Regulators greenlight new bank backed by Trump Silicon Valley allies

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U.S. regulators gave conditional approval to a new bank that has ties to Silicon Valley allies of President Donald Trump.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted the conditional approval for the bank’s charter to Erebor Bank on Wednesday. The bank’s founders are well-connected in the tech world and will target businesses in the “innovation economy,” such as firms involved in cryptocurrency.

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