PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

. “In this day and age, it is very important for community financial institutions to be able to compete with their main new competitors — challenger banks and national banks — and have access to the same technology that can be deployed in weeks, not years,” said Agora Services Founder and CEO Arcady Lapiro in a statement.

North Carolina 193

North Carolina Fintech Technology Community 193

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

While short-term lending in general has a pretty rough reputation, the pawn loan is the most ill-regarded arena in an already unloved category of consumer lending. The loan amount a borrower can get from a pawnbroker is determined solely by the value of the item itself; as in most forms of short-term lending, there is no credit check.

Ohio 151

Ohio Lending Iowa South Dakota 151

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Thereafter, “using its existing lending operations and personnel, LoanMart commenced ‘marketing’ and ‘servicing’ auto title loans purportedly made by CCBank, a small Utah-chartered bank operating out of Provo, Utah.” The DOB indicated that such loans have interest rates greater than 90 percent.

Utah 78

Utah California FDIC West Virginia 78

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Asia and broader European markets. Its tool, Agile Insights, can be used for a range of use cases, the firm explained, including demand-planning for eCommerce companies or marketing strategies for consumer product firms. Working in the business management market is Scoro , an Estonia-based startup that just announced $5.2

Software 158

Software North Carolina Capital San Francisco 158

Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 29, 2016

There have been quite a number of research pieces offered as to the root causes (read a good one here by University of North Carolina). trillion, as investors lined up to participate in the US housing market. First Franklin, a JV between National City Bank (emergency sale to PNC) and Merrill Lynch (emergency sale to BofA).

North Carolina 60

North Carolina Community Lending Community Bank 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. This was a terrific combination of two education-focused cooperatives across both Southern and Northern California markets. It’s early but it’ s a great entry to the market and our industry.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. MCBS, with a market cap of $705 million, and LTM revenues (net interest income plus fee income) of $125.5

Capital 78

Capital Texas Metro North Carolina 78