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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

The old borrow short, lend long strategy. When the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 passed, the top capital gains tax rate was lowered, providing yet another incentive for equity speculators to pour money into the fledgling internet industry. Remember K Bank in Maryland? The Y2K scare also had companies pouring money into tech firms.

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Why Aspiration Says Big Banks’ “Bad Decisions” Were Its Gain

PYMNTS

Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings and California’s Representative Jimmy Gomez, in an open letter to BoA CEO Brian Moynihan, said that many low-income American families rely on the account. They also questioned the move in light of the lift BoA received from last month’s federal legislation, which slashed taxes for corporations.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. Less than $300 million.

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Fintech Fundings: 13 Companies Raise $900 Million Week Ending Nov 12

Fintech Labs Insights

Lending marketplace targeting Hispanic-owned small businesses. HQ: National, Maryland. Tags: SMB, savings accounts, tax, Lincoln Savings Bank (partner). Source: Crunchbase. Bread Finance. Unsecured consumer financing of purchases. Latest round: $14.3 million Series A. Total raised: $14.3 HQ: New York City. Mobile bank.

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Fintech Fundings: 27 Companies Raise $345 Million Week Ending August 14

Fintech Labs Insights

It was another stellar week for Finovate alums with 6 fundings totaling $123 million: money transfer service Payoneer ($50 mil), AI innovator Kensho ($33 million), tax specialist VATBox ($24 million), , cash-back specialist Mogl ($7.9 VAT tax refund solution . HQ: Damascus, Maryland. HQ: London, England, UK. million Debt, $12.5