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'Out of the shadows': Use of alternative data in lending gains ground

American Banker

Financial regulators’ statement cautiously encouraging banks to go beyond traditional underwriting in their lending decisions is a big step forward for the use of alternative data and artificial intelligence, bankers say.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Lucas White: We need to continue to differentiate community banks and educate policymakers on why tiered and proportionate regulation is necessary. We need to make sure people remember that and have it reflected in laws and regulations that affect our industry. Omaha, Neb. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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Ballard Spahr Submits Comment Letter to OCC in Support of Proposed True Lender Rule

CFPB Monitor

Our letter draws on Ballard Spahr’s two-plus decades of experience in representing banks and savings associations (“Banks”) in establishing lending programs (“Bank-Agent Programs”) where a Bank obtains substantial assistance from a fintech or other non-Bank company (an “Agent”) to offer Bank loans to consumers or small businesses.

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Fintech Fundings: 27 Companies Raise $345 Million Week Ending August 14

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Tags: 500 Startups (accelerator), bitcoin, security, regulation. HQ: London, England, UK. Latest round: $100 million ($87.5 million Debt, $12.5 million Equity). Total raised: $100 million($87.5 million Debt, $12.5 million Equity). Source: Crunchbase. International money transfers. HQ: New York City.

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The Wit And Wisdom Of Investor Letters

PYMNTS

Moreover, Dimon warned that regulating the biggest banks in the United States out of existence won’t solve any real problems — just move the issue to Chinese shores, where big banks will still be able to operate. The resurgent credit is a good thing – but a thing that needs to be nurtured and controlled – with regulation.