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NCUA names new director of examination and insurance

11/02/20

Myra Toeppe, who had been serving as acting director since January, will take on that role permanently.

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Now is not the time to freeze small-business lending

11/02/20

Credit is tightening to 2008 levels at a time when small businesses need help the most, former SBA chief Karen Gordon Mills says.

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Zelle small-biz payments volume jumps 30% from 2Q to 3Q

11/02/20

The person-to-person network is being used more often for purchasing, with consumer payments to small businesses up sharply.

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Fed revamps Main Street loan program; debit beating credit in payments war

11/02/20

The changes include lower loan minimums and fatter fees for lenders; while electronic payments help most providers, banks and lenders who need credit income could face growth challenges.

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ATM coating targets COVID-19 and other ‘nasty things’

11/02/20

A new service from NCR aims to reduce surface transmission of the coronavirus through the application of an antimicrobial cleaning product that kills germs.

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Florida bank aims for first-mover edge in financing search funds

11/01/20

Professional Holding has opened an office close to Boston to make loans to aspiring CEOs — often recent business school graduates — who are looking to buy their first businesses.

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OCC announces initiative to expand credit access in Los Angeles

10/30/20

The effort is the first offshoot of Project REACh, which is designed to bring together business leaders, government officials and advocates to help improve financial services options for disadvantaged communities.

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Under pressure to diversify its board, SchoolsFirst adds associate seats

10/30/20

Earlier this year, the Southern California credit union was criticized for its directors not representing the demographics of the communities it serves.

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What debt collectors can and can't do under CFPB rule

10/30/20

The agency’s final rule modernizing the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act limits calls to seven per week, but collectors won stronger protections from liability claims and other key changes to the original proposal.

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PPP squeeze, SoFi’s bank charter, HSBC’s cost cutting: Top stories of the week

10/30/20

Banks and Paycheck Protection Program recipients are caught in a bind between two SBA rescue programs; SoFi gets preliminary OK on bank charter, launches credit card; HSBC vows to ‘accelerate’ U.S. cost-cutting plan; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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