Jeff For Banks
APRIL 12, 2018
When I first read Standards Needed for Safe, Small Installment Loans from Banks, Credit Unions by the Pew Charitable Trusts that encouraged financial institutions to get back into small ticket consumer lending, I thought “what are they nuts!” Ever since we formed our company in 2001, this has been the case. And it wasn’t an anomaly.
TrustBank
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The BEA calculates the personal saving rate by subtracting taxes from personal income to arrive at “disposable personal income” and then subtracts personal outlays. Adding to the observation is the fact that from roughly 2001-2006, a devastating housing price bubble formed due to lax lending standards.
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Jeff For Banks
JUNE 2, 2023
The old borrow short, lend long strategy. The dot-com bubble recession began in March 2001 and lasted only 8 months. percent of all jobs in 2001 to 11.3 By comparison, non-high-tech industries lost 689,000 jobs between 2001 and 2002 but recovered the lost jobs by 2004. High-tech employment fell from 12.1
Jeff For Banks
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
History has shown that inverted yield curves precede recessions by 18 to 24 months on average, as we saw in 1990, 2001, and 2005. Indeed, banks generally pull back on lending if longer-term loan rates are less than their cost of funds, which are generally based on shorter-term rates.
CB Insights
OCTOBER 29, 2018
The housing bubble bursting that same year had the opposite effect and various penalties and real estate losses relating to Countrywide’s lending practices ended up costing BofA about $40B, all told. Date: September 3, 2001. ” 11. HP and Compaq. Price: $25B.
Fintech Labs Insights
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Lending/SMB. August 2021 exit to Square. 9 Sep 2021. 9 Sep 2021. South Korea. Aug 2021 round. 9 Sep 2021. 9 Sep 2021. April 2021 round. Jan 2016 round. Better.com. May 2021 SPAC annoucement. April 2021 round. Aug 2021 round. 9 Sep 2021. Aug 2021 round. Papaya Global. Mar 2021 round. Payroll/SMB. Hypoport SE. PolicyBazaar. Mar 2021 round.
Fintech Labs Insights
JANUARY 21, 2022
August ’21 exit to Square. Aug ’21 round. FTX Exchange. Oct ’21 round. South Korea. Nov ’18 transaction. New Zealand. Accounting. Secondary market May 21. Mar ’21 SPAC (proposed). Dec ’19 round. Wise ( TransferWise ). Aug ’21 round. Payroll/SMB. Oscar Health. Jan ’16 round. Better.com. May ’21 SPAC annoucement. April ’21 round. Aug ’21 round.
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