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Inside First National Bank of Omaha’s seven-person innovation lab

Bank Innovation

JULY 1, 2019

First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO), with $20 billion in assets and 5,000 employees, is building out its seven-person innovation group within the bank's namesake skyscraper in Omaha, Nebraska. The goal is to […].

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Banks Won’t Skimp on Technology Spend Despite Bleak Economic Predictions

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Despite predictions of a bleak economy and decreasing investment spending from businesses, banks will not be cutting down their technology spend in 2019, according to Kurt Spieler, Chief Investment Officer at First National Bank of Omaha.

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First Bankcard, Provident Bank Team For Commercial Payments

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

First Bankcard , a division of First National Bank of Omaha , has formed a strategic partnership with Provident Bank , First Bankcard announced Wednesday (Jan. O’Flanagan, executive vice president of consumer banking at First National Bank of Omaha. “We

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Why AI Risk Tech And Banks Could Be A Match Made In Heaven

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

A solution, he told PYMNTS four years ago , that had nothing to do with financial services or lending at all — they were actually studying hiring and figuring out ways to track employability over time with data. Our simple idea was that better technology and better data science could improve access to credit,” Girouard said.

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Credit Card Charge-Offs Reach Highest Rate Since 2009

PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

Moody’s Investors Service reported Thursday (June 8) that credit card charge-offs — debts that are so delinquent that lending institutions have basically given up on collecting them — are at their highest rate since 2009 , possibly due to loosening lending standards. Omaha-based First National Bank rounded out the top three at 4.21

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Buffett Hungry For Banking Stake In India?

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Is India proving a lure, once again, for the “Oracle of Omaha?” The company’s lending and payment products, as noted by The Verdict, have been “made live” across 30 partners, and more than 40 developers are in the midst of the integration process.

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Cabela’s Up On The Block And The Bids Are Coming In

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

The Omaha World Herald is also reporting that since Nordstrom sold its credit card business to TD Bank last year, Cabela’s has been operating as the only U.S. retailer with such an operation still active.

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Zest AI raises $18 million in funding

BankInovation

JUNE 28, 2021

Underwriting software provider Zest AI has raised $18 million in a funding round led by VyStar Credit Union and the First National Bank of Omaha, the firm announced last week.

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: New Expansions, Partnerships And Reorganizations

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

According to reports out earlier this week, Goldman Sachs and Amazon are in discussions about possibly partnering for small and medium-sized (SMB) business lending in the U.S. The partnership would apply Goldman’s lending technology to SMB loans on Amazon’s underwriting platform, according to unnamed sources.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. The score combines the average of the bank’s percentile rank for lending concentration and for loan growth over the past year in each lending category. By Ed Avis. Methodology. AGRICULTURE.

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Senator Sanders to introduce bill imposing 15% or lower consumer credit interest rate cap

CFPB Monitor

MAY 16, 2019

Senator Bernie Sanders recently announced that he will be introducing a bill, the “Loan Shark Prevention Act ,” that would amend the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. First of Omaha Corp., This authority, which is referred to as the “Most Favored Lender” doctrine, has also been interpreted by the U.S.

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'Out of the shadows': Use of alternative data in lending gains ground

American Banker

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Financial regulators’ statement cautiously encouraging banks to go beyond traditional underwriting in their lending decisions is a big step forward for the use of alternative data and artificial intelligence, bankers say.

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CFPB Consumer Advisory Board to meet on June 18

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 3, 2015

The CFPB has announced that a summer meeting of its Consumer Advisory Board is scheduled for June 18, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska. Director Cordray is slated to attend the meeting.

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Banks around the country respond to coronavirus

Bank Innovation

MARCH 13, 2020

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, rattling the economy, banks are reevaluating their business propositions to clients.? WaFd, formerly Washington Federal Bank, is offering interest-free lines of credit of up to $200,000 to small businesses as a result of the pandemic.

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10 Big Bank Marketing Lessons from the ABA Bank Marketing Conference

South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It was agreed that too many lines of business, such as treasury management, commercial lending, and commercial deposits, are not utilizing their marketing departments enough, given the tremendous value of their products. The top part of this range seems to be around 10.5%. Bank Marketing Lesson 7: Multicultural Marketing.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Omaha, Neb. We are also challenged with ever-increasing cybersecurity threats and CFPB overreach that need to be assessed and addressed. Noah Wilcox: We need to continue to be on the offensive with our advocacy wins while playing defense in this current regulatory environment. ICBA at-large directors (from left).

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Thanksgiving Tables: New Ventures And Price Changes

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

While that was, of course, for the entire year, even lending a small portion of that to the Thanksgiving holiday is higher now than it was 50 years ago. There have been businesses like Omaha Steaks that have been sending fresh meat to your door for decades. In fact, in 2015, organic sales posted a record-breaking $43.3

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Client Note: Warren Buffet And Cyber Insurance, Bad Earnings And The Weather, Meal Kits Via Retail, Pharmacogenomics, And More

CB Insights

MAY 16, 2018

Today, we discuss a not smart meal kit strategy, the Oracle of Omaha, Milli Vanilli, and more, including: Is an insurance company getting into drugs? Lending Club’s product innovation focus. Are public company execs blaming bad results on the weather more? Warren Buffett ain’t digging cyber insurance.

