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Bump On The Road To National FinTech Charters?

PYMNTS

The news came Thursday (May 2) that, per a ruling in federal court in New York, the State Department of Financial Services can move forward with a suit that looks to derail national bank charters for FinTech companies. The national licenses would let FinTechs lend money and paychecks to consumers. lakh (roughly $1.6

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The European banking system is flat-lining

Chris Skinner

By 2007, bank assets in many developed countries had reached in excess of 100 per cent of gross domestic product (“GDP”). In 2007, bank assets in the US were around 78 per cent of GDP. The banks feed domestic credit, financing asset purchases, investment and consumption as well as cross border lending.

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Preparing For the 7 Waves From The Fed Hike

South State Correspondent

This decision coincided with rate hikes by the Swiss National Bank, its first since 2007, the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank announced at an emergency meeting that they would raise interest rates next month and again in September. What worked effortlessly for the last 14 years may not work for the next business cycle.

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How to develop a sound MBL strategy

Abrigo

Credit unions have seen an unprecedented uptick in business-related loans in recent years, according to the Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) U.S. From June 2007 to December 2012, MBL volume increased 66 percent, growing from $26.04 Credit Union Profile. billion to $43.16 Blog Credit Union'

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UK-Based Liberis Lands $93 Million For SME Financing

PYMNTS

Liberis, which was started in 2007, says that it has doled out more than £500 million ($668 million) in financing to 16,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the U.K., Europe and the United States. “The

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Four Reasons for the 2007-08 Financial Crisis

Jeff For Banks

A recent Bank Think post by ConnectOne Bank CEO Frank Sorrentino regarding restoring Glass-Steagall got me thinking about how far the debate has drifted from the root causes of the 2007-08 financial crisis. In 2007, that number climbed to 127%. Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) almost tripled between 1996 and 2007, to $7.3

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Director Chopra promotes aggressive enforcement in remarks to National Association of State Attorneys General

CFPB Monitor

In remarks given on Tuesday to the National Association of State Attorneys General (NAAG), CFPB Director Chopra promoted an aggressive approach to enforcement by both the CFPB and state attorneys general (AGs). Advocated for the expansion of state AGs’ authority.