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How to Mitigate Ag Lending Risks

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Today, most of farmers’ cash reserves that were built up in 2012-2014 are at, or nearing, depletion. Assigning credit risk is tricky with ag lending since both environment and economic factors carry significant weight. Common items used in save strategies include: Loan-to-value (LTV) – collateral-based lending. Pay strategies.

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FTC Calls For Tighter Small Biz Lending Scrutiny

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is eyeing tighter scrutiny of small business lending practices as Commissioner Rohit Chopra calls on the regulator to combat predatory SMB loan contracts, reports in Bloomberg said on Wednesday (May 8). Chopra spoke at an agency forum in Washington, D.C., Chopra spoke at an agency forum in Washington, D.C.,

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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.”. Avant’s consumer-facing product is devised as a digital alternative to that market. A Better Option For Banks.

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TAB Bank Expands With $46M Acquisition Deal For BAMFi’s Capital Division 

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BAMFi , a software provider for the secured lending space, will still own its proprietary solution FactorCloud. He added that TAB Bank is embracing the chance to expand in the Dallas-Fort Worth market and are “pleased to welcome BAM’s staff in Dallas to our team.” . The company was recently ranked 121 on the 2019 Inc.

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Japan’s SoftBank Contemplates Investment In Brazil 

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SoftBank also said in July that it was leading a $231 million funding round for the Brazilian lending startup Creditas in a bid to shake up competition in the traditional financial market. Creditas was started in 2012 by Sergio Furio, a Spanish former consultant and now the company’s chief executive.

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SoftBank Leads Funding For Brazilian Lender Creditas

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Japanese company SoftBank is leading a $231 million funding round for a Brazilian lending startup called Creditas, in a bid to shake up competition in the traditional financial market, according to a report by Reuters. . Creditas was started in 2012 by Sergio Furio, a Spanish former consultant and now the company’s chief executive.

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The current landscape for MBL regulation

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He showcased several statistics, including that, while the number of credit unions in the United States has declined since 2012, the number of credit union members in the U.S. Loans fully secured by a 1-4 family residential property that is the member’s primary residence are considered neither MBL or commercial loans by regulators.