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Grasshopper Bank advances inclusion, stamps out ‘pattern matching’

Bank Innovation

New York City-based Grasshopper Bank is geared toward startups, with a focus on pain points for founders. Grasshopper opened in May 2019 after securing FDIC and OCC approval, a rare distinction for a digital-only bank.

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Banks Raise Real Estate Lending Red Flags As Commercial Properties Sit Vacant

PYMNTS

The nation’s banks are anxious about getting loans repaid that are secured against empty office buildings, hotels and malls. Buffalo’s M&T Bank has seen the largest increase in criticized loans because nearly 40 percent of its loans are in CRE, mostly in New York City.

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? Recent headlines may lead bankers to believe that shunning commercial real estate lending is the safest path to limit or avoid credit risk, given stresses on CRE and regulatory concerns. But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community.

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Helping Investors Avoid The Lending Club Trap

PYMNTS

Online lending as a business model has taken some lumps over the last several months, with Lending Club (and investors) only the most visible casualty of alleged fraud. As for questions surrounding the viability of these online lending platforms, as posited by Webster, Moore said the model exists as one that is here to stay.

Lending 101
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Lull Hits B2B FinTech Venture Capital Funding

PYMNTS

A lull in venture capital funding has only a few B2B FinTechs this week securing new investment rounds. In the meantime, PYMNTS gathered up a shortlist of the B2B FinTechs that were able to secure new funding as backers prepare for their next wave of support. and hoping to expand into Europe. At the same time, the U.S.

Capital 202
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B2B Tech Startups Land Backing To Modernize The Enterprise

PYMNTS

The company said it would use the investment to expand its product features with a focus on its automated lending infrastructure, and noted it will now include ACH processing in its offering. Honcho plans to deploy the investment towards new hires and invest in its product roadmap. Cloudentity.

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Neiman Marcus Emerges From Chapter 11

PYMNTS

He said the company’s new owners include PIMCO, a California-based global investment management firm, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a global institutional alternative investment management firm headquartered in New York City and Sixth Street Partners, the San Francisco global investment firm.