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Where Challenger Banks & Incumbents See The Next Digital Banking Opportunity

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In contrast, online banking in the US has surged with 73% of consumers using it regularly, up from 46% in 2010. . High banking fees, overdraft penalties, and a lack of requisite minimum deposits have pushed these households away from the formal banking system. Source: FDIC. Alternative services can be costly.

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Why Aspiration Says Big Banks’ “Bad Decisions” Were Its Gain

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The new program, first launched in 2010, was a digital-only offer for customers with low-balance checking accounts. fee was charged each month that the digital customer opted to use a bank branch for services or if they did not make the direct deposit. This is one of the lowest qualifiers in the industry — and a great value.”.

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US Banking Industry Had No Failures In 2018

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bank failed during the year, and the third time since the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. FDIC) was founded in 1933 that an entire year went by without a bank going under. If a bank fails, the regulator looks to sell the assets to another bank and the FDIC assumes responsibility for the remaining assets.

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