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Lending Is Failing To Live Up To 2018’s Great Expectations

PYMNTS

It was supposed to be a strong year for lending across the board, after a stumpy 2017, which saw numbers in both consumer and commercial lending tending toward a slump. regional bank executives were gearing up for a bumper year, according to Bloomberg. Bancorp , the largest regional bank in the U.S.,

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Better SME Lending Systems Key To Winning Back Businesses Post-pandemic

FICO

The pandemic impacted the financial situation of SME’s in various ways, including the need to suddenly adopt digital banking channels, arrange repayment deferrals and of course an increased need for lending; a need which is increasingly being targeted by new lenders offering a simplified digital lending process.

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Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech

PYMNTS

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets. More Focus on P2P Lending.

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Marketing Help for Your Lending Team: The Loan Proposal Generator

South State Correspondent

In the course of our work with community bankers, we deal with hundreds of banks across the country and talk to thousands of lenders. Competition is intense and every lender is looking for an advantage against the national or regional bank.

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MercadoCredito Cracks The Code On Lending To The Un- And Underbanked In Brazil

PYMNTS

I mean, throughout the Latin American region that has happened, but it has been massive in Brazil. The year 2020 has been one of fundamental changes in consumer behavior and preference that are unlikely to reverse course, even when COVID-19 isn’t a constraining factor. We have seen a huge shift in the penetration of eCommerce.

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The Recency Trap and Building Deposit Balances

South State Correspondent

Most national and regional banks allocate marketing resources to recently acquired customers to get them to build deposit balances and purchase other products, while most community banks do not. Too many bank products don’t lend themselves to consistent engagement, which is where bank product design and marketing should come into play.

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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

South State Correspondent

In the wake of regional bank failures, one potential answer to equity shorting and bank runs is having the FDIC increase deposit insurance. private and public lending markets are the world’s envy, with a wide availability of financing options for many capital seekers across the entire capital stack. economy needs. economy needs.

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