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Ant Group Overhauling Operations To Satisfy Chinese Regulators 

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After having its $37 billion dual IPO pulled by Beijing, Jack Ma’s Ant Group is working fast to overhaul operations to comply with government regulations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (Jan. Chinese financial regulators called Ma and his leadership team to answer questions on the eve of the company’s stock market debut.

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FinTech Credit: Not So Clear And Present Danger?

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As the payments landscape evolves and becomes ever more digital in scope, and as FinTech firms make inroads into traditional financial services, regulators are looking at FinTech credit — and how it might be defined and shaped. There seem to be no easy answers on just how to regulate the space. trillion.

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Changes On Deck For The CFPB’s Payday Lending Rule

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Could it be that the CFPB, under new Executive Director Kathy Kraninger , will be moving directly to eliminate the more controversial provisions of its payday lending rule? In April, Mulvaney sided with two payday lending groups that sued the CFPB in an attempt to invalidate the regulatory restrictions created by the new rules. .

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CAN Capital Announces Another Leadership Change With New CEO

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Alternative small business (SMB) lending platform CAN Capital announced on Wednesday (Jan. In Australia, for instance, alternative lender Prospa suddenly nixed its initial public offering (IPO) last year after regulators criticized the company’s contractual agreements with small business borrowers. 9) that Edward J.

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Didi Chuxing Offers Financial Services

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The company will offer crowdfunding and lending as it tries to distance itself from a year of scandals, including the murder of two female passengers. The services include wealth management tools, credit, lending and crowdfunding for serious illnesses. Didi is backed by Uber, Apple and SoftBank.

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Important Considerations When Growing the CRE Portfolio

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In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket. This reflects a larger industry trend.

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Change management in banks and credit unions: A key to success

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Why change management is vital for banks and credit unions Regulators promote change management to manage risk, but banks and credit unions can also achieve important benefits when they manage change. This article describes recent comments by financial regulators about managing change.