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Fintech Funding: QuadFi secures $100M for alternative digital lending

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QuadFi, founded in 2015, uses artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data analytics to provide lending solutions to customers with thin or non-existent credit. Canadian digital lender QuadFi has raised $100 million in debt financing, the fintech announced Wednesday.

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Has Alternative Lending Seen Its VC Peak?

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In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. But there is evidence that investors’ appetite for alternative lending startups is on the wane, even as overall FinTech funding continues to climb — and as the success of the alternative lending market grows, too.

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How Basel III Affected SMB Lending

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The Financial Stability Board says Basel III rules have not led to a squeeze of the small business bank lending market, according to reports on Friday (June 7). The FSB announced Friday the findings of its analysis of Basel III regulations on the small business lending space.

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New rules on cybersecurity, MBLs considered by NCUA for 2015

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According to Palm Springs FCU President & CEO Debbi Pitigliano, the drive was provided to the NCUA and contained members’ personal information, including names, addresses and social security numbers. Enhanced data security measures aren’t the only new rules being considered by the NCUA in 2015.

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Alt-Lending Enjoys Sudden Investment Revival

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Alternative lending was the golden child among investors around 2015, but lately, the industry seems to have fallen out of favor thanks to regulatory uncertainty and questions over the viability of some business models. Alternative Lending. 3) that it secured $250 million in equity funding from a subsidiary of SoftBank Group.

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BlueVine Keeps Alt-Lending Momentum Alive With $60 Million Funding

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Alternative lending platform BlueVine has announced its latest investment to the tune of $60 million. ” In late-2016, BlueVine secured $49 million , a funding round in which Menlo Ventures also participated — alongside Lightspeed Venture Partners, 83North, Citi Ventures, Rakuten Capital and Silicon Valley Bank.

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Credit unions continue to see growth in auto lending

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Overall auto lending at credit unions is up more than 30 percent in recent years, a positive sign that CUs remain competitive in an evolving banking landscape. In a recent article from Credit Union Times , 71 million consumers had an auto loan in the first quarter of 2015, the most since the recession and an increase of 1.2

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