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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

According to the CFPB, the new members “include experts in consumer protection, financial services, community development, fair lending, civil rights, consumer financial products or services, representatives of community banks and credit unions, and scholars with relevant methodological and subject matter experience.”

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Fintech Fundings: 29 Companies Raise $1.2 Billion Week Ending April 8

Fintech Labs Insights

P2P lending platform. HQ: Boston, Massechuesetts. Retailer point-of-sale system. HQ: Denver, Colorado. Tags: Consumer, banking, lending, mobile. Total raised: $80 million. HQ: Minnesota City, Minnesota. Source: Crunchbase. Meili Jinrong. Latest round: Undisclosed. Total raised: $65+ million. HQ: Kagoshima, China.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

Steering the ship — handling all of the engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and retailing, even when you’re taking 90 percent of the subsequent profits — was ultimately too expensive of a proposition, especially in comparison to other, less-handholding-oriented start-ups. via Beta Boston. ” via Boston Globe. via SFGate.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

BTCjam, a P2P marketplace launched in 2012 to borrow and lend using bitcoin, announced the company has made “the difficult decision” to close up shop, according to multiple news sources. It did not close because the customer base isn’t there or due to a lack of demand for its lending products. -Kyle Hill, HomeCare CEO. Product: BTCJam.

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