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Podcast: Inside a Community Bank’s ESG Strategy

ABA Community Banking

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. While Huntington is down like most bank stocks, the pain hasn’t been as severe, and Huntington doubled down on local markets in 2023 by consolidating business units.

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Pandemic: No Problem. And Messages From Our Financial Services Providers

Jeff For Banks

Genworth Dear Valued Policyholder: As COVID 19 (the coronavirus) dominates the news and the stock markets have large movements from day to day, we at Genworth want to reassure you that our associates are well positioned to continue our long tradition of being there for our policyholders regardless of social and economic conditions.

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State Regulation, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Financial Services, FinTech, Charles Clark, Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, License, Regulation, Bank of Indonesia, FinTech, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, News

PYMNTS

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. Can the states make licensing – of the money movement kind – any easier?

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Fintech Fundings: 14 Companies Raise $160 Million Week Ending May 15

Fintech Labs Insights

Two FinovateSpring 2015 presenters landed big rounds: Credit Sesame raised $16 million to expand its debt management and credit tracking platform. Vouch landed $6 million to help put the “first P” back in P2P lending. Online lending ( Paidy ). Lending social network. HQ: Charlestown, Massachusetts.

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Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raise $270 Million Second Week of August

Fintech Labs Insights

5 million to CUneXus to expand its consumer lending platform. HQ: Franklin, Massachusetts. Consumer lending platform. SMB lending marketplace. P2P real estate investment management. Investor tools to manage carbon risk. P2P lending platform. Total dollars raised YTD is $19.9 Source: Finovate.

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

First of all, if they continue to buy securities, they are removing many of the high quality securities from the marketplace, possibly causing a disruption or shortage in the markets. We may be skeptical, but the markets keep telling us: Don’t fight the Fed! I know I risk sounding like Charles Plosser, but so be it.