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Why State And Local Governments Struggle To Shred The Paper Check

PYMNTS

Fifty-one percent of United States consumers stated in the most recent PYMNTS Disbursements Satisfaction Report that they would prefer to receive tax refunds, child support payments and other government payments through instant payout methods.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

At the same time, asset-based liquidity options at some community banks have been constrained by large unrealized losses in available-for-sale securities. At the same time, the technology can reduce to seconds the time it takes for routine tasks like adding information from tax returns and financial spreading. The result?

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FinCEN announces $8 Million BSA Enforcement Action: The Resurrection of AML Penalties

Abrigo

Whether that is the case or not, the reprieve is now over. On December 16, 2021, FinCEN announced an $8 million civil money penalty against CommunityBank of Texas (CBOT) for willful Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) violations and failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program. CommunityBank of Texas' citations.

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

PYMNTS

alternative small business lending firm, that secured $900 million in 2017, while other alternative finance players, like LendingPoint and SoFi , landed significant investment rounds. The company operates a working capital and trade finance solution for companies to secure financing to power global trade. Alternative Lending.

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

The case in question— Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project —centered on the interpretation of the Fair Housing Act, which protects consumers from discrimination when they are renting, buying or securing financing for any housing.

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

William Mills

Customer experience, automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), ease of use, flexibility – all of these were part of the discussions at this year’s SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference in Austin, Texas. Ease of use and security are critical to keeping customers. 9spokes.com. Intralinks. www.intralinks.com.

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

Fintech Labs Insights

million for its compliance tools. Compliance tools for digital interactions. HQ: Dallas, Texas. Tax preparation technology. Tags: Lenders, loan administration, service, compliance, lending. It was another busy week for Finovate alums with six raising new funds: StreetShares raised $4.5 SmartAsset raised $3.8

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