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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation

PYMNTS

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. Mortgages ?

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Americans Are Borrowing Like It’s 2008 … Sort Of

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Mortgage borrowers are also a very different group than they were nine years ago at the outset of the financial crisis — in part because of tougher lending standards mandated by federal regulators. And the shift in mortgage lending mirrors a shift in the lending picture in general when it comes to who holds the majority of U.S.

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AltFin’s Bumpy Ride Into An Uncertain 2019

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consumers owe roughly 26 percent of their annual income to debt, up from 22 percent in 2010. The rising rates have not only made debt more expensive, but they have been a weight on loan growth across both bank and FinTech lending platforms in the back half of the year. According to the Federal Reserve , U.S. That amounts to $13.2

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Pandemic Car Buys, Rising Interest Rates, and High Gas Prices: A World of Hurt for Lenders

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the long-term average of 3.44%), and nearly half are underwater – this marks the second-highest percentage since 2010 when delinquency rates reached 5.27% during the Great Recession. Delinquency rates are rising to levels not seen since the Great Recession, especially among Millennials and Gen Z. 1% of auto loans in the U.S.

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Fighting Digital with Digital

Independent Banker

Community banks cannot afford to ignore the staggering pace of lending adoption by both individuals and businesses using digital-only platforms from various nonbank technology-based specialty lending firms. Competing and beating FinTech’s digital-platform lenders. By Jonathan Rowe.

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The Evolving State Of US Household Debt

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According to the report, between 2005 and 2010, mortgage debt represented 78 percent of total household debt; as of late 2018 mortgage debt accounts for only 71 percent of the total. The trend, according to the report, is visible in most major debt categories — particularly home and credit card lending. They make up 10.7

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From Investing To Budgeting, How Millennials Are Disrupting Personal Finance

CB Insights

While the media often portrays millennials as preoccupied with the rising prices of festival tickets and avocado toast, their real financial concerns are a bit more practical. But millennials face significant headwinds in making those financial dreams a reality. get the REPORT on next generation investors. From big banks to big tech.