CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I am pleased to share with our blog readers that Kristen Larson, an attorney with almost two decades of in-house experience advising midsized and large national banks on financial services matters, has joined Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group. She is resident in the firm’s Minneapolis office.

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Groups Minneapolis National Lending 78

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

And from the very beginning, there have been pure-play digital banking startups. The first, online bank Security First Network Bank (SFNB) launched in 1995, just a year after Amazon.com. But unlike ecommerce, digital-only banking was slow to catch on. The post Top 63 Online Digital Banks for U.S.

Digital Banking 15

Digital Banking Online Atlanta Las Vegas 15

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis.

Fintech 143

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Chris Myers, President & CEO, Citizens Business Bank – During a tumultuous time for West Coast banks, Myers kept his sights on being a top commercial relationship bank. The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Alt-lending to small businesses. Marketplace lending analytics. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tags: SMB, lending, credit, underwriting, payments, point-of-sale, mobile, trade finance. Total raised: $42 million. HQ: Ahmedabad, India. Source: Crunchbase. West Creek Financial. Consumer purchase financing. Latest round: $28.5

Company 12

Company Fintech New York City Lending 12

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 21, 2016

Digital bank startup. Alt-lending marketplace for consumers. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sentiment analysis for capital markets. Tags: Consumer, lending, underwriting, alt-lending, loans, personal financial management, P2P, person-to-person. Latest round: $40 million Series B. Total raised: $52.7

New York City 12

New York City Fintech Company San Francisco 12