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How One Nevada Credit Union Secures Its Self-Service Innovations

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Another key priority for many credit unions is diversity, with the African-American Credit Union Coalition and human capital solutions provider Humanidei partnering to increase the presence of women and people of color on CU executive boards. Inside One Nevada Credit Union’s Self-Service Transformation.

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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

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This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised. Honorable Mention.

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Fraudsters Accused In $364M Ponzi Debt Scheme

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According to Reuters , the men — Kevin Merrill of Maryland, 53, Jay Ledford of Texas and Nevada, 54, and Cameron Jezierski of Texas, 28 — falsely claimed to be investment professionals and used a fake portfolio to defraud hundreds of investors. Federal prosecutors have charged three men who allegedly ran a $364 million Ponzi scheme.

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock CEO Shares Movement In Bitcoin Efforts; Russia Might Be Open To Crypto Trading

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Byrne predicted that security tokens will reduce friction in capital markets while also improving price discovery. The killer app of blockchain is security tokens,” Byrne said. and those security tokens are going to need a regulated exchange. The regulated exchange will disrupt Wall Street itself.”.

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The Blockchain Wave Isn’t Always Smooth Sailing

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More big names strengthened their blockchain ties this week, too, including IBM and the venture capital arm of Comcast, Comcast Ventures, which announced their support for a new blockchain accelerator, MState. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly blocked trading for UBI Blockchain stock, based in Hong Kong.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2018 Edition

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Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. This is clearly a turnaround situation, as the bank lost over $12 million in 2010, over 20% of its capital (ouch). The bank operates twelve branches, eleven in California and one in Nevada. They lost $9 million that year, which was 25% of their capital!

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2019 Edition

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Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. It is the Mountlake Terrace, Washington holding company for 1st Security Bank, a $1.7 The bank operates thirteen branches, eleven in northern California and two in Nevada. First Capital, Inc. Nasdaq: FCAP) First Capital, Inc. FS Bancorp, Inc.

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