Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. Experts say community banks can use education, biometrics and solid cybersecurity practices to fight this growing area of crime. New account fraud. By Elizabeth Judd.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 28, 2015

In addition to securing an $8 million venture debt line from Silicon Valley Bank, the lending-as-a-service innovator reached $800 million in loans deployed to more than 35,000 borrowers, and won a commitment of $125 million from its own lending network of more than 300 credit unions and banks.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Four Finovate alums were among the bunch: CBANC Network took in $4 million for it’s community bank information network. BankersLab received an undisclosed investment towards its commercial lending training & compliance tools. HQ: New York City. Real estate lending marketplace. GroundFloor.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. MainStreet Bank has a sizable hotel loan portfolio with roughly $100 million in loans on 15 properties. Sushil Patel, State Bank of Texas.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

It operates two labs, one in Washington DC and the other in New York City, which focus on ventures that can have a significant business impact in the short term (from six months to three years). Partnership Fund for New York City and Accenture — FinTech Innovation Lab. Founded: 2010. Founded: 2014.

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