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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. By comparison, non-high-tech industries lost 689,000 jobs between 2001 and 2002 but recovered the lost jobs by 2004. Who would’ve thought lending $1 million to a San Francisco cab driver to buy a house at 100% loan to value would go bad? High-tech employment fell from 12.1

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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The housing bubble bursting that same year had the opposite effect and various penalties and real estate losses relating to Countrywide’s lending practices ended up costing BofA about $40B, all told. 32) in August of 2002. ” 11. When you’re a powerhouse brand, it can be hard to see that the times are changing. Date: 1998.

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The Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Dec 2021)

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August ’21 exit to Square. Aug ’21 round. FTX Exchange. Oct ’21 round. South Korea. Nov ’18 transaction. New Zealand. Accounting. Secondary market May 21. Mar ’21 SPAC (proposed). Dec ’19 round. Wise ( TransferWise ). Aug ’21 round. Payroll/SMB. Oscar Health. Jan ’16 round. Better.com. May ’21 SPAC annoucement. April ’21 round. Aug ’21 round.

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The 238 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Sep 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

Lending/SMB. August 2021 exit to Square. 9 Sep 2021. 9 Sep 2021. South Korea. Aug 2021 round. 9 Sep 2021. 9 Sep 2021. April 2021 round. Jan 2016 round. Better.com. May 2021 SPAC annoucement. April 2021 round. Aug 2021 round. Clearwater Analytics. 24 Sep 2021. Investing/back office. Root Insurance. Oct 2020 IPO. HealthEquity. 9 Sep 2021.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

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5 Nov 2021. June 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. July 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. August 2021 exit to Square. 5 Nov 2021. Aug 2021 round. FTX Exchange. Oct 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. New Zealand. Accounting. 5 Nov 2021. South Korea. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Wise ( TransferWise ). 5 Nov 2021. Jan 2016 round. Better.com.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

5 Nov 2021. June 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. July 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. August 2021 exit to Square. 5 Nov 2021. Aug 2021 round. FTX Exchange. Oct 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. New Zealand. Accounting. 5 Nov 2021. South Korea. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Wise ( TransferWise ). 5 Nov 2021. Jan 2016 round. Better.com.

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The 266 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Nov 2021)

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July 2021 round. August 2021 exit to Square. South Korea. Secondary market May 21. Checkout.com. Jan 2021 round. One97 (PayTM). Dec 2021 round. Jan 2016 round. Better.com. May 2021 SPAC annoucement. Dec 2021 round. April 2021 round. Wise ( TransferWise ). Sep 2021 round. June 2021 round. Netherlands. Nov 2021 round. Estimate based on 2021 IPO value.

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