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Why community banks should partner with fintechs

Independent Banker

A recent report by Cornerstone Advisors found that bankers are either strongly interested in or already working with fintechs in three main areas: digital account opening (71%), mobile wallets (41%) and fraud/risk management (47%). Fraud and risk management. Elizabeth Judd is a writer in Virginia. Tiffany Lukk.

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

Be aware of existing or emerging risk concerns. increased operational risks. Implicit in managing operational risk is for banks to continue to maintain adequate capital and a solid balance sheet, he says. It’s not just about looking at the returns but having the due diligence and risk management folks involved.”.

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Don't Bank. SoFi

Jeff For Banks

billion in asset Union Bank & Trust in Virginia had $1.1 Like most marketplace lenders, SoFi claims a borrower risk rating system that is better than the FICO score. How good is their system compared to FICO, or other FinTechs that feel they are more evolved in credit risk management? We don't know.

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Digital Disruption

Independent Banker

Meanwhile new competitors regularly emerge, including person-to-person facilitators such as digital wallet provider Venmo, crowd-funding loan provider Lending Club and real-time cryptocurrency settlement company Ripple. Although they have bank accounts, they often prefer to use prepaid cards and mobile options to manage their finances.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. We salute a legend of lending and credit union leadership. This is the age of digital lending.

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The Full Framework

Independent Banker

Compliance doesn’t function effectively in a silo of solitary confinement, and the business does not produce with maximum value without the risk-management activities of compliance. Preparing for the upcoming Home Mortgage Disclosure Act or Military Lending Act (MLA) changes could be used as examples of assessing CMS performance.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $330 Million Week Ending Jan 15

Fintech Labs Insights

Financial supply chain management. Derivative risk management. Online consumer lending. Person-to-person small biz lending platform. Multi-family lending management. Tags: SMB, enterprise, commercial lending, non-residential real estate, underwriting, investing. Source: Finovate. million ($1.5

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