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5 Reasons to expand small business lending

Abrigo

In the 2015 Growth Strategy Survey by Bank Director , the most commonly cited areas for growth were Commercial Real Estate Lending, C&I loans, SBA loans, and Construction loans. which means their capital needs fluctuate. This is compounded by the growing trend of Millennial small business owners. Small businesses in the U.S.

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NY Regulators Investigate Whether Earnin Is Covertly Offering Payday Loans

PYMNTS

Silicon Valley-based financial services startup Earnin has potentially run afoul of New York State regulators with its payday advance product for consumers. Investors also like the firm — in December the firm announced $125 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global and Spark Capital.

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How CFIs Can Remain Relationship-Focused in a Digital World

Abrigo

The PPP might have been the first time many community financial institutions saw such clear returns on digitization investments, but the same automation and efficiency gains can be found in other end-to-end lending solutions. Community financial institutions' experience with PPP technology also translates to other areas of lending.

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How CFIs Can Remain Relationship-Focused in a Digital World

Abrigo

The PPP might have been the first time many community financial institutions saw such clear returns on digitization investments, but the same automation and efficiency gains can be found in other end-to-end lending solutions. Community financial institutions' experience with PPP technology also translates to other areas of lending.

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China’s SMB Push Continues Amid Alibaba’s Taobao Festival

PYMNTS

Amid China’s efforts in recent months to boost small business activities – notably through initiatives that focused on small business lending in that country – Alibaba Group’s Taobao expanded its Maker Festival to be global in scope, with a spotlight on the youngest of entrepreneurs. The September event, which spanned Sept.

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Longevity Lessons From The Oldest US Credit Union

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Membership could be obtained by spending five dollars on a share of capital stock. Mary’s chief operating officer, Ken Senus, about how the credit union has evolved since it was founded and why, perhaps counterintuitively, its age is an appealing factor for millennial members. From Mill Workers to Millennials.

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Unbundling Bank Of America: How The Traditional Bank Is Being Disrupted

CB Insights

The pandemic has also accelerated recent trends in banking, especially among the millennial demographic, which tends to favor digital banking and online brands over traditional banks. SMB lending . Companies in this category target small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for business loans and working capital financing. .

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