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Data Dive: The Yes, No, Gotcha! Edition

PYMNTS

Credit Karma said yes to early tax refunds for consumers – for free. Good Tax Lending Karma. Good news for consumers avidly awaiting their tax refund for 2018: Credit Karma Tax is rolling out a new product call Earlybird Advance, an online refund advance service. And that was just Tuesday.

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

million for its P2P lending platform for small businesses. Alt-lender focused on lending against existing automobile titles. P2P real estate lending marketplace. Peer-to-peer lending marketplace. HQ: Denver, Colorado. Tags: SMB, lending, P2P, peer-to-peer, underwriting, credit, investing, Finovate alum.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. The Real “Lending” Stock Award – Goes to longtime player LendingTree. It had another turd of a year.

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FinDEVr Silicon Valley: Looking Back, Moving Forward

Fintech Labs Insights

Named one of the top 100 tech companies in Colorado by Built in Colorado. Teamed up with WooCommerce to help online merchants manage sales taxes. Announced sales-tax accuracy guarantee. Teamed up with fellow alums OnDeck and CAN Capital to form Innovative Lending Platform Association. SnoopWall ( FD15 ).

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Report from SBREFA Panel on Payday, Title and Installment Loans

CFPB Monitor

Many pointed to state laws (such as the one adopted in Colorado) that were less burdensome than the rule contemplated by the CFPB and that nevertheless put the industry out of business. First, SERs pointed out that credit unions have a significant tax and funding advantage that lower their overall business costs.

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Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raised $330 Million First Week of August

Fintech Labs Insights

Lending marketplace for small businesses. HQ: Denver, Colorado. Self-employment tax payments. Tags: SMB, payments, tax prep, accounting. Total raised: $44.7 HQ: New York City. Source: FT Partners. Funding Societies. Latest round: $7.5 million Series A. Total raised: $7.5 HQ: Singapore. Source: Crunchbase.

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Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

Fintech Labs Insights

Alt-lending to small businesses. HQ: Sydney, Australia & Broomfield, Colorado. Marketplace lending analytics. Tags: Consumer, lending, peer-to-peer, credit, underwriting, investing. Total raised: $42 million. HQ: Ahmedabad, India. Source: Crunchbase. West Creek Financial. Consumer purchase financing. million ($3.5

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