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Varo Achieves Milestone As First Consumer FinTech To Get National Charter

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On Friday (July 31), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Varo Bank has been granted its full-service national bank charter. As a new national bank, Varo joins the world’s most respected system of financial institutions and has the opportunity to become a household name as many other national banks have become.”.

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National Funding Explores AltFin’s Uncertain Growth Trajectory

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The alternative finance boom post-2008 financial crisis undoubtedly provided more options for small business (SMB) borrowers, but that doesn’t mean the industry is guaranteed to become a staple among entrepreneurs seeking financing. “Transparency is key to standing out in the cluttered SMB market.” In the U.S.,

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update - First Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

Our lives changed forever from this whole experience of the government’s declaration of a national emergency, leading to forced shutdowns of businesses and schools, mandated mask wearing, forcing 6-foot distances between people, travel restrictions, fear mongering with case and death counts, and forced vaccines/boosters. Oh, brother!

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Mix-N-Match Fake Shopping Holidays For Fun And Profit

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Back in 2010 after the 2008 market crash, American Express wedged in a new commercial holiday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, dubbed Small Business Saturday. As a companion to National Salesperson Day on Dec. 14 already has a made-up commercial holiday: National Free Shipping Day , in effect since 2008.

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OCC Comptroller Offers Regulatory Guidance Toward AI

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Learning from history, he referenced the lack of regulatory controls in derivatives and financial engineering before the 2008 financial crisis, and more recently, the unregulated growth of cryptocurrencies leading to the “Crypto Winter” of 2022. The evolution of electronic trading provides a valuable case study to consider.

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CRE Credit Risk – What You Need To Know Now

South State Correspondent

While the market focuses on deposits and liquidity, media pundits and analysts are waiting for credit problems to appear. CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). touched off a wave of bankruptcies.

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Banking Innovation Enters New Era; Consolidation Now The Rule

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These are $100 billion market cap companies that are sitting in the middle of the payments supply chain.”. Lukies said that prior to the 2008 financial crisis, regulators and the like normally left banks to their own devices, as long as they didn’t mess it up so that people couldn’t pay their bills or go shopping.