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Why Two-Thirds Of SMBs Find Themselves Dissatisfied With Online Lenders

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As diverse as they may be, they share a few common characteristics: an automated online application process, the use of proprietary algorithms to determine creditworthiness and a focus on speed and inclusivity. On that score, online lenders have been successful, according to a just-released study from the Cleveland Federal Reserve.

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Fed: Two-Thirds Of SMBs Say They Are Dissatisfied With Online Lenders

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As diverse as they may be, they share a few common characteristics: an automated online application process, the use of proprietary algorithms to determine creditworthiness and a focus on speed and inclusivity. On that score, online lenders have been successful, according to a just-released study from the Cleveland Federal Reserve.

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Online Catering Platforms Help Restaurants Reach Offices

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To help make this happen, ZeroCater recently notched $12 million in a Series B funding round with Cleveland Avenue as a lead investor, according to Crunchbase. We will be serving a lot more customers, and we’ll be operating in more geographies,” Sabeti said.

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How Banks Have Adapted Their Digital Banking Systems To Serve Customers During The Pandemic

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Branch visits are vital to customers’ financial lifestyles, despite mobile and online banking’s growing popularity. One bank working to ensure its in-branch systems match its online capabilities is Cleveland, Ohio-based KeyBank , which operates 1,197 branches across the country and handles more than $137 billion in assets.

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

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Over the first half of 2014, these banks, with an approval rate of just under 60 percent, beat out large national banks (31 percent), large regional banks (45 percent) and online lenders (38 percent). Its goal was to capture the perspectives of small businesses with less than 500 employees across ten states.

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Blockchain’s Inroads Through National Frameworks And Trade Finance

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which aims to improve productivity in its trade operations by testing modules, such as Receivable Finance and Payment Commitment (Payment Undertaking),” said the release. As reported this past week in the Cleveland Scene , one of Cleveland’s largest blockchain firms, Votem , shuttered doors abruptly amid a lack of funding.

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SMEs Severely Dissatisfied With eLending Experience – Fed

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But Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland senior policy analyst Ann Marie Wiersch told Forbes in an interview that bank lending to small businesses is still struggling. Among the most common complaints for online lenders included “high interest rates, unfavorable repayment terms and lack of transparency,” the report wrote.

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