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Uber’s Rise Presses Taxi Lenders.

Authors :
SIDEL, ROBIN
Source :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 10/22/2015, Vol. 266 Issue 96, pC1-C2. 2p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The article discusses the impact of the success of ride-sharing startups such as Uber Technologies Inc. on lenders such as Florida bank BankUnited Inc., which lend significant amounts of money against taxi cab licenses, also known as medallions. According to the article, U.S. banking regulators seized New York lender Montauk Credit Union in September 2015 after it had declined as a result of medallion loans. The article presents comments from BankUnited chief operating officer Raj Singh.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00999660
Volume :
266
Issue :
96
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
110459267