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Mortgage Tech 101: What It Is & Why It’s Taking Off Now

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By the end of 2017, nearly $1.8T worth of mortgages will have been originated in the United States this year, according to government-backed mortgage lender Freddie Mac. Originating, processing, and underwriting a home loan with a large bank lender still requires faxes and snail mail and take almost as long as it did 20 years.

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Meet the 40 Fastest Growing Fintechs in Asia Pacific According to the Financial Times

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The World Bank flagged in October 2023 that the region’s burgeoning economies would decelerate to 4.5% It offers a range of services including a white-label payment gateway for banks and institutions, and an all-inclusive payment gateway solution for merchants. #4

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US Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups 

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investors are still hot to bankroll up-and-coming companies like challenger bank Chime, The Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday (Jan. In nine months, the valuation for Silicon Valley’s Chime grew to four times its original size, with investors offering $1.8 Despite headline-grabbing startup debacles, U.S.

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Retailers Want Fed To Revisit Debit Swipe Fees

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The amendment was passed following lobbying by the merchants and, of course, counter lobbying by the card networks and banks. The Fed ultimately settled on a 21 cent cap plus 0.05% of the transaction for fraud recovery (up from their original proposal of 12 cents). Pre-2011, debit card interchange fees averaged in the 44 cent range.

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From Investing To Budgeting, How Millennials Are Disrupting Personal Finance

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A 2018 survey by Bank of America shows that millennials’ top financial priorities were saving for emergency funds (64%), saving for retirement (49%), and saving to buy a house (33%) — not much different from the concerns their baby boomer parents had 30 years ago. From big banks to big tech. get the REPORT on next generation investors.

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Five Alums Earn Finalist Spots in Global Banking Innovation Awards 2015

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Five Finovate alums – including three innovative bank partners – have made it to the finals of the BAI Global Banking Innovation Awards 2015. Lending Club , Moven , and PayItSimple will compete for top honors in the “Most Innovation Non-Bank Financial Services Organization Award.”

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LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ

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The DOJ investigation centered on whether LendingClub had – between January 2009 to September 2010 – misled its FDIC-insured loan originator, WebBank , leading the bank to underwrite over 200 loans that did not conform to the bank’s lending requirements. The Rundown on the Run-up to the Decisions.

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