Gonzobanker

MAY 15, 2023

Data-driven best practices will help ensure a successful consumer lending transformation. Source: Cornerstone Advisors According to Cornerstone’s 2022 benchmarks, only 42% of financial institutions employ auto-decisioning in their consumer lending practices. Our firm would like to see that number much higher.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The CFPB has released the Fall 2022 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. Accordingly, this represents the first edition of Supervisory Highlights in which all of the examinations discussed in the report took place under the leadership of Director Chopra. Key findings by CFPB examiners are described below. Auto servicing.

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MerhantsBanks

MAY 24, 2021

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 13, 2023

The abrupt collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a stunning example of bank leadership not understanding interest rate risk, running into trouble with an inverted yield curve, and ignoring the impact of a severe monetary correction on long-duration assets. at the end of 2022, with $2.4B

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Abrigo

MARCH 21, 2023

4.75% over the course of 2022 and 2023. 1, 2022, to the current day. The blue line shows the effective funds rate, or the average rate at which institutions are actually lending and borrowing funds from one another. Specifically, Q1 2022 volume averaged $72.27 billion, while Q4 averaged $100.97 billion – a 39.7%

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Bobsguide

OCTOBER 7, 2022

London, UK – October 6, 2022 – Finastra today announced the appointment of Helen Cook as Chief People Officer. Based at Finastra’s HQ in Paddington, Helen is a key member of the Finastra Executive Leadership Team, reporting to CEO, Simon Paris. Read more about the full Finastra Leadership Team here: Meet our Executive Team.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Sometimes 20 minutes, sometimes 50 minutes, this podcast digs into such topics as creating branch experiences that go hand-in-hand with digital ones, identifying risk, and consumer lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk. Ahead of the Curve: A Banker’s Podcast Bonus Episode – ThinkBIG 2022.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

billion in Q4 2022, down 79% from Q4 2021. The total number of deals funded dropped from 423 in Q4 2021 to 342 in Q4 2022, representing a 73% decline in the average funding amount per raise from $43 million down to $11.4 Among community banks investing in fintech startups, the average investment was nearly $3 million per bank in 2022.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

George Weisz, Scottsdale Community Bank But for all its embrace of technology, the community bank took its inspiration for an innovative lending program from an old-school tradition: kids’ lemonade stands. The diverse board, staff and leadership team aim to implement a plan of “doing well for investors by doing good for the community.”

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Who saw 2022 coming and accurately predicted the headlines? A few modest examples of the 2022 roller coaster ride: The Fed rate hikes in 2022 totaled 425 basis points. In 2022, there was… wait for it… exactly one. Goes to 2022. Goes to all the hot tech and defi players that bought pricey ads at the 2022 Super Bowl.

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Bobsguide

APRIL 13, 2022

London, UK – April 12, 2022 – Finastra today announced a Banking as a Service (BaaS) collaboration with Microsoft to bring new lending options to thousands of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) – a sector severely underserved when it comes to accessing finance. Users will be able to unlock lending options within Dynamics 365.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 13, 2022

Since Rohit Chopra was sworn in as CFPB Director in October 2021, the report only reflects CFPB activity under the leadership of former Acting Director Uejio. The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled its hearing for April 27, 2022 but no date has yet been announced for the Senate Banking Committee’s hearing.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Although the 2022 Top 5 are holding their own and two of them remain in today's Top 5, the 2021 edition included one bank that failed (SVB Financial Group) and one that is voluntarily liquidating (Silvergate). Before we begin and for comparison purposes, here are last year's top five , as measured in December 2022: #1.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 26, 2022

Under Director Chopra’s leadership, the CFPB has regularly been sounding alarms about the potential for discrimination arising from the use of so-called “black box” credit models that use algorithms or other artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

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Gonzobanker

JUNE 14, 2023

Cross River Bank recently found itself in hot water with the FDIC when the agency declared that the bank engaged in unsafe or unsound banking practices in relation to its compliance with fair lending laws and regulations, specifically the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Truth-in-Lending Act. If only it were so easy.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

With nearly three decades of experience directing commercial lending, corporate finance, and insurance for leading brands, Perficient’s Insurance Principal, Brian Bell, stands at the forefront of our financial services practice.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Dan Robb, ABA’s 2022-23 chair, shares his infectious enthusiasm for banking and community. The post Dan Robb’s dream team appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This year was less exuberant than 2022 but more strategic than any year we can remember in the past. Topics around identity, payments, card issuance/acquiring, leadership, and fraud were all more helpful than in years past. The conference is all about sales, partnerships, and deal-making, with 2024 being right at the baseline.

