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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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Umpqua in Ore. Hires Exec to Form Corporate Banking Business

American Banker

Umpqua Holdings in Portland, Ore., has formed a corporate lending office and hired Richard Cabrera to oversee it.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Community Bank Advisory Council Members. Sarah Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, North Side Community Federal Credit Union, Chicago, IL.

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SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference Show – No Shortage of Innovation

William Mills

For banks, small business and commercial lending can be bogged down by tedious application processes, sluggish response times and frequent delays. Established just last year, AI Foundry created a lending system focused on transforming the customer experience using robotic process automation. www.miradortech.com. www.rcgiltner.com.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

Fintech Labs Insights

Three Finovate alums brought in new cash: Kreditech raised $11 million for its banking and lending services for the underbanked. Here are the fintech deals by size from 19 March to 25 March 2016: Open Lending. Automated lending solutions for financial institutions. Automated lending solutions for financial institutions.

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

million for its P2P lending platform for small businesses. Alt-lender focused on lending against existing automobile titles. P2P real estate lending marketplace. Peer-to-peer lending marketplace. Tags: SMB, lending, P2P, peer-to-peer, underwriting, credit, investing, Finovate alum. SmartAsset raised $3.8

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The Mother List of All Banking Books

Jeff For Banks

Bye Bye Banks: The End of Community Banking as an Engine of Economic Growth 2010 Robert H. The Maze of Banking: History, Theory, Crisis 2015 Gary B. Gorton Gorton, Gary B. Smith Smith, Robert H. Smith Smith, Robert H. Dead Bank Walking: One Gutsy Bank's Struggle for Survival and the Merger that Changed Banking Forever 2010 Winthrop H.

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