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Feds' suit depicts predatory mortgage lending in the social media age

American Banker

The Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are suing a real estate developer over an alleged bait-and-switch land-sale scheme near Houston. The developer used TikTok and other social media sites to lure Hispanic immigrants into predatory loans, the government alleges.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $205 million Week Ending June 18

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Houston, Texas. Compliance & risk-management technology. Tags: Risk management, security, regulation, compliance. Source: FT Partners. Harvest Exchange. Investor network. Latest round: $5 million Series B. Total raised: $9.4 Source: Crunchbase. Mobile alt-credit . HQ: San Francisco, California. Latest round: $ 1.5

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 1

William Mills

There is a growing focus on customer experience and related compliance issues. Houston Frost (SVP, Prepaid Products). Insights on social media, financial services and more are shared on their blog , or follow them on Twitter at @beyondthearc. ^SR Qumram – @QumramAG – [link]. Simon Scheurer (CTO). Good job. ^WM.