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‘Danger zone’: the warnings designed to protect women at UK business events

TheGuardian

Codes of conduct are on the rise, and have a focus on reputational risk as well as on harassment When more than 1,300 lending bosses, regulators and MPs descended on Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane in London for a black-tie dinner in late February, they arrived informed. Continue reading.

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Top 5 Regulator Hot Topics During COVID-19 and Beyond

Abrigo

Regulators have determined there are five top hot topics that institutions should expect during their next exam. It seems there is no end to the bizarre events being reported from the pandemic to wildfires and murder hornets. 5 Things Regulators Will Look For In Your Next Exam. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending.

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UK Regulators Taking Very Close Look At P2P Lending

PYMNTS

The P2P lending market is big business in the U.K. Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA), a self-regulating P2P industry group that includes most of the biggest names in U.K. marketplace lending, the country’s P2P lending industry had hit £9 billion in loan originations from the group’s members as of Q1 2018.

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NY Regulators Launch Lending Club Probe

PYMNTS

In the latest chapter of the Lending Club drama, on Thursday (May 19), it came to light that New York’s highest-ranking financial regulator has launched an official inquiry into the online alternative lender. The newest inquiry, according to WSJ , is not related to the events that led directly to the departure of CEO Renaud Laplanche.

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5 reasons your financial institution should attend the ThinkBIG 2024 conference

Abrigo

Get your ticket now for ThinkBIG, an industry-leading learning and networking event. Consistently rated a top industry event by attendees, ThinkBIG brought together 650 people from banks, credit unions, and partners in 2023. Don’t take our word for it, though.

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What Can Startups Learn from Marketplace Lending Troubles? [Video]

Bank Innovation

The marketplace lending industry is far from dead. Rather, it’s going through a reboot, which will include improved software, increased focus on regulation, and improved transparency. This was the upshot from a venture capital panel at a recent Bank Innovation event in San Jose.

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FTC Calls For Tighter Small Biz Lending Scrutiny

PYMNTS

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is eyeing tighter scrutiny of small business lending practices as Commissioner Rohit Chopra calls on the regulator to combat predatory SMB loan contracts, reports in Bloomberg said on Wednesday (May 8). Chopra spoke at an agency forum in Washington, D.C.,

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