CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I am pleased to share with our blog readers that Kristen Larson, an attorney with almost two decades of in-house experience advising midsized and large national banks on financial services matters, has joined Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group. She is resident in the firm’s Minneapolis office.

Groups 78

Groups Minneapolis National Lending 78

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Consumers have been banking online for 28 years. And from the very beginning, there have been pure-play digital banking startups. The first, online bank Security First Network Bank (SFNB) launched in 1995, just a year after Amazon.com. But unlike ecommerce, digital-only banking was slow to catch on.

Digital Banking 15

Digital Banking Online Atlanta Las Vegas 15

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis.

Fintech 147

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

billion of assets under management. Hats off the Schools Financial’s board and management for acknowledging that even multi-billion dollar credit unions can drive value via merging with someone bigger. Bank Acquisition of the Year. And this year’s Smarter Bank is … drum roll … USAA. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Alt-lending to small businesses. Digital sales & account opening. Marketplace lending analytics. Tags: Institutions, advisors, analytics, BI, lending, loans, securitization. Fintech deals by size from 25 June to 1 July, 2016: Paycor. Online payroll system. Latest round: $45 million. Total raised: $164 million.

Company 12

Company Fintech New York City Lending 12

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 21, 2016

Digital bank startup. Alt-lending marketplace for consumers. B2B ecommerece credit management. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Banking & money management for students. Latest round: $40 million Series B. Total raised: $52.7 HQ: Berlin, Germany. Source: Crunchbase. Invoice lender to small businsesses.

New York City 12

New York City Fintech Company San Francisco 12

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Wealth management platform. P2P lending marketplace. Digital bank. Risk management and compliance software. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Home buying & mortgage process management. Tags: Consumer, SMB, loans, credit, lending, underwriting. Source: Crunchbase. Total raised: $21.2 million Seed.

Company 12

Company Fintech San Francisco Texas 12