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CFPB announces advisory committee members

CFPB Monitor

Nikitra Bailey, EVP, Center for Responsible Lending (Durham, NC). Nadine Cohen, Managing Attorney, Greater Boston Legal Services (Boston, MA). Ronette Hauser-Jones, Mortgage Division President, Great Plains Bank (Oklahoma City, OK). Mae Watson Grote, Founder and CEO, The Financial Clinic (Brooklyn, NY).

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The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment

PYMNTS

“Being in Boston, Massachusetts, I’m much less likely to invest in a restaurant in Oklahoma if the same business was right next to me,” Mathews said. ” A company that approaches its own community for investors will build up demand for its business by doing so.

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Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $300 Million Plus 2 IPOs Raise $5.9 Billion

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Boston, Massecheusetts. HQ: Oklahoma City. Tags: Enterprise, underwriting, credit, lending, analytics, API, Life.SREDA (investor). Source: TechCrunch. Alt-lender to small businesses. HQ: Atlanta, Georgia. Latest round: $135 million at $1 billion valuation. Total raised: $600 million. Source: Finovate. Latest round: $2.7