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Banks Scrapping Regulators For Friendlier OCC Oversight
Bank Regulation // September 17, 2019

An increased number of banks are swapping their own regulators for oversight by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Sept. 17). U.S. financial institutions can choose either state or federal oversight, although it is more...

Robinhood Nearing A Valuation Of At Least $7 Billion
Fintech Investments // May 29, 2019

Robinhood Markets, the operator of a free mobile trading app, is close to garnering a valuation of $7 billion or more. CNBC, citing two people familiar with the deal, reported Robinhood has raised a minimum of $200 million in a recent late-stage fundraising round that...

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Bancorp Changes Status to National Bank Charter, Moves to South Dakota

September 20, 2022
The Bancorp Bank is dropping its Delaware charter to become a national bank and is now regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) as the financial services firm relocates its headquarters from Wilmington, Delaware to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. President and CEO Damian Kozlowski said in a press release on Tuesday […]

Banks Scrapping Regulators For Friendlier OCC Oversight

September 17, 2019
An increased number of banks are swapping their own regulators for oversight by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Sept....

Robinhood Nearing A Valuation Of At Least $7 Billion

May 29, 2019
Robinhood Markets, the operator of a free mobile trading app, is close to garnering a valuation of $7 billion or more. CNBC, citing two people familiar with the deal, reported...