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Why The Goldman-Amazon Bet On SMB Lending Is No Sure Thing

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And in leveraging Amazon’s scale as a platform — with millions of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and even micro-sized businesses hawking pretty much everything under the sun — it might seem a “slam dunk” if, say, a financial industry powerhouse were looking to bring small business loans to a new market. The Challenge.

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CashCall, Courts And California’s Increasingly Confusing Lending Market

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All that to say this has been an especially tough week for CashCall, and possibly the entire installment lending industry in the state. The plaintiffs borrowed from CashCall at rates of 96 percent or 135 percent between 2004 and 2011. The California Court Loss. There’s no bright line,” she said.

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‘Robo-Adviser’ Gets Into Lending

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Wealthfront, an automated online financial adviser, or “robo-adviser,” is reportedly breaking into the lending space. The company has teamed up with RBC Capital Markets. Founded in 2011, Wealthfront is one of the fastest growing automated investment services. Interest rates for the new service run between 3.25 percent and 4.5

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Report: Digital Lender SoFi Eyes IPO Via SPAC

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Social Finance (SoFi), a San Francisco-based online lending startup, is holding talks about selling to a blank-check acquisition company, Reuters reported, to help it debut on the stock market. Because of the pandemic, he said, younger people have begun investing, seeing the market downturns as an opportunity.

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Financial Services Platform SoFi Plans IPO Via SPAC

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billion, with the goal of bringing FinTech businesses to public markets. Founded in 2011, SoFi has worked to leverage lending after the 2008 financial crisis, focusing on student loan refinancing. Social Capital Hedosophia is one of three special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) on the lookout for investment opportunities.

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FDIC: US Banks See Chargebacks Soar, Profits Tank Due To Pandemic

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In addition, the total number of problem banks the FDIC was watching rose for the first time since 2011, with 54 firms in the first quarter, up from 51. trillion jump in deposits from the previous quarter as many investors cashed out of the stock market, and loan balances also jumped as companies tapped credit lines, with a 15.4

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CFPB’s New Study Notes Bank Fees As A Hidden Cost Of Payday Lending

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As the nation waits and drama builds over expected new guidelines from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on short-term lending, the government watchdog has issued a new report that indicates that the high cost of payday loans is even higher than most people think.

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