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For the Denver-based parent company of Sunflower Bank, the first quarter of 2026 was not entirely sunny. Loans grew dramatically, but so did charge-offs, with the lender charging off two credits worth more than $10 million.
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Dubai, UAE, April 28th, 2026, Chainwire
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The investment firm's Alternatives division comprised a majority of the online lender's $60 million Series C funding round.
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Mark McArdle is the head of public policy and regulatory affairs at NewRez, a large servicer and originator, and previously spent 15 years in government, including almost 8 years at CFPB. Views expressed here are his own.
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A federal judge finds that the embattled brokerage Alpine Securities' argument that FINRA should answer to the federal executive branch amounts to " wishful thinking" that "collapses under the weight of spiraling aspiration."
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While stablecoins aren't widely used for payments, banks still have a role to play in leading the market.
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Celtic Bank is the latest large Small Business Administration lender to turn to an AI origination platform for smaller-dollar loans. Live Oak Bank, which has been piloting the same platform, says it's poised for big growth in the same segment.
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The Federal Open Market Committee's April meeting — likely Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's last — is unanimously expected to keep interest rates steady, but questions about energy, inflation and the upcoming transition in leadership still loom.
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Amir Sarhangi is the CEO of Skyfire. Previously, he was the CEO and founder of Jibe Mobile, a startup acquired by Google in 2015. Jibe's messaging infrastructure is now Android Messenger. After several years in a leadership role at Google, Amir departed to join Ripple as a VP of Products.
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