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5 reasons your financial institution should attend the ThinkBIG 2024 conference

Abrigo

The ThinkBIG 2024 conference is June 3-6 in Phoenix, Arizona, and with 99% of last year’s attendees saying they would recommend the conference to others, Abrigo expects another large crowd. Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced architecture and the amenities of the Waldorf Astoria resort make the Arizona Biltmore a desert oasis.

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Arizona AG announces more fintech sandbox participants

CFPB Monitor

In August 2018, Arizona began accepting applications for its regulatory sandbox that “enables a participant to obtain limited access to Arizona’s market to test innovative financial products or services without first obtaining full state licensure or other authorization that otherwise may be required.” and Sweetbridge NFP, Ltd.,

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Wells Fargo To Overhaul Auto Lending Unit

PYMNTS

the embattled bank, is reportedly overhauling its auto lending unit in an effort to control risk. The lending staff in the offices will be relocated to central offices in Chandler, Arizona, and Irving, Texas, noted the report. Wells Fargo & Co., and get rid of the regional manager positions in the impacted offices.

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Commercial Credit Trends – Where to Tread Carefully

South State Correspondent

Lending is getting riskier. As can be seen, the consumer is starting to feel the credit shock first while commercial lending is still performing. As can be seen, Arizona and Texas have the largest increases in credit risk, while Minnesota and Maine are the most stable. This quarter, it is 2.58%.

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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

PYMNTS

Arizona, which launched a “sandbox” earlier this year, said last week that there is a new participant in that FinTech-driven initiative. This time around, Sweetbridge is using blockchain in a lending context. The company is trialing token-based asset lending through the next two years and covering 10,000 state residents.

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Troubled CRE loan delays merger plans for Arizona banks

American Banker

The deadline for a $28 million deal between Bancorp 34 and CBOA Financial was pushed later into 2024 after Bancorp 34, the buyer, announced it would restate third-quarter results to reflect a significant loss tied to a worsening commercial real estate credit.

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Could Income Share Agreements Displace Payday Loans?

PYMNTS

In an income share agreement, the entity supplying the funds isn’t lending the borrower money, but investing in a worker’s future earnings with the hope of a return. Moreover, he noted, because it is unclear if the business model is subject to state lending laws, it is also unclear if Align even needed his permission to operate in Arizona.

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