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Republicans ready legislation to replace Dodd-Frank; Bank investor bonanza?

02/06/17

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is preparing a new financial reform law; change could free up $100 billion in bank capital that could be returned to shareholders.

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Veil Piercing When a Sovereign Owns the Shares; Venezuela Edition

02/05/17

This is a joint post by Mark Weidemaier and Mitu Gulati.

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Tout savoir sur le crowdfunding

02/05/17

crowdfunding définition Le crowdfunding est un système qui permet de récolter des fonds par le biais de l’internet pour donner corps à un projet. Il s’applique à tout genre de projet, à but lucratif ou caritatif comme les entreprises, les associations qui œuvrent pour le social. Il sert aussi à financer les projets portés par […]

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More Evidence that a For-Cause Removal of CFPB Director Corday Would Be Pretextual

02/03/17

If Trump is planning on attempting to remove CFPB Director Richard Cordray "for cause" he's hardly going about it in a smart way.  The Trump administration keeps generating more and more evidence that any for-cause removal would be purely pretextual, which strengthens Corday's hand were he to litigate the removal order (as he surely would).  

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OnDeck Capital loses its chief operating officer

02/03/17

James Hobson is resigning to become the CEO of Attune, a new company in the commercial insurance sector.

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Valuing a digital bank isn't so Simple

02/03/17

With another $60 million in writedowns, BBVA Compass has taken $90 million in goodwill impairment charges related to its $117 million acquisition of the neobank Simple.

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BankMobile to add visualizations in relaunched app

02/03/17

The unit of Customers Bancorp considers the visualization and animation features of its new app, which will show users if their money is dwindling or growing and where it's going, special enough to apply for a patent.

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Trump's anti-Mexico policies threaten Citibanamex, revive divestiture talk

02/03/17

The president’s vow to impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports could make life harder for the Citigroup-owned unit, which is Mexico’s second-largest bank.

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Why this niche lender went DIY to build a sales app

02/03/17

Home improvement lender EnerBank USA expects half of its loans will be originated on the app it built *in-house*, which promises near-instant approvals.

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Banks with room to grow in CRE take advantage of rivals' pullback

02/03/17

A number of banks are tapping the brakes on commercial real estate lending, giving others an opportunity to make more loans at better terms.

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