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Penske Announces Launch Of Carsharing Unit

PYMNTS

Transportation company Penske Corporation announced that it is rolling out its new carsharing service in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA, this week. Penske has also secured reserved parking options at Colonial Parking garages in Washington, DC. Rental rates cover fuel, parking and insurance, and members having 24/7 access to a U.S.

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Bitcoin Daily: German Crypto Firm Shuttered After Pyramid Scheme Accusations; People’s Bank Of China Denies Bogus Announcement Of Stablecoin Launch

PYMNTS

This is a new community, a new world, this is going to be very big. Anything that is trading in the market under the name of DC/EP or DCEP is not the national digital currency, and any launch time suggested on the Internet is inaccurate,” the central bank said on in a statement, according to CoinDesk.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Quarterly Financial Markets & Economic Update- October, 2017 I love this time of year. The markets have not given way to anything, with long term bonds still trading in a tight range and short term rates having risen from Fed action. Fiscal Policy We are not seeing activity from Washington DC. What Does the Economy Need?

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Can a Simple Word Change Reshape the Brokered-Deposit Market?

American Banker

Community bankers say that reclassifying "reciprocal deposits" as a less risky type of deposit will help them to compete with large banks. Some deposit brokers are crying foul, arguing that the proposed legislation would put them at a competitive disadvantage.

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Bank Products: Blah Blah Blah

Jeff For Banks

At a recent banking conference, Ray Davis of Umpqua Bank took center stage to tell of his journey from a small, Oregon community bank to a regional powerhouse. What sparked this post was a recent article in ababankmarketing.com written by Mark Gibson and Kevin Halsey of Capital Performance Group in Washington DC. I thought, Why?

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Finance Policy Predictions 2020: AML, Authentication, Collections & CRA

FICO

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has long been a concern to many organizations that are frustrated by their inability to effectively use modern technology to communicate with their customers or members. The road to modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act will include some speed bumps. by Daniel Nestel.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2013 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Especially if I believe community banks must increasingly be known for some niche to differentiate. Fidelity Southern Corporation (Nasdaq: LION) One of the largest bank holding companies in the Atlanta area, you would first think that Fidelity Southern is the first plain vanilla community bank in the Top 5. But you would be wrong.