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Proposed Georgia bank secures conditional regulatory approval

American Banker

Craft Bank, which plans to open this summer, is in the final stage of raising $30 million in initial capital.

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Advocacy: Election Returns

Independent Banker

Although many provisions directly seek to relieve unnecessary regulatory burdens, some of the plan’s provisions are specifically designed to create new options for community banks to raise and preserve vital institutional capital. 812) and the Community Bank Access to Capital Act (H.R. FDIC Assessment Rules. 1233 and S.

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Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor

PYMNTS

At the end of 2017, a handful of Chinese provinces and the country of Georgia were home to 75 percent of the world’s bitcoin mining, while only 3 percent was happening in the U.S. Projections come via the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), along with M&A Source and the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

After they bought CheckFree a lot of Fiserv folks have been based in Georgia. This sounds like the best of both worlds – social funding for SMB’s with the backing of their FDIC-insurance bank. Fiserv is a such a big player in our space. I’ve heard that their CEO recently moved to Atlanta but I’m not sure. I really like these guys.