So Here’s Mint’s Real Plan
Mint.com's "banking" strategy does not include anything like acquiring a bank charter or private-labeling third party banking products. Rather, Mint...
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It Ain’t Easy to Score Ex-Wesabe Users
When Wesabe crashed and burned last week, it simultaneously put up for grabs its users to other online personal financial...
As Crime Witness, Security Camera Can Speak Volumes
Back when dinosaurs roamed the planet law enforcement had to look for witnesses, bystanders, and get on their hands and...
Wells Fargo to Close Finance Unit
Wells Fargo plans to shutter its 638 Wells Fargo Financial offices in favor of direct lending via the Wachovia branch...
Cards Market in Brazil: Where There’s Growth, There’s Opportunity
If you had asked me a year ago what the credit and debit card industry was like in Brazil, I...
The Joy of Lending (at Least for Now)
The credit landscape has improved dramatically since the end of the financial crisis, but that improvement reached a new level...
Compliance vs. Social Media – Is Peaceful Co-existance Possible?
A consistent theme keeps popping up as I discuss social media innovations with bankers these days. It is increasingly frustrating...
Mint.com to Become a Bank
Mint.com will offer true-blue banking services by yearend. Aaron Patzer, the company's founder and CEO, has told The Wall Street...
AML sanctions screening – staying ahead of the game
Recently I co-hosted a webinar on AML sanctions screening alongside Chrisol Correia, Director of Strategy at Dow Jones Risk &...
Freddie Mac Weekly Mortgage Update: All Rates But 1-Year ARM Hit Record Lows
30-year fixed-rate mortgage: Averaged 4.58 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending July 1, 2010, down from...
