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

American Banker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The Minneapolis company says the majority of branches earmarked for closing have already been shuttered for months due to the pandemic. Some of the savings will be plowed back into digital expansion.

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Minneapolis Company Regional Digital Banking 41

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Consumers have been banking online for 28 years. 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.

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Digital Banking Online Atlanta Las Vegas 15

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

But, in terms of branches, the bank seeks to grow its physical footprint in new markets such as Denver, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. The bank is also heading to cities in Ohio as well as Pittsburgh. In addition, the bank has rolled out smaller branches because of digital technology. JPMorgan Chase.

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Mobile Innovation Payments America 150

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

billion of assets under management. Hats off the Schools Financial’s board and management for acknowledging that even multi-billion dollar credit unions can drive value via merging with someone bigger. Bank Acquisition of the Year. And this year’s Smarter Bank is … drum roll … USAA. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

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.

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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Wealth management platform. Digital bank. Risk management and compliance software. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Home buying & mortgage process management. Tags: Consumer, bank, mobile, challenger, neo-bank. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $15 million Private Equity. Total raised: $21.2

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Company Fintech San Francisco Texas 12