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Why Two-Thirds Of SMBs Find Themselves Dissatisfied With Online Lenders

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From that gap sprung forth a group of alternatives for underwriting access, which varied widely in terms of structure, funding sources and target demographics. On that score, online lenders have been successful, according to a just-released study from the Cleveland Federal Reserve.

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Fed: Two-Thirds Of SMBs Say They Are Dissatisfied With Online Lenders

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From that gap sprung forth a group of alternatives for underwriting access, which varied widely in terms of structure, funding sources and target demographics. On that score, online lenders have been successful, according to a just-released study from the Cleveland Federal Reserve.

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New Study Suggests Online Lenders Target Vulnerable Consumers

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued new research on the online lending market showing that borrowers end up in more debt than consumers who don’t utilize this method of borrowing. The researchers used data from TransUnion for the study, pinpointing 90,000 borrowers who took out online loans from 2007 to 2012.

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Online Lending And A Tale Of Two Fed Studies

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Online consumer lending – in a variety of forms – has grown explosively over the last decade. The recent release of a study by the Cleveland Federal Reserve has managed to increase the decibel level of that debate. Cleveland’s Dark Outlook. So how did one branch of the Fed end up on such a different page from their counterparts?

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Google Pay Now Supports Cards From 13 More US States

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The banks included the Arundel Federal Savings Bank, the Greater Cleveland Community Credit Union, the Greenleaf Wayside Bank, the Lakestone Bank & Trust, the Peoples Bank of Kankakee County and the Sanford Institution for Savings. The system lets clients make in-store or online purchases through the mobile app.

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Trump Putting More Companies Under Pressure To Bail On GOP Convention

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ColorOfChange, a liberal activist group, is now circulating an online petition that calls on companies like Google, Coca-Cola and AT&T to “immediately cancel your sponsorship of a Donald Trump-led Republican National Convention.

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Buffett Bids On Yahoo

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And possibly at the hands of some rather unexpected buyers: Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett and Quicken Loans Founder (and Cleveland Cavaliers owner) Dan Gilbert. It looks like the long-speculated-upon sale of Yahoo could actually happen. That consortium is one of a few suitors moving into a second round of bidding on Yahoo.

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