article thumbnail

15 Twitter accounts every bank executive should follow

Abrigo

The ABA has a new report out on how banks are using social media, and much of the report focuses on using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the like to boost customer service, make connections in the community and recruit staff. His recent research reports have covered SMB lending, alternative lenders and automating commercial lending.

article thumbnail

Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Thankfully, there was still a smartphone and social media to commiserate. Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). Then, bad grades came in right as summer party season kicked off, mom and dad took away the car and credit card, and the Venmo transfers came to a screeching halt.

Fintech 184
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

New York Dept. of Financial Services announces fair lending agreement with nonbank mortgage lender and releases redlining report

CFPB Monitor

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Hunt Mortgage , a licensed mortgage banker, to address the DFS’s findings that there was a “demonstrable lack of lending to minorities and in majority-minority neighborhoods in Western and Central New York by Hunt Mortgage.”

article thumbnail

The Financial Technologies SMEs Aren’t Using

PYMNTS

sought external financing in 2016 , suggesting these firms simply aren’t interested in lending technologies or accessing, for instance, a loan from an alternative finance provider. 24 percent of SMEs don’t use social media for their businesses , found the latest analysis from B2B ratings and reviews company Clutch.

article thumbnail

CFPB Summer 2020 Highlights looks at consumer reporting, debt collection, deposits, fair lending, mortgage servicing, and payday lending

CFPB Monitor

The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of consumer reporting, debt collection, deposits, fair lending, mortgage servicing, and payday lending that were completed between September 2019 and December 2019. Fair lending. The CFPB states that (1) a statistical analysis of HMDA and U.S. Payday lending.

Lending 78
article thumbnail

Bitcoin Daily: VeChain Blockchain Platform Loses $6.7M In Cyberattack; Bottle Pay Bitcoin Startup Shuts Down Amid New EU Regulations

PYMNTS

VeChain, which was started in 2015 in Singapore, showcases a lending platform based on the blockchain that aids clients in assessing the quality of items purchased via supply chain analysis. The Bottle Pay app once let users send small portions of bitcoin via social media handles and texts from Twitter to Telegram.

Bitcoin 133
article thumbnail

Holiday Sales on the Dark Web

Abrigo

The types of compromised accounts that are commonly available and most popular on account markets are financial (bank, investments, brokerage), e-commerce, online payments, dating sites, mobile / telecommunications, social media, and email. Such analysis can help answer questions such as: Are we being targeted? Learn More.

Fraud 307