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Has Alternative Lending Seen Its VC Peak?

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The industry indeed proved to be lucrative for FinTechs, with alternative lending often landing at the top of venture capital investment reports with giants like Kabbage , OnDeck and LendingClub securing an early lead in the industry. Further, GLI Finance revealed a $25.93 Further, GLI Finance revealed a $25.93

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CFPB 2019 fair lending report highlights alternative scoring models

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2018 activities was published in today’s Federal Register. In addition to discussing the symposium and Data Point report in the section on “Access to Credit,” the new fair lending report discusses conducting supervisory reviews of alternative credit scoring models.

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On Spreadsheet Day 2019, Celebrate the App, But Acknowledge Its Limitations

Abrigo

On Spreadsheet Day 2019, Celebrate the App, But Acknowledge Its Limitations. The fact that a bank or credit union employee can create a spreadsheet to track BSA/AML compliance or calculate the ALLL is wonderful – until that employee retires and hasn’t thoroughly trained their successor on the inner workings of the file. Credit Risk.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ethereum Protocol Aave Raises $25M; BOE Head Takes Stance Against Bitcoin

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He said Qume’s goal, since forming early in 2019, was to build a regulatory-friendly, more decentralized experience for things like custody. Aave recently announced its governance model to help the community access more participation, with old Aave token LEND now able to be swapped for the new Aave token at a ratio of 100 LEND to 1 Aave.

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U.S. Bank’s Dominic Venturo to speak at Bank Innovation Build 2019

Bank Innovation

Bank, will participate in a fireside chat at Bank Innovation Build 2019, this blog’s event on best practices in banking innovation. Dominic Venturo, executive vice president and chief innovation officer at U.S. Bank Innovation Build will take place November 6-7 at Atlanta’s W Hotel Downtown. Register here.)

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CFPB proposals to revise payday loan rule and delay compliance date published in Federal Register

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB’s proposal to revise its final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule to rescind the rule’s ability-to-repay (ATR) provisions in their entirety and its proposal to delay the compliance date for the ATR provisions until November 19, 2020 were published in today’s Federal Register. On February 21, 2019, from 12 p.m.

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Prospa Agrees To Fair Lending Code Following Backlash, Nixed IPO

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Australian alternative small business lender Prospa is hoping to start the new year off right, announcing that the company will adhere to the industry’s co-called Code of Lending Practice, a voluntary code for alternative lenders to promote fair terms and customer protections. Reports in Crowdfund Insider on Sunday (Jan.

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