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China Turns To Tax Policy To Bolster Entrepreneurs

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China introduced new tax initiatives aimed at bolstering the nation’s entrepreneurs, according to local news reports on Friday (May 4). Vice finance minister Cheng Lihua introduced seven new tax policies during a press conference Friday, with the goal of saving small businesses $9.45 billion a year, reports from Xinhua said.

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Lending Is Failing To Live Up To 2018’s Great Expectations

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It was supposed to be a strong year for lending across the board, after a stumpy 2017, which saw numbers in both consumer and commercial lending tending toward a slump. It was almost like a dam broke when the tax legislation got enacted,” said Steve Steinour, CEO of Huntington Bancshares Inc. “We As of early 2018, U.S.

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Data Dive: The Uncertain Future Edition, MoviePass, Credit Cards And Seattle Taxes

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According to Wall Street Journal reports, credit cards remain a lucrative form of lending, but they aren’t seeing much benefit from the Fed raising rates of late — as what small increases there have been are offset by competition from other lenders trying to steal customers with lower interest rates. Balances of the industry surpassed $1.03

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The Increasingly Alarming Auto Lending Situation

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According to the latest data out of auto lender Ally Financial, the auto lending segment seems to be encountering some engine trouble — brought on largely by rising defaults and falling used car prices. That is a bit of a softening of a January estimate that predicted growth would clock in at up to a 15 percent rate.

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Fed Finds Biz Lending Swell Continues, But There’s A Downside

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Traditional institutions are picking up steam in their efforts to collaborate with alternative financiers and FinTech firms, largely viewed as a way to spin the competition into allies and upgrade their lending services without the burden of in-house R&D. However, the Federal Reserve ‘s latest analysis of the U.S.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring. Payments chaos.

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SMBs Enter 2019’s Final Quarter With Plate Full Of Concerns

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Hiring continues to be a challenge as business owners not only struggle to find qualified workers in a tight labor market, but find professionals who will help that company achieve its goals. The latest data also hints at the possibility banks may be feeling skittish about lending to small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers.

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