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Lending Is Failing To Live Up To 2018’s Great Expectations

PYMNTS

regional bank executives were gearing up for a bumper year, according to Bloomberg. Crediting lower taxes, thanks to the end of the year tax reform bill passed by Congress, regional bank executives saw a sudden and notable pick up in both commercial loan demand and a big jump in spending on credit and debit cards.

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Will The SAFE Banking Act Make Life Riskier For Banks?

PYMNTS

The card networks and nationally licensed banks working across state lines would violate the RICO anti-money laundering laws if they attempted to move the payment. It is also the only tool that they can use for paying their staff, contractors, bills and taxes because they can’t get banking service.

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LendingClub: Loan Applications Grow Double Digits Amid Rising Rates  

PYMNTS

Data-driven efforts aided by technology have been able to match the best cost of capital to the right borrowers, he said, and in the aforementioned 39 percent growth in the custom loan activity, he said that local community and regional banks are looking for higher quality borrowers. “At

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Congrats to Randy and a great management team. With Venmo charging 100-150bp less that the card networks, merchants will aggressively follow Amazon. Has to be M-O-E. Has it worked?

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update - First Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

Trillions of dollars of subsidies on “green” BS projects, electric vehicles no one wants, tax credits, debt forgiveness, and free money all fuel demand and contribute to inflation. ISMs and regional Fed surveys have been mostly negative for months on end. Credit card and auto delinquencies have risen above pre-pandemic levels.

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Top 5 Fraud and Financial Crime Topics of 2021

FICO

Our five most popular posts of the year dealt with trade-based money laundering, non-fungible tokens, buy now pay later scams, courier scams and good old credit card fraud. Darryl Knopp wrote: For banks with their own BNPL offering, a multi-layered approach to risk management and fraud protection is critical. Here are excerpts.

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Use Cases And Business Opportunities Stemming From Open Banking (4/4)

Lars Markull

In the past three blog posts, we have described what is driving open banking, the history of Open Banking, and the current status of Open Banking in different regions. Account transaction history for transactional accounts (such as current accounts, credit cards, loan accounts and more). C) Risk Management. Guess what.