Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Loan providers share an infectious enthusiasm and growing optimism for one vertical’s prospects in 2022: commercial lending. Here’s how community bankers can take advantage of various sectors—including SBA lending—over the next 12 months. anticipates a low double-digit increase in its commercial lending in 2022. Quick Stat.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

Businesses of a certain size — and in industries as varied as construction and restaurants — know the pain of wondering if they will have enough capital to fund operations, inventory, expansion and other mission-critical business activities. When it comes to SMB lending, PayPal has gone global. and global economy. and global economy.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Personalized Touch with Efficient Service Can Boost Lending Banks and credit unions can boost business lending by combining a relationship focus with transaction-oriented processing. . You’re in good company. This competition can only increase as the lending landscape continues to shift.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 14, 2022

In 2012 the Obama administration launched "Operation Choke Point" ("OCP") which was designed to ensure banks considered the risk of banking payday lenders that were engaged in abusive practices. But in January 2021, the new OCC announced it would pause the "Fair Access" rule that was intended to prevent another Operation Choke Point.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The CFPB recently announced the settlement of a bankruptcy court adversary proceeding filed jointly with the Attorneys General of 11 states against Prehired, LLC (Prehired) and two affiliated companies (Prehired Affiliates) for alleged violations of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and the Consumer Financial (..)

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2021

From leveraging PPP technology to building relationships, reasons for boosting SBA lending are numerous. . Takeaway 1 SBA lending can expand your product offerings to help win deals with prospects and existing business customers or members. Why SBA Lending? Would you like others articles like this in your inbox? 1 and Sept.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

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. In some cases, NBC News reported, business owners took payments from companies’ bank accounts even after COVID-19 struck.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 1, 2020

Despite the current economic uncertainty resulting from COVID-19, some business-to-business payment companies are gaining traction with clients and investors alike. “Our Our solution is even more relevant today than it was four weeks ago,” said Sameer Gulati, chief operating officer of the payments company Plastiq.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Velo Labs, Visa and Lightnet Group will work together on payment offerings targeted at serving the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) lending market in Asia, the announcement stated. Velo Labs has unveiled a joint effort with Visa and Lightnet Group to build out payment offerings together in Asia, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

The industry indeed proved to be lucrative for FinTechs, with alternative lending often landing at the top of venture capital investment reports with giants like Kabbage , OnDeck and LendingClub securing an early lead in the industry. Further, GLI Finance revealed a $25.93

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Abrigo

MARCH 14, 2024

You might also like this SMB Lending Insights report for banks and credit unions Download report Takeaway 1 Banks need to implement customer retention strategies to keep their valuable customers, not just attract new ones. Reduce operating cost while ensuring loan policy consistency. Community lending software can help get you there.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

has debuted a new version of its B2B point-of-sale (POS) lending platform to help enable real-time lending for business purchases, the company said in an announcement. Technology and equipment vendors can be live in a matter of minutes, offering real-time POS lending with little or no integration needed. “As

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

FinTechs continue to push the envelope to see how far open banking frameworks can go in improving the SMB banking experience, and increasingly, SMB lending is shifting to the center of these collaborative efforts. In the U.K., ’s experience is quickly influencing the way SMB lenders approach open banking in other markets like the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

JPMorgan Chase is planning the consolidation its corporate payment operations by combining small business (SMB) and large enterprise solutions, the Financial Times ( FT ) reported on Thursday (Jan. and internationally,” said Co-President and Chief Operating Officer Daniel Pinto in the memo.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

After industry consolidation and a leveling-out of venture capital interest, alternative SMB lending remains a strong market, though just like traditional banks, it has also faced new lessons as a result of the current market. “It comes in waves, there’s no doubt about it,” he said about the alt-lending boom.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Indonesian peer-to-peer lending platform JULO is closing its Series A2 funding round with $15 million raised, after extending its initial $5 million Series A funding by an additional $10 million, according to a report. The company is able to offer low rates because it uses its own credit scoring system that utilizes alternative data.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Now, many of the nearly 5,500 SBA-approved lenders that are participating in the PPP are weighing the option of leveraging that technology to continue to provide SBA lending after PPP. Leveraging tech for SBA lending after PPP. Or, they might wonder whether it’s too late to start 7(a) lending if they’ve never done it before the PPP.

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Lending Risk Management Technology Survey 195

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Now, many of the nearly 5,500 SBA-approved lenders that are participating in the PPP are weighing the option of leveraging that technology to continue to provide SBA lending after PPP. Leveraging tech for SBA lending after PPP. Or, they might wonder whether it’s too late to start 7(a) lending if they’ve never done it before the PPP.

