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Analytical and Personable

Independent Banker

Jamey Smith forges complete partnerships for successful commercial lending. As a successful commercial lending specialist for more than 30 years, Jamey Smith, Houston region CEO of Citizens Bank in Kilgore, Texas, has pursued a strategy of getting an in-depth understanding of potential customers and their businesses.

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Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $160 Million Week Ending March 11

Fintech Labs Insights

million for its SMB alt-lending service. HQ: Houston, Texas. Tags: Consumers, SMB, lending, underwriting, investing, credit. And more telling, the number of deals is up 90% (249 vs. 130 in 2015). It was a busy week for Finovate alums with six raising fresh cash and one being acquired: EZBOB raised $28.8 D3 Banking borrowed $4.5

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 1

William Mills

This is car-title lending updated by fintech. ^SR Houston Frost (SVP, Prepaid Products). We expect to see innovations in mobile, security, analytics, customer experience, and more. ^SR. Harnessing data science and deep marketing expertise, he and his team deliver analytics-driven Customer Experience solutions. Good job.