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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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SEC Probe Prompts Direct Lending CEO To Step Down

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Direct Lending Investments ’ founder and CEO Brendan Ross has resigned while his company is the focus of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As a result, Direct Lending suspended withdrawals at that time. It filed for bankruptcy March 11, still owing Direct Lending $191.3

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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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Today In Payments Around The World: Lendify Secures $115M In Funding; Contour Teams With Mphasis On Trade Tech

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In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. Swedish Startup Lendify Closes $115M Funding Deal.

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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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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. BAMFi was founded in 2012 and offered cash management and working capital solutions for transportation, construction, oil and gas, and temporary staffing service providers. 5000 fastest-growing companies list.

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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. office-sharing startup WeWork.

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