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Lessons Learned From the Fourth United States Bank Failure of 2023

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Heartland Tri-State began operations in 1985 under the name First National Bank of Elkhart. In 2017, the bank was converted from its National Charter to a Kansas state-chartered bank and renamed Heartland Tri-State Bank. In 2019, it expanded by buying its fourth branch from a competitor.

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State Attorneys General Sue to Halt Cancellation of Student Loan Debt

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On September 29, 2022, the Attorneys General of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Carolina filed a complaint in the U.S. The HEROES Act was a response to the September 11th attacks to relieve active-duty personnel from financial hardship while defending our nation.

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NRF On The Case For Revising eCommerce Sales Tax Laws

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Kansas’ economic nexus tax recently came under fire from its own government. The attorney general said that Kansas’ economic nexus policy conflicted with the model established in the Wayfair ruling. Small retailers may be struggling with Kansas’ law, but large retailers are meanwhile coming under fire in South Carolina.

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Seven US States Seek To Simplify FinTech Licensing

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Reuters reported news on Tuesday that banking regulators from seven states across the United States are working to, as the newswire reported, “streamline” the FinTech reporting process, with an eye on those tech firms having an easier road toward offering their products and services across the nation.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Goes To College To Research Blockchain; Bitcoin Value Drops To Lowest Level In 7.5 Weeks

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Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, Morgan State, Kansas, Michigan and Northeastern universities in the U.S., as well as the National University of Singapore and the University of Sao Paulo, have now joined the Institute for FinTech Research at Tsinghua University (THUIFR) in Beijing under the UBRI. “In

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Brazos National Bank. Douglas National Bank. Central Bank of Kansas City. Kansas City. FSNB, National Association. Pioneer Trust Bank, National Association. AMG National Trust Bank. HNB National Bank. Leader Bank, National Association. BNC National Bank. By William Atkinson.

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In B2B, FinTech And Banks Eye (And Serve) SMB Capital Needs

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In one example, OurCrowd , which operates in the equity crowdfunding space, has struck up a partnership in Thailand with Bangkok Bank , boosting OurCrowd’s reach in Asia. In a statement from Brian Unruh, CEO of NBKC, the executive said that “our strategy has been to leverage technology and innovation to expand nationally. ”

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