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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

Figure Pay, he said, debuts in January in Missoula, Montana, and then will see a broader rollout through the quarter. Drilling down into the charter itself, Cagney told Webster that “this is a full national charter — not a FinTech charter, but one where we are not directly collecting FDIC insured deposits or partnering with a bank to do that.”

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Bank of Montana. Tom Swenson, CEO and chairman of the board, Bank of Montana. Bank of Montana. 3 MINUTES WITH… Tom Swenson, CEO and chairman of the board Bank of Montana. “We We use the ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ approach to serving clients,” says Tom Swenson, Bank of Montana’s CEO and chairman of the board.

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What’s in it for Me? Real Estate Investment Technology

Fintech Labs Insights

Investor funds are held in an Investors Trust Account with City National Bank and in the event of default, the funds are FDIC insured up to $250,000. Founded in 2012, Realty Mogul operates under a crowdfunding model that matches home buyers searching for capital with investors looking for a higher return. Realty Mogul ( FS 2014 demo ).