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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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Levy, 50, of Bedford, Ohio; and Abdul-Azeem Levy, 22, of Cleveland, Ohio. 46, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Bern Benoit, 44, of Burbank, California. Augustin, 51, of Coral Springs, Florida; Wyleia Nashon Williams, 44, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; James R. Stote, 54, of Hollywood, Florida; Ross Charno, 46, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Deon D.

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Rocket Trims IPO By 39 Pct From $3.3B To $2B After Investors Reject Valuation

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The Detroit-based company is expected to market a reduced number of shares at about $18 to $20 apiece, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. billion and offered 150 million shares for $20 to $22 each, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Last month, Gilbert sought an IPO for $3.3

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Fed Sees Possible Path To ‘Direct Issuance’ Of Digital Dollars

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Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said in a speech this week that a digital dollar could conceivably be a form of money transfer that would enable the Fed to disburse money to all individuals in America. Digital dollars could make the leap from concept to reality, but there might be a few ways to get there.

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P2P player wants to mimic cash's anonymity

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A Cleveland startup’s play in the crowded and noisy P2P market is to nudge the transaction as close to digital version of paper money as possible — without Venmo’s social tools or Zelle’s email model.

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Google Pay Adds 29 US Banks To Mobile Payment Service

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Greater Cleveland Community Credit Union. Security Bank (NE). This year has been a busy one for Google Pay, as it tries to gain prominence in a crowded market with competitors like Apple Pay , Samsung Pay and even Walmart Pay. Community Bank of the Bay. Community First Credit Union (OH). Evans Bank. Federated Bank. Success Bank.

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Growing a mortgage portfolio: Encourage borrowers to bank local

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Cleveland, Ohio – First Federal Savings and Loan Association ($955 million). Leveraging the go local movement to boost a bank’s lending portfolio may be as simple as targeted marketing. For each city, highlighted is the top community bank by mortgage volume, along with their residential loan figure. Blog Bank'

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Facebook Faces Billions In Possible GDPR Fines

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Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. The one million euros will be spent through 2019, according to reports. Banking, Eyed by the Fed.