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Synchrony Says Erroneous Email Not Tied To Data Breach

PYMNTS

The company has a partnership with Amazon in which it lends to customers with low credit scores. Although Alibaba and JD.com usually lead China’s eCommerce market, the four-year-old Pinduoduo is “popular with China’s lower-tier city residents” and attracts customers with offers of discounts and deals, per reports.

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AltFin Proves Its Staying Power With Asian Investors

PYMNTS

More than $150 million in venture capital bolstered the B2B FinTech market this week, and while investors made big steps into areas like human resources, fleet management and artificial intelligence (AI), it was an old favorite that saw the most, and largest, investment rounds: alternative lending. Alternative Lending.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. The score combines the average of the bank’s percentile rank for lending concentration and for loan growth over the past year in each lending category. By Ed Avis. Methodology. AGRICULTURE.

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Late Payments Sound Sour Notes in US

PYMNTS

In Oregon, and as reported by The Statesman Journal , the Willamette Country Music Festival may be cancelled in future years amid widespread late payments to that festival’s vendors. In one example, police departments have said that they will not provide security to the event as a local sheriff’s department has been owed $78,000.

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The community banks standing by hospitality customers

Independent Banker

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided an important backstop for Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) loan holders, as it required the SBA to take care of loan payments for about six months in 2020 and make partial payments in 2021. Hospitality lending is a natural fit for the State Bank of Texas.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2019 Edition

Jeff For Banks

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. Oregon Bancorp, Inc. Please do not claim to invest in any security based on what you read here.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Cumberland Security Bank, Inc. First Security Bank of Deer Lodge. In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. A: We strategically positioned ourselves to take advantage of the market. Priority Bank.