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Ballard Spahr Submits Comment Letter to OCC in Support of Proposed True Lender Rule

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Our letter draws on Ballard Spahr’s two-plus decades of experience in representing banks and savings associations (“Banks”) in establishing lending programs (“Bank-Agent Programs”) where a Bank obtains substantial assistance from a fintech or other non-Bank company (an “Agent”) to offer Bank loans to consumers or small businesses.

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Fintech Fundings: 113 Companies Raised $1.7 Billion in May

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 27, 2016

P2P lending platform. HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Tags: Consumer, credit, auto loans, lending, underwriting. Source: FT Partners. Latest round: $153 million Series C. Total raised: $177 million. HQ: Hangzhou, China. Source: Crunchbase. Crowdsourced investment information. Source: Finovate. Carson Group. Wealth management platform.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $240 million Week Ending June 25

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 25, 2015

That makes the credit score provider the second most valuable alum (after Lending Club , currently trading at $6 billion). HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Tags: Lending, underwriting, consumer, loans, P2P, crowdfunding, investing. billion valuation. Digital payment solutions for financial institutions. Latest round: Undisclosed.

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Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $160 Million Week Ending March 11

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 14, 2016

million for its SMB alt-lending service. HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Tags: Consumers, SMB, lending, underwriting, investing, credit. And more telling, the number of deals is up 90% (249 vs. 130 in 2015). It was a busy week for Finovate alums with six raising fresh cash and one being acquired: EZBOB raised $28.8 D3 Banking borrowed $4.5

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Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Alt-lending to small businesses. HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Marketplace lending analytics. Tags: SMB, lending, credit, underwriting, payments, point-of-sale, mobile, trade finance. Total raised: $42 million. HQ: Ahmedabad, India. Source: Crunchbase. West Creek Financial. Consumer purchase financing. Latest round: $28.5

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FinovateSpring 2015 Sneak Peek: Part 8

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 30, 2015

Sneak Peek Part 7: Avoka, CBW Bank, Cloud Lending Solutions, Context Relevant, Dealstruck, DriveWealth, Dwolla, Dynamics, Encap Security, EyeBuy, FIS Mobile, Kabbage, Knox Payments, Lending Tree, LendKey. HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Sneak Peek Part 6: Credit Sesame, Hip Pocket, itBit, Kofax, Mitek, NAMU Systems, Persistent Systems.

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Fintech Fundings: 27 Companies Raise $345 Million Week Ending August 14

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 14, 2015

HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Tags: Lending, credit, crowdfunding, P2P, student loans, investing. HQ: London, England, UK. Latest round: $100 million ($87.5 million Debt, $12.5 million Equity). Total raised: $100 million($87.5 million Debt, $12.5 million Equity). Source: Crunchbase. International money transfers. HQ: New York City.

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The Wit And Wisdom Of Investor Letters

PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2016

In recent years, Dimon has also used his annual investor letter to warn of the risks that shadow banking and alternative lending pose to mainstream and heavily regulated banks such as his. The CFPB head noted his agency’s mandate and mission to curtail egregious lending in autos and that $300 million has been recovered.

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Inside First National Bank of Omaha’s seven-person innovation lab

Banks Won’t Skimp on Technology Spend Despite Bleak Economic Predictions

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First Bankcard, Provident Bank Team For Commercial Payments

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Why AI Risk Tech And Banks Could Be A Match Made In Heaven

Credit Card Charge-Offs Reach Highest Rate Since 2009

Buffett Hungry For Banking Stake In India?

Cabela’s Up On The Block And The Bids Are Coming In

Zest AI raises $18 million in funding

Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: New Expansions, Partnerships And Reorganizations

Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Senator Sanders to introduce bill imposing 15% or lower consumer credit interest rate cap

'Out of the shadows': Use of alternative data in lending gains ground

CFPB Consumer Advisory Board to meet on June 18

Banks around the country respond to coronavirus

10 Big Bank Marketing Lessons from the ABA Bank Marketing Conference

The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Thanksgiving Tables: New Ventures And Price Changes

Client Note: Warren Buffet And Cyber Insurance, Bad Earnings And The Weather, Meal Kits Via Retail, Pharmacogenomics, And More

Ballard Spahr Submits Comment Letter to OCC in Support of Proposed True Lender Rule

Fintech Fundings: 113 Companies Raised $1.7 Billion in May

Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $240 million Week Ending June 25

Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $160 Million Week Ending March 11

Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

FinovateSpring 2015 Sneak Peek: Part 8

Fintech Fundings: 27 Companies Raise $345 Million Week Ending August 14

The Wit And Wisdom Of Investor Letters

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