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Bobsguide

OCTOBER 4, 2022

London, UK – October 3, 2022 – Finastra today revealed a sneak peek at its annual State of the Nation Financial Services research. The encouraging research findings coincide with the launch of season two on Finastra Universe TV – a new series of on-demand digital thought leadership videos exploring this world of open finance.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

ANB does “traditional lending in every aspect,” Edlund says, but commercial loans make up the majority of its loan portfolio. Edlund adds that ANB also does working capital lending, energy lending and real estate and development lending. Consumer mortgage and installment lending are in the mix as well. For foodies.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

From credit union overreach to onerous overregulation, the 2022/23 ICBA board of directors has plenty on its to-do list. When the 2022/23 ICBA board of directors was introduced at ICBA LIVE in San Antonio, Texas, there was a palpable sense of excitement in the air. Photos by Chris Williams. By Molly Bennett.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The court noted the plaintiffs asserted “that HMDA data have been invaluable in ‘uncovering and addressing redlining, fair lending violations, and other inequitable lending practices’ over the decades.” Additionally, a number of the new data reporting items are complex.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

When two executives at Woodforest National Bank noticed a dearth of affordable housing options in southeast Texas, they decided to do something about it, partnering with several housing and community groups to launch an innovative mortgage lending product aimed at underserved clients. By Aileen McDonough. Name: Woodforest National Bank.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023. So we’re careful when we lend out commercial real estate loans. The residential mortgage business has been tougher in 2022. The ICBA view on… Lending. The personal lending environment carries potential as well.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On September 29, 2022, the Justice Department announced a proposed consent order with Evolve Bank and Trust to resolve allegations of lending discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and national origin in the pricing of its residential mortgage loans from at least 2014 through 2019.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Under Stuart’s leadership over the past 17 years, OnPoint has gone from under $2 billion in assets to knocking on the door of $10 billion, all while becoming the most recognized financial brand in the Portland market and achieving some of the industry’s best profitability in 2023. Sounds like a cool strategy to build a smarter bank.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 22, 2024

Fall 2022 (New York): Debbie: Raised $2.7M, continued expansion in automated financial services for personal finance management. Spring 2022 (San Francisco): Array: Credit and identity management platform, seeing increased adoption due to robust features and user-friendly interface. TAZI AI: Raised $6.1M Your Juno: Raised $2.5M

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 23, 2022

The settlement highlights the need for companies to be mindful of fair lending risk when formulating their social media and other advertising plans. If the parties agree that the new system sufficiently addresses the disparities, Meta will fully implement the new system by December 31, 2022.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Then right back to the impossible in 2022. 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. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards. We can’t wait to see next year’s successes. THE BANKER AWARDS.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 20, 2022

In this wide-ranging conversation with two experienced reporters on the consumer finance industry, we discuss differences between the current CFPB and the Trump-era CFPB, including with regard to areas of regulatory and enforcement focus such as UDAAP, consumer access to financial information, small business issues, and fair lending.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 26, 2022

On May 11, 2022, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar, “CFPB Director Rohit Chopra: Do His Words Speak Louder Than His Actions?” The webinar will address the CFPB’s announcement regarding supervision of nonbanks as well as other actions taken under the leadership of Director Chopra. For more information and to register, click here.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At an industry fair lending conference last week, officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) outlined fair lending priorities for their agencies. Patrice Ficklin, Fair Lending Director of the CFPB, was also a keynote speaker. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the CFPB, and the U.S.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

21st Century Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve from the Great Inflation to COVID-19 2022 Ben S. Bernanke Bernanke, Ben S. Essays on the Great Depression 2004 Ben S. Bernanke Bernanke, Ben S. Bernanke Bernanke, Ben S. Firefighting: The Financial Crisis and Its Lessons 2019 Ben S. Bernanke Bernanke, Ben S. Gorton Gorton, Gary B.

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FICO

JANUARY 5, 2023

Leading up to 2022, the industry saw meteoric growth with transaction volume increasing fourfold , from $33 billion to $120 billion, between the years of 2019 and 2022. Some BNPL firms already are providing disclosures mandated by the Truth-in-Lending Act. Public Policy Predictions 2022: What's Coming for Financial Services.

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