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5 Reasons to expand small business lending

Abrigo

In the 2015 Growth Strategy Survey by Bank Director , the most commonly cited areas for growth were Commercial Real Estate Lending, C&I loans, SBA loans, and Construction loans. which means their capital needs fluctuate. This is compounded by the growing trend of Millennial small business owners. Small businesses in the U.S.

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Xiaomi Partners With FinTechs On India Lending Platform

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The largest smartphone company in India, Xiaomi, has started a credit platform designed to attract young professionals and millennials in the country, according to a report by TechCrunch. Startups can capitalize on this by taking advantage of Xiaomi’s large user base, one of the partners said.

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Point-Of-Sale Lending Gains Momentum As Millennials Shun Credit Cards

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get the entire 47-page lending report. See how startups and big tech are reinventing traditional lending. Download our deep dive into the disruption of lending. As competition increases and POS lending goes mainstream, startups are raising substantial funds to grab market share. valuation (10/8). Top players.

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Lendified And The SMB/Millennial Connection

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Lendified , which offers loans to small Canadian businesses online, said earlier this month that it has secured a $20 million credit facility through Liquid Capital. So it is with the extension of credit to smaller firms who need the funds to gain top-line traction.

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Biz2Credit Tells Banks To Stop Fixating On Millennials

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They must strive to maintain solid credit scores and solid performance over time in order to get access to capital at better rates and terms.”. No one is writing about it because it’s not sexy, but the reality is that there is a lot of opportunity in small business lending with older borrowers,” Arora added.

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation

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And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. But a standstill in the credit markets created a vacuum for a bit, at least along traditional lending conduits. Necessity is the mother of invention. Behind the Numbers .

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Why Digital Lenders Are Tightening Their Lending Criteria

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In the early days of online lending, the big appeal was access to funds for potential borrowers with few, if any, options for securing capital. They all had a pretty tough time and took losses a lot more than expected,” said Henry Song, a portfolio manager at Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. The Coming Risk Assessment Reset.

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