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Hawaii enacts significant changes to small-dollar lending law

CFPB Monitor

Hawaii recently enacted significant changes to its small-dollar lending law that repeals existing Hawaii law on deferred deposits and creates a new regime for installment loans. Illinois and Maine recently overhauled their small-dollar lending laws to target loans made using a bank partnership model. Although H.B.

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Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax

PYMNTS

The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. Last week in India, the government proposed a tax on eCommerce transactions that will likely increase operating costs for sellers large and small. The tax, technically known as “Tax Deducted at Source” (TDS), is sent directly to an account held by the central government.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. Less than $300 million.

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Oportun Personal Loans Review: For Borrowers With No Credit

MyBankTracker

APRs are lower than predatory lending options. While the loans are very expensive, they offer a middle ground between traditional loans and potentially predatory payday lending. Unlike Oportun, traditional lenders usually look at your credit score when making a lending decision. Designed for borrowers with no credit.

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How to Become an SBA Lender for the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program

Abrigo

15 and verify the borrower had employees for whom they paid salaries and payroll taxes. Farmers State Bank in Harrisburg, Illinois, for example, has been emailing customers and putting information about SBA relief loans on its website to help small business customers get a jump on applying. Lending & Credit Risk. Learn More.

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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. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. P2P real estate lending marketplace. Peer-to-peer lending marketplace. Tags: SMB, lending, P2P, peer-to-peer, underwriting, credit, investing, Finovate alum.

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Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $300 Million Plus 2 IPOs Raise $5.9 Billion

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Lombard, Illinois. Tags: Enterprise, underwriting, credit, lending, analytics, API, Life.SREDA (investor). Source: TechCrunch. Alt-lender to small businesses. HQ: Atlanta, Georgia. Latest round: $135 million at $1 billion valuation. Total raised: $600 million. Source: Finovate. Secure messaging for financial services.