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FinTechs Help Banks Ease The PPP Lending Pain

PYMNTS

financial institutions as they scrambled to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Bank of America received criticism for initially only allowing existing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to apply. Small businesses overwhelmed U.S. Funding Circle.

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Consumer Lending Compliance: Hot-Button Issues to Monitor

Abrigo

Consumer Lending Laws & Compliance Financial institutions offering consumer loans need to know about these major consumer lending laws and recent compliance issues. You might also like this webinar, "Consumer Lending 101.". Consumer lending compliance spotlight. Pandemic Issues.

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Laurel Road Scores Country Bank for Digital Lending

Bank Innovation

Laurel Road, a bank that is selling fintech products and services, has scored a sales win, securing Country Bank as a client. Larger banks like Bank of America and SunTrust Banks Inc. have recently added digital mortgage lending, and that same […].

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Goldman Lends MercadoLibre $125M

PYMNTS

The company has provided more than $610 million in working capital credit lines to more than 270,000 companies in Latin America, and has offered around $200 million in consumer loans. The Goldman Sachs loan won’t be used to finance lending in Brazil. “We

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Entersekt Teams With Cellulant For More Secure Digital Banking

PYMNTS

Banking app security was especially problematic, according to the statement. Banking apps belong to the most security-critical and data-sensitive app category,” researchers said in a study of 693 banking apps across 83 countries, including 49 apps from banks in Africa. PYMNTS research last week showed that people are 8.7

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Main Street Lending Program Broadened to Attract More Lenders, Borrowers

Abrigo

Key Takeaways The soon-to-begin Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) aims to fulfill a need for mid-sized businesses to access relief funds amid the coronavirus pandemic. If a business secured a PPP loan, it is still eligible to apply for an MSLP loan; however, MSLP loans are not forgivable. While this is a promising sign, 13.3%

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Creditas Valuation Hits $4.8B For Its Secured Lending Platform For Latin America. Creditas’ Competitors In The Increasingly Hot LatAm Fintech Space Include Kavak, ADDI, And Ali Credito, Among Others.

CB Insights

Creditas , a digital lending platform, has raised $260M in a Series F round that drew participation from SoftBank Group, VEF, Fidelity Investments, Lightrock, and Wellington Management, among others. For Its Secured Lending Platform For Latin America. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Creditas currently employs over 4.2K

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