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Lending Training Technology Survey 195

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

China Lending Corporation has announced the launch of its new supply chain financing services, which include a business factoring program. The program will provide small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the funding to finance operations and growth. a recently-incorporated, majority-owned subsidiary of China Lending.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

But the latest initiatives reveal a growing interest in transforming internal processes, particularly among smaller banks looking to upgrade their core infrastructure and elevate small business lending operations. Integrating directly into core technology means even deeper automation, the companies noted.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Australia challenger bank Judo Bank has announced a collaboration with credit management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider InfraRisk to bolster its small business lending operations. Together, we will apply cutting-edge technologies to provide superior lending services for SMEs.” A press release issued on Sunday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

Will so-called “zombie companies” soon do the same to parts of the U.S. Zombie companies are those that remain in business but are so deeply in debt that they’ll never catch up. All of those billions of dollars for fresh capital will mean that zombie companies can keep funding operations for now. In an age where U.S.

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Abrigo

MAY 15, 2020

Their loan requests, according to court documents, were made to pay employees for a business that was not operating at the time of pandemic and had no salaried employees. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Shake Shack, and the Los Angeles Lakers made headlines last month when they, along with other public companies, received the small business loan.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

One area of impact is small business finance and lending, with small businesses and lenders seeing a slowdown in demand. Small business lending platform Funding Circle commented on this effect in its latest earnings data, noting that there has been “some deterioration” in its higher-risk small business loan bands in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

New Chinese finance rules will force Ant Group to comply with regulations to back up any payments, lending or other finances with substantial capital, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). As of June 30, the company had 71.4 1, and will have to apply for a license to do so. billion yuan ($10.4

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2020

Three merchant cash advance companies are facing a lawsuit from New York Attorney General Letitia James over reportedly practicing illicit measures when loaning money to clients, according to a press release. The three companies charged are Richmond Capital Group, Ram Capital Funding and Viceroy Capital Funding.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the largest global financial institutions are taking steps further into Mexico’s small business lending and finance space, the result of heightened competitive pressure imposed by FinTechs and alternative lenders in the market, reports in the Wall Street Journal said Thursday (March 14).

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Empathy is something that I think about a lot — especially the role I believe it should play throughout the credit and lending process. Upcoming Webinar: The ROI on Transforming Credit and Lending Customer Outreach. Now, empathy is largely found and a staple in the lending process. Watch the video to hear my thoughts.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Empathy is something that I think about a lot — especially the role I believe it should play throughout the credit and lending process. Upcoming Webinar: The ROI on Transforming Credit and Lending Customer Outreach. Now, empathy is largely found and a staple in the lending process. Watch the video to hear my thoughts.

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Lending Training Operations Video 294

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

The funding will be used to introduce B-North’s regional “Lending Pods” across Manchester in the second quarter of 2020. B-North’s proposed regional pod model and cloud banking technology will allow it to lend up to 10 times faster than other banks in order to help [small businesses (SMBs)] grow and develop,” according to its website.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2020

India’s state-owned banks are going through changes that could mean an overhaul in business lending, The Economic Times (ET) reported on Friday (Jan. For decades, public sector undertaking (PSU) banks have largely been responsible for handling the working capital loans that many firms need for daily operations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

The company also revealed a partnership with Square to offer financing to companies selling on eBay, heating up competition with its rival, Amazon. eBay’s entrance into small business lending follows the company’s recent push into B2B services. Amazon rolled out small business lending services in several markets in 2015.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2020

Although actual defaults have been stalled, for both consumers and investment-grade companies borrowing from banks, new accounting rules have forced banks to look further into the future for projections on how they’ll deal with the environment.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Lending marketplace October worked with major investors and raised €258 million (close to $303 million) over the summer to fund loans to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the company said in a blog post. October is adding state guaranteed loans to its platform, alongside non-guaranteed loans and its financial leasing product.

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Lending Technology Groups Payments 154

Abrigo

JUNE 3, 2019

SBA Lending Can Be a Hidden Gem for Some Institutions. With proper planning and the utilization of technology, SBA lending can boost customer acquisitions and deposits. Many argue that SBA lending is complicated, and while that’s true, it’s actually a good thing. SBA lending rewards financial institutions that are prudent.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 19, 2019

Alternative underwriting software provider ZestFinance today launched an AI-based tool it claims will dramatically reduce bias in lending.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

15) that Hong Kong authorities have reportedly opened an investigation into Chinese banks operating in the city. Unnamed sources told the publication that Citic Bank International has similarly tamed its efforts to expand investment banking operations.

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Lending Regulation Operations Analysis 148