by Cole Gottlieb | Sep 26, 2021 | Blog
Greetings, The Fed could begin tapering asset purchases as early as November. Financial regulator appointments move closer to confirmation. Ocrolus raises $80Mn for automated document verification, while Self Financial raises $50Mn for credit building products....
by Cole Gottlieb | Sep 19, 2021 | Blog
Greetings, Unemployment numbers remain steady and inflation ticks down. Median household income dropped in 2020, excluding some stimulus measures. Pagaya will go public via a SPAC. Goldman buys POS lender GreenSky. Chase and Capital One consider BNPL offerings. Square...
by Cole Gottlieb | Sep 12, 2021 | Blog
Greetings, Initial unemployment claims hit a new low, despite more than 10.9Mn jobs remaining open. Several pandemic-related unemployment programs ended last week. Consumer spending decelerates amid Delta. Opinions on a second term for Fed Chair Powell vary. CFPB...
by Cole Gottlieb | Sep 5, 2021 | Blog
Greetings, New unemployment claims continue to drop though employers are still struggling to hire. The CFPB proposes a data collection rule for small business loans. Gary Gensler says banning payment for order flow is an option. API stock platform Alpaca raises $50Mn....
by Cole Gottlieb | Aug 29, 2021 | Blog
Greetings, GDP and employment continue to grow, despite Delta fears. Fed is ‘long way’ from a digital dollar. Ramp raises $300Mn, while Brex launches a venture debt product. DriveWealth raises $450Mn to power “Robinhood competitors.” Fiserv announces partnerships....
