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Disruptive technology will not kill banks

Jeff For Banks

Now the amount of money in US registered investment companies exceeds that in FDIC insured banks. Lending Club funded $5 billion in loans since its founding in 2007. Aside from the cyber security of it, let''s think of the implications from a corporate accounting system that wants to interact directly with the bank''s core.

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Real Estate: Love it or hate it?

Jeff For Banks

Much of the standoff revolves around real estate secured lending. This preference resulted in real estate assets (including mortgage-backed securities) representing 44.1% Our current slump, which started at the end of 2007 was real estate driven. dropped 24% from 2007 through the first quarter 2010.

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

CB Insights

Below is a timeline of some of the major Amazon Pay milestones: Amazon’s first known payments product, Pay with Amazon, launched in 2007. In 2007, the company also invested in Bill Me Later (fka I4 Commerce). In these regions, consumers can pay for Amazon purchases by visiting a Western Union location and making a deposit in cash.

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