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One SME Lender’s Take On Regulation And Transparency

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in particular, a cross-section of states that CEO Douglas Bystry says has its own unique demands and impacts on regional economies. But Clearinghouse CDFI can also offer interesting insight into the state of regulation of small business lending and how greater oversight may impact the SMEs that prop up their local communities.

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Uber Autonomous Unit Invests $150M In Toronto

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We want to support the innovation coming out of this great, diverse region.”. Not only has the company faced opposition to its service, and struggles with regulation in numerous big cities around the globe, including Vancouver, but it’s also facing tougher competition in the region from its rival Lyft. We like what we see.

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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

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To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. Arizona, which launched a “sandbox” earlier this year, said last week that there is a new participant in that FinTech-driven initiative.

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Welcome to New Orleans

Independent Banker

Former Major League Baseball player and manager, chief baseball officer for the Arizona Diamondbacks. State/Regional Partners Reception*. State/Regional Affiliate Associations & Exhibitor Receptions*. Regulators Luncheon*. Camden Fine. President and CEO. Independent Community Bankers of America. Tony La Russa.

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How Prepaid Cards Played A Role In El Chapo’s Global Drug Operation

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In 1989, Mr. Guzmán’s brother, Arturo, was stopped as he was driving across the Arizona border carrying more than $1.2 Government Accountability Office described how some banks along the border are closing branches because of the challenges of complying with AML regulations. million in cash.” A report last year from the U.S.

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The declining elasticity of US housing supply

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We find that US housing supply has become less elastic since the crisis, with bigger declines in places where land-use regulation has tightened the most, and in areas that had larger price declines during the crisis. In addition, land-use regulation also tends to be more stringent in these areas.

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Android of the Auto Industry? How Baidu May Race Ahead Of Google, Tesla, And Others In Autonomous Vehicles

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Voyage, a self-driving spinoff from education startup Udacity , open-sourced its autonomous driving safety technology following the fatal crashes of Uber’s self-driving car in Arizona and Tesla’s crash involving the Autopilot feature. The China advantage. In-house still matters: the evolution of Baidu’s R&D spend.

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