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A digital-first bank for south Florida

Independent Banker

Banking veteran Keith Costello cofounded Locality Bank, where he serves as president and CEO, to champion for south Florida small businesses financially affected by the pandemic. Costello has also held senior roles at Bank of Florida, City National Bank and Nations Bank during his 30-year banking career. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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Apollo Bank hires South Florida banking veteran as its president

American Banker

The Miami bank, which called off a proposed sale to a credit union last year, recruited Ramon Rodriguez from City National Bank of Florida to oversee its local lending and global banking operations.

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 SMB Lending, Automation In B2B VC Focus

PYMNTS

FinTech investments targeting B2B and corporate services spanned the globe, with particular concentration this past week in SMB lending across India and Europe. The Series C round was led by CDC Group, which in turn operates as a UK government owned VC fund. The combined total is about $396 million for the week in VC funding.

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Can a Mobile Lending App Save Millennial Credit Ratings?

Bank Innovation

It will reach Texas, Florida and New York in the next 10 to 12 months, according to the company, which claims that, in less than three Read More. Millennials hate credit — but a new service called Lenny is out to change that. Lenny is meant for mobile (of course) and launched today in California.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ex-SoFi Head Pairs Blockchain With Lending; Fidelity Trials Bitcoin ‘Lightning’ Payments

PYMNTS

According to Bloomberg , Cagney’s new company, Figure , uses blockchain technology to supply home equity lending online in as little as five days. Randall Crater, the principal operator of My Big Coin Pay, Inc.,

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The Main Street Rescue That Wasn’t (And Still Isn’t)

PYMNTS

To that end, as evidenced by a number of statistics (and no shortage of commentary), the Main Street lending program — designed to, well, help Main Street — is falling short. The Main Street lending program is focused on companies that cannot raise funds in the capital markets through issuing, say, bonds, or selling equity.

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CFPB pushes the ECOA coverage envelope again

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has filed a Statement of Interest in a case pending before a Florida federal district court in which the plaintiffs allege that the defendant engaged in discriminatory targeting in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). In Roberson v. Continue Reading

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