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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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Pay in 4 is not currently available for residents of Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or any US Territories. Consumer advocate groups and regulators have also brought forth concerns about the ramifications of BNPL existing outside of the normal credit-reporting system.

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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Grand Ridge National Bank: The premier league. Grand Ridge National Bank. Ask employees at Grand Ridge National Bank (GRNB) in Wheaton, Ill., size businesses and individuals throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Florida. By Roshan McArthur.

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Payday Lending, by the (Shocking) Numbers

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According to Wisconsin state statute, the maximum finance charge and APR for a 14-day, $100 loan is…wait for it…limitless. To put that in perspective, here is a sample of 2015 GDPs as reported by the World Bank : National GDP 2015. It would be the 104th largest economy in the world, more than 91 other nations.

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

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Technology Stack: Flask, SQLAlchemy, Bootstrap, ForeignKeys, Jinja | APIs Used: Used data from “California regulations of possibly harmful products”, which was a CSV file. Emily Merline, originally from Milwaukee, WI, attended Arizona State University on a National Merit Scholarship.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2017 Edition

Jeff For Banks

The Bank, Old Second National Bank, lost a whopping $156 million in 2009 and 2010. That got regulator's attention in the form of a May 2011 Consent Order (CO). Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. How did they lose it? Welcome to the list! #2.

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Advocacy: Election Returns

Independent Banker

Around the Table—Wisconsin community bankers work with legislative staff members on Capitol Hill during ICBA’s Washington Policy Summit. Every spring ICBA holds its Washington Policy Summit where hundreds of community bankers from across the country visit with their congressional members and with federal regulators.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

CB Insights

In the case of telemedicine, government entities eased privacy regulations to facilitate more comprehensive remote diagnostics. Tech giants aren’t the only companies that have spotted the opportunity in remote diagnostics — some biotech companies have moved quickly to demonstrate value and capitalize on the eased regulations as well.

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