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News Pod #25 - Happen Bank Is Running Chime's Playbook In Reverse
15 minutes Posted Jul 3, 2026 at 4:43 pm.
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In this solo News Pod episode, Carlos unpacks the story underneath Lending Club’s recent rebrand to Happen Bank.The story was covered in this week’s Newsletter:https://www.thefreetoaster.com/p/happen-bank-is-running-chime-in-reverse
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