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FHFA announces Office of Financial Technology

CFPB Monitor

On July 18, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced the launch of a new Office of Financial Technology with the goal of advancing effective risk management as it evaluates fintech developments in the housing finance space.

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Currency Comptroller: New Plan Regulating Marketplace Lending

PYMNTS

Pivoting from concerns and risks around financial technology innovation in the banking system, the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency said the agency will roll out a new framework for regulating marketplace lending.

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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

PYMNTS

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions. Late last week, the U.S.

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The Hot New Job in Fintech: Someone to Deal With Regulators

Bank Innovation

regulators have taken a greater interest over the last year in technology startups promising to reinvent finance. Several financial-technology companies are looking to staff up in regulatory compliance, according to job posting data reviewed […].

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Celent Model Bank Awards 2017: Banking Products Innovation

Celent Banking

Lending Product — for the most impressive consumer or business lending or collections initiative. Product Innovation — for demonstrating the ability to launch multiple innovative products. Join us for the 10 th annual Innovation and Insight Day on April 4 th in Boston.

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Celent Model Bank Awards 2017: Banking Products Innovation

Celent Banking

Lending Product — for the most impressive consumer or business lending or collections initiative. Product Innovation — for demonstrating the ability to launch multiple innovative products. Join us for the 10 th annual Innovation and Insight Day on April 4 th in Boston.

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Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech

PYMNTS

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets.

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