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FinTech LendingClub Buys Radius Bank For $185M

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Radius is based in Boston and has in the neighborhood of $1.4 The bank is one of a few smaller lenders that has teamed up with FinTechs who need services only an FDIC-regulated institution can provide. Recently, Varo Money , a mobile bank, got FDIC approval to accept consumer deposits. billion in assets.

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The 35 Biggest Banking, Mortgage & BankTech Events in 2023

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These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms. Below is our curated list of the best global banking tech events, conferences and trade shows in 2023.

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom

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Companies that seek to issue stablecoins will have to get approval from the Fed, the FDIC and other regulators at least six months prior to launch. The Boston Federal Reserve has been working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to explore tech infrastructure that would underpin digital dollar issuance.

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The Mother List of All Banking Books

Jeff For Banks

Inside the FDIC: Thirty Years of Bank Failures, Bailouts, and Regulatory Battles 2015 Louis D. The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm 2009 Lowell L. Bonadio Bonadio, Felice A. Giannini: Banker of America 1994 Richard X. Bove Bove, Richard X. Guardians of Prosperity: Why America Needs Big Banks 2013 John F.

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Why The Final Payday Lending Rules Are Far From The Last Word

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Both noted the regulations seem to have been written with the express purpose of banning payday lending without actually banning it — and that such a move would push consumers into some very shady corners of the market. Driving payday lenders from the market without an alternative puts them at risk.

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