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It’s Time to Stop Ignoring the Millennial HomeBuyer, Better Mortgage Growth Suggests

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE— Digital mortgage company Better Mortgage has displayed rapid growth over the last year, originating $157 million in mortgages during 2017: a 1500% increase from the $10 million it originated in 2016.

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Best New Financial Apps 2016, The List

Bank Innovation

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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New Study by Project Catalyst Uncovers Millennials’ Use of Mobile Wallets

Bank Innovation

Phoenix, AZ – June 27, 2016Millennials are driving innovation in the fintech space and many traditional financial institution applications miss the mark with the younger generations, leaving them.

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Can Millennials Revive Call Center Commerce?

PYMNTS

Millennials have long borne the blame for a variety of problems in commerce, including the decline in popularity of diamonds and certain fast casual restaurants. Millennials could be helping to bring new life to call center commerce. Millennials are increasingly seeking access to luxury goods — including relatively affordable items.

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Number Of Millennial Households Expected To Soar Over Next 10 Years

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A lot of millennials are still living at home with their parents, but as more and more of them begin moving out in the coming years, they could have a significant impact on both the housing and rental markets. So what will fuel this significant growth in new millennial households? That number hit 21.3

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Things worth reading: 1st December 2016

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … Banking app targets budgeting millennials Former Barclays banker hearings adjourned Logica pair plead guilty to insider dealing RBS fails toughest Bank of England stress test as Barclays and Standard Chartered struggle Bank of England yields to vegan pressure over plastic fivers The health of UK banks (..)

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Millennials Are Facing Their Second ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Financial Crash

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The data on millennials’ lifetime earnings potential were already fairly grim long before the word “coronavirus” became part of everyone’s daily conversations – and before the U.S. A 2016 paper led by Stanford University Economist Raj Chetty found that millennials were in deeper economic trouble than a quick look at the U.S.