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After success in residential solar, the San Jose, Calif.-based credit union is financing solar systems for businesses.

Ancora Advisors has a history of pressing banks and thrifts to find buyers.

Transit agencies worldwide are attempting to eradicate cash and the bottlenecks that it causes from situations where customer throughput is paramount. But is this effort truly viable given the entrenched payment behaviors and requirements for serving everyone, even digital naysayers?

BMO Financial group will invest $2 million into a new artificial intelligence lab in Montreal designed to help startups make the transition from science projects to high-growth companies.

New York Venture Bank would be run be a former Square 1 executive and would feature former CFPB deputy director Raj Date on its board.

The Michigan company, which lost more than $1.4 billion in the aftermath of the financial crisis, is trying to become more of a commercial lender. Its recent agreement to buy a deposit-rich franchise in California could help it get there.

CapStar claims Gaylon Lawrence violated the Change in Bank Control Act by building a 10% stake without prior Fed approval. The company says it's convinced Lawrence's long-term plan includes a hostile takeover.

Until FinCEN decides to explicitly regulate transaction laundering, we will not see an organized effort at the state level, writes Ron Teicher, CEO of EverCompliant.

Blue Lion Capital believes a heavy focus on mortgages and acquisitions is hurting HomeStreet's financial performance.

Beyond overall tax cuts, there's also potential benefits for investors in fintech and payments innovation, writes Rick Lazio, former Republican Representative from New York and current senior vice president at alliantgroup.