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5 ways to shake up your lending strategy

Independent Banker

If a bank lumps borrowers into only one or two buckets of risk, some high credit borrowers will pay more, and some lesser-quality borrowers will get too favorable a deal, according to John Bourquard, a principal in the loan review consulting division at accounting and advisory firm Forvis, LLP in Indianapolis, Ind. Learning about lending.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

Indeed, co-founder Alejandro Resnik, the CEO, told the WSJ in 2015 that it was looking to raise a “monster round” of $300 million at a $2 billion valuation to fuel its national expansion. ” via Indianapolis Business Journal. Select VC Investors: VantagePoint Capital Partners, Lend Lease Ventures. Company: Bling Nation.

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