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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Unfortunately, banking is challenging to study, and some banks inadvertently ignore their significant competitors.

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How to Lend More to Small Businesses

Gonzobanker

Minority small business owners need ‘fair and accessible’ lending. Department of Housing and Urban Development, fair lending “guarantees the same lending opportunities to everyone” by “prohibiting lenders from considering race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability when applying for loans.”

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Currency Comptroller: New Plan Regulating Marketplace Lending

PYMNTS

Pivoting from concerns and risks around financial technology innovation in the banking system, the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency said the agency will roll out a new framework for regulating marketplace lending. The agency regulates, supervises and charters national banks and is an independent bureau within the Treasury.

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BoE Gov Says Crypto Could Slow Bank Loans

PYMNTS

28) that digital currencies could potentially dry up lending for banks and affect the economy as a whole, according to a report by Reuters. Stablecoins need to be carefully studied and standards need to be applied to ensure they will pass tests regarding competition, data protection and efforts to combat money laundering , he said.

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Online Lending To Small Business Increases 50 Percent Between 2015 And 2017

PYMNTS

Between 2015 and 2017, the amount of lending to small businesses by the five leading online lending providers increased 50 percent, according to a new report from NDP Analytics, a Washington, D.C.-based The report, entitled “The Economic Benefits of Online Lending to Small Businesses and the U.S. based economic research firm.

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Congratulations to All Celent Model Bank 2017 Award Winners!

Celent Banking

Undoubtedly, the highlight was attending Celent's Innovation and Insight Day on April 4th, where we celebrated achievements of the Model Bank and Model Insurer award winners. Lending Product. Consumer Banking Channel Innovation. National Australia Bank, Australia. Product Innovation. CBW Bank, USA.

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FinTech Firms Courted Abroad, Legal Spat Marks US Bank Charters

PYMNTS

The nation is forming a Direct FAST industry group, where the members will include traditional financial institutions (FIs), FinTech firms and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The movement to open that FinTech access, said the minister, brings “greater convenience to consumers” as those individuals use their eWallets.

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