In this week’s PeerIQ Industry Update they cover the latest minutes from the FOMC meeting, the new NY Fed report on mortgage lending and Lending Club’s earnings report; the FOMC is on track to raise rates 3 times in 2018 and the new rates could affect ABS pricing; the NY Fed report on the role of technology on mortgage lending said fintech lenders are reducing processing times by 20 percent and default rates by 25 percent; Lending Club reported record revenue and a net loss, their stock dropped 18 percent on the news; PeerIQ also gives a report on their recent partnership with Cross River Bank. Source.
PayTile, an 'airdrop for cash' geolocation-based payments system partnered with Cross River to enable users to send p2p privately.
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[Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Gilles Gade, President and CEO of Cross River Bank. Cross River Bank is...
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PeerIQ provides insight on Cross River Bank and its $28 million investment from venture capitalists; the deal highlights Cross River Bank’s partnerships with marketplace lenders and provides a leading example for how banks can seek to gain from online lenders while also mitigating true lender risk; Cross River Bank likely to set a precedent for banking investment in MPL loans; success with marketplace lending partnerships has helped it to achieve a return on equity of 26.5% versus 9.8% for FDIC-insured institutions. Source
Cross River Bank is looking at new opportunities in business payments; Ben Isaacson of Cross River Bank stated, “Payroll is predominantly set up for traditional salary, ‘regular’ employees. There’s a real opportunity to innovate on that front; businesses can change how their employees get paid to be more consistent with how they’re working.”; they are also looking at how they can better improve payments to suppliers for their customers; Cross River Bank currently works with some of the biggest names in fintech and prides itself as being a technology-first bank. Source
Cross River Bank has added David Cotney to its board of directors; David Cotney brings in-depth experience in banking regulation and specifically bank chartering to the firm's board of directors; Cotney previously served as commissioner of banks for the Massachusetts Division of Banks where he was responsible for licensing and supervision of state-chartered financial entities; his industry experience also includes roles as chairman of the State Liaison Committee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. Source
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Cross River Bank announced a collaboration with American Express at Money 20/20 Monday.
The partnership with Stripe will ultimately help marketplace or gig economy workers get paid faster through Cross River’s API platform;...