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First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market

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is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. With clearance to move forward with its plans, the community banking landscape will see its first new industry player in years. have emerged to do.

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Regions Bank Plucks New CIO From FinTech Arena

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The latest example of this comes from Regions Bank at its corporate headquarters in Birmingham, Ala. Prior to joining the Regions Bank community, Duggirala served as the CTO of Kabbage, a small business lender. The bank’s corporate office has chosen Amala Duggirala as its new CIO. ”

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Chamber Of Commerce Backs Community Bank Bill

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Chamber of Commerce is voicing its support for legislation that would ease regulatory burdens for the nation’s community banks in an effort to improve access to funding for small business borrowers. A letter in support of the bill follows the Chamber of Commerce’s report released in 2016 that found Dodd-Frank rules are harming corporations.

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Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs

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With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index.

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UK, US SMB Lending Experience A Growing Divide

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One area of impact is small business finance and lending, with small businesses and lenders seeing a slowdown in demand. Small business lending platform Funding Circle commented on this effect in its latest earnings data, noting that there has been “some deterioration” in its higher-risk small business loan bands in the U.K.

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Building A Better Lending Model To Serve SMBs Who Served

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“It’s a bit like if a bank allowed depositors to interact with borrowers, and you organized that interaction around social groups to create additional loyalty to the bank,” Rockefeller said in a 2016 interview. That rate, he noted, is based on more than mutual soldier loyalty, as StreetShares has other lending requirements.

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Singtel, Grab Team Up To Launch Digital Bank In Singapore

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Singtel , Asia’s leading communications technology group, and Grab , Asia’s leading super app, have formed a consortium to enter digital banking and help the communities of Singapore that have traditionally been left behind in banking matters, the press release said.