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Prosecutors Target Loosely-Regulated Business Lending Sector

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Federal and state authorities are targeting companies that allegedly lend money to small businesses at extreme rates and seek to collect payments with heavy-handed tactics, NBC News reported Tuesday (Aug. One business owners said he felt as if he were dealing with an entity almost like “a gangster operation.”.

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The benefits of micro-lending programs

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which operates $12 billion-asset OceanFirst Bank N.A. Although the SBA already operates a microlending program, the underwriting standards are similar regardless of whether it is a $5,000 or $50,000 loan. Banks could pool their resources or leverage the expertise or resources of a bank in a particular location to put capital to work.

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Loan-pricing models: What to consider for loan origination software

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Leveraging the efficiencies gained from lending software Banks and credit unions that leverage an integrated lending and credit platform reap the benefits of a consistent, efficient and defensible lending program. Lending and Credit Software. Ag Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Philly Consortium Advances ‘Regenerator’ Concept For SMBs

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Put forth by a consortium of Philadelphia-area advocacy groups and academics, a Regenerator is a kind of public-private partnership that will coordinate available resources and find new ones to help individual businesses survive. “The The federal role will extend beyond capital,” Katz noted. And that access to capital is critical.

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Banks and CDFIs: Partnering for community impact

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Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) loan funds help to promote healthy communities by providing early-stage credit, capital, and financial services to small businesses, affordable housing and community facilities developers, community organizations, and other types of borrowers. communities where capital tends to be scarce.

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Loan-pricing models: What to consider

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One overall benefit of effective loan pricing is that it is one of the many ways a financial institution can optimize capital. Adams, supervising examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, pricing is a key underwriting factor that should be addressed as part of a sound loan policy. According to James L.

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

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The 2014 Small Business Credit Survey was a joint operation conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Philadelphia. While the approval rates are high and portfolios are expanding, the OCC did point out that lending standards continued to soften.