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Minority depository institutions have limited budgets and staff to upgrade their technology. Some are turning to secondment programs and like-minded fintechs to tackle these problems.
January 4
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the state attorney general claim Credit Acceptance Corp., an indirect auto lender, deceived thousands of borrowers by failing to disclose and include finance charges in calculating the cost of a car loan.
January 4
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The crypto broker Genesis told clients in a new update that it needs more time to come up with a solution for the troubles at its lending unit.
January 4
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Coinbase Global, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, said its U.S. unit reached a $100 million settlement with New York regulators for letting customers open accounts with insufficient background checks.
January 4
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A new app for people with a criminal past and a challenger bank "of immigrants for immigrants" are among the neobanks forging their own path in the banking world.
January 4
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The accident killed the plane's pilot, Utah businessman Nathan Ricks. The Seattle company has named an interim chief while Beardall recovers after surgery.
January 4
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Credit cards offered by banks including Wells Fargo and Synchrony Financial intended to cover expensive health care services may be causing unnecessary financial pain for consumers, said a group of U.S. senators, who cited potentially deceptive promotions.
January 4
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Land of Lincoln Credit Union in Decatur has agreed to acquire Colchester State Bank in Colchester.
January 4
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Swift adds a top exec from Mastercard, Visa expands mobile pay in Oman, Turkey tests a CBDC; and other global financial services news.
January 4
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But it's not that green financing is finally winning out over fossil-fuel lending. Rather, Big Oil looks to be getting more money from elsewhere.
January 4
