reports in the Concord Monitor.

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Choosing the right chatbot vendor

Insights on Business

They range from the largest and most prominent cloud software development players to specialized solution providers with development platforms to niche vendors that offer unique and powerful capabilities. The recent report, The Forrester New Wave™: Conversational Computing Platforms, Q2 2018.

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Our live five for 2017

Tomorrow's Transactions

No matter how much I complain that silly lists of what will be big in the New Year are trivial and superficial and not really representative of a more detailed analysis of key trends… I still feel I have to annoy my colleagues at Consult Hyperion into giving me a few ideas so that I can surf the end of year blog wave. Goodbye 2016.

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Closing the Case for Customer Centricity & Digital Transformation

FICO

Their belief that “Big is Bad” correlates to why long-established products and services are suspect, when compared to start-ups and innovators, and the opinions of online strangers are more persuasive than corporate endorsements. Determining Motive. for continuous improvement. Closing the Case. It’s that simple.