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Community Bank Acquires SMB Digital Bank Seed

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Cross River Bank has partnered with a range of FinTech startups since its 2008 launch, including collaborations with Stripe , Coinbase and Affirm , reports said. Seed members will be migrated to Cross River as the community bank expands with new offices in California and Oregon. reports said.

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Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs

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Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. Here, again, lies another opportunity for community banks to fill the void. We urge you to make such legislation a priority.”.

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Why the U.S. Regulators’ New Resource on BaaS Relationships is Disappointing

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BaaS-enabled banks have been operating in a regulatory minefield recently. FDIC and CFPB have issued multiple consent orders to banks, citing their BaaS relationships as the cause. Rather, it is intended to be a resource for community banks to consider when managing the risk of third-party relationships.

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MOXY Preps Launch Of New Community Bank With NYMBUS

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MOXY bank , preparing to be one of the first new community banks to launch in the U.S. in decades, has announced that it is working with technology solutions company NYMBUS to integrate its core digital banking and payment services.

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FDIC-Backed Institutions Rake In $40.8B In Q4

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23) that commercial banks and savings enterprises that it insures reported net income in the aggregate of $40.8 That growth, the FDIC said, came mainly from a $6.8 More than half of the 6,182 institutions that reported to the FDIC showed growth year over year in earnings in the latest quarter. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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FDIC nears decision on ILC bids as it floats new standards for charter

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On the same day the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said it will soon rule on two applications, the agency also proposed benchmarks for all firms that want to own industrial loan companies.

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Banking Trade Group Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank

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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the trade group for community banks, is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deny a federal deposit insurance application by payment terminal company Square.

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