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LendUp, an online startup based in San Francisco, launched in late 2012 with a whole new model for a financial business. Pitching itself as something between a short-term lender and a credit-improvement service for people with bad or no credit history...

Whether you are returning from spring break or enjoying the warmer weather, we hope you enjoy our latest selection of readings from the financial regulatory world. As always, the views expressed in these articles do not necessarily represent the views...

First Read Star-studded Robin Hood Foundation galas raise $101M By James Covert, New York Post The Robin Hood Foundation raised a jaw-dropping and record-setting $101 million at its gala Tuesday night — and now it’s bent on raising a new generation...

The US Federal Reserve Banks may have got more than they bargained for when they invited comments on their September Payment System Improvement Public Consultation Paper. Asked to comment on improving the US payments system, the tech industry and merchants...

The woman whom Mayor be Blasio has picked to be his new planning chief is proud of the fact that she’s had the unique, if not singular, honor of working for the first black mayor of New York City, the first black governor of New York State and the first...