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Widening Borrower Protection’s Scope To SMBs

PYMNTS

As online lending platforms proliferate among the SMB borrowing community, however, experts warn that a lack of regulation means these companies rarely publicly reveal interest rates and fees. “We have seen small businesses destroyed by online lending.” “We have seen small businesses destroyed by online lending.”

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

//Jeff Marsico remarks to the 2023 New Jersey Bankers' Association Annual Convention: May 19, 2023// Four decades ago, the prolonged savings-and-loan crisis devastated the industry. The old borrow short, lend long strategy. Although community banks did not lend to sub-prime borrowers in any meaningful way, did we participate?

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Oportun Personal Loans Review: For Borrowers With No Credit

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APRs are lower than predatory lending options. While the loans are very expensive, they offer a middle ground between traditional loans and potentially predatory payday lending. Unlike Oportun, traditional lenders usually look at your credit score when making a lending decision. Designed for borrowers with no credit.

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The social responsibility of banks is to increase profits.

Jeff For Banks

Franklin Financial Services Corporation, parent company for F&M Trust Bank in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, invests in the Franklin Future Fund, a non-bank investment company that makes venture capital investments in the Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, and Southern Huntingdon counties. Has social responsibility worked for them?

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The social responsibility of banks is to increase profits.

Jeff For Banks

Franklin Financial Services Corporation, parent company for F&M Trust Bank in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, invests in the Franklin Future Fund, a non-bank investment company that makes venture capital investments in the Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, and Southern Huntingdon counties. Has social responsibility worked for them?

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The 2018 GonzoBanker Awards

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Cross River Bank in New Jersey ($1.1B) has found a nice niche providing back-end decisioning and servicing solutions for fintech lenders such as Affirm, BestEgg, Coinbase and TransferWise. Capital One quit mortgage late in 2017. This award goes to Ally Bank ’s mind-numbingly fast growth in its auto lending unit.

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