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Can Data Driven Lending Displace VC Funding For Some Firms?

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But even more notably, 84 percent fail due to poor cash flow management that kicks off the series of events leading to their doors closing. Managing cash flow can be tricky work when one is new to the market or looking to expand because cash is in short supply. The first is focus. CircleUp is retail- and CPG-focused.

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China Fiscal Policy At Odds With SMB Lending

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29) that the government’s efforts to spur small business lending by pumping money into the financial services market has yielded only modest success. The publication pointed to the government’s conflicting policy of stricter lending rules as one reason why efforts to boost small business loan volumes hasn’t taken off.

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Trepp’s Review and Outlook on Commercial Real Estate Market

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The CMBS delinquency rate reached 10.31% earlier this year, and the peak ever was 10.34% in July 2012 so we reached almost the peak historically but have been slowly decreasing ever since. CRE Lending. Credit Risk Management. Lending & Credit Risk. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. CRE Lending.

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Lending to nonprofits: Considerations for credit analysis

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Financial institutions considering lending to nonprofits may want to be aware of these recent financial trends, as well as some of the ways lending to these organizations might differ from lending to for-profit businesses. Here are two mistakes to avoid when lending to nonprofits , according to the firm: 1. percent to $5.17

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The Russian Connection (To Alt Lending Globally)

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ID Finance Co-Founders Boris Batine and Alexander Dunaev were far from newcomers to the world of finance when they started up their business in 2012. And so, in 2012, with only a few hundred thousand of their own dollars to get up and running, ID Finance launched in one of those underserved markets — their home market of Russia.

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Avant Brings SaaS Lending Tech To Banks

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Since its founding in 2012, the firm has specifically distinguished itself in a crowded field of tech-based underwriters, with its focus on the consumer group it calls the “underbanked middle class.”. Amount’s first target group of banks will be large institutions looking for a highly customizable lending solution.

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Singapore FinTech Grab Mulling US IPO Of Up To $2 Billion

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Last week, Grab announced that its Grab Financial Group had raised $300 million in a Series A funding round led by Hanwha Asset Management and joined by K3 Ventures , GGV Capital , Arbor Ventures and Flourish Ventures. Founded in Malaysia in 2012, Grab is also known for its popular ridesharing and delivery services.

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