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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. There are many historical examples of some sophisticated and some less sophisticated entities imploding from the risk of derivatives.

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Are de novos making a comback?

Abrigo

In order to encourage new bank formation, the FDIC has shortened the number of years de novo banks are subject to de facto capital requirements, among other improvements to make de novo bank formation more appealing. Heightened capital requirements that must be met up front 3. A low interest rate environment 2. It is time intensive.

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Impact Roadshow | Sacramento, CA

Filene

QCash - An omni-channel lending solution that offers relationship based underwriting (without credit check) to members in search for small, short-term unsecured loans. It was also a great forum for the Coast Capital team to engage with peers within the organization and across the industry. Filene Feedback | Linda Young.

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Impact Roadshow | Fresno, CA

Filene

QCash - An omni-channel lending solution that offers relationship based underwriting (without credit check) to members in search for small, short-term unsecured loans. It was also a great forum for the Coast Capital team to engage with peers within the organization and across the industry. Filene Feedback | Linda Young.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

CB Insights

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners. PROFILES OF THE TOP 20 VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERS. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA.

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Impact Roadshow | San Jose, CA

Filene

QCash - An omni-channel lending solution that offers relationship based underwriting (without credit check) to members in search for small, short-term unsecured loans. It was also a great forum for the Coast Capital team to engage with peers within the organization and across the industry. Filene Feedback | Linda Young.

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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.”