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Six Steps to Growth in a Global Economic Squeeze

FICO

They’re also operating against an increasingly competitive backdrop amid consumer expectations for faster, smarter, suitably tailored and personalized experiences. An optimist would note banks’ strong and sizable balance sheets and capital positions, coupled with high levels of trust backed up by decades of customer relationships.

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Pawn Shops, Payday Lenders Benefit From Gov’t Shutdown

PYMNTS

The Financial Times pointed to South Carolina-based World Acceptance for one example. Because we lend in our communities, face to face, we see the concerns first hand and have decided to help directly,” Prashad said, noting after natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes it offered the same promotions to victims.

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We analyzed 7 of the fastest-growing personal finance apps of all time to figure out the secrets to their success — here’s what we learned

CB Insights

A host of startups have emerged to capitalize on this trend. For three of the tools we looked at — Mint, Level Money, and Check — we studied how their product evolved all the way up to their acquisition (by Intuit, Capital One, and Intuit, respectively). South Carolina — #3 in Credit Karma searches.

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