PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

Proposed regulations would give small businesses in California the nation’s most extensive set of truth-in-lending protections for small business borrowers. . In 2018, California began the journey of establishing lending transparency for small businesses in the state.

Lending 182

Lending California Comparison Regulation 182

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. . This competition can only increase as the lending landscape continues to shift.

Lending 195

Lending St. Louis Community Survey 195

Gonzobanker

MARCH 21, 2024

Minority small business owners need ‘fair and accessible’ lending. Department of Housing and Urban Development, fair lending “guarantees the same lending opportunities to everyone” by “prohibiting lenders from considering race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability when applying for loans.”

Lending 78

Lending How To Capital Data 78

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). ”

Lending 189

Lending Fintech National Taxes 189

Abrigo

APRIL 24, 2023

Construction loans grow, delinquencies flatten in 2023 Construction lending projections look positive according to S&P data from 2022 and 2023. Construction lending has seen several stumbling blocks over the past few years. That put construction lending at its highest percentage of gross loans since the second quarter of 2011.

Trends 195

Trends Lending Risk Management Arkansas 195

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The company is championing a national digital framework in Australia that would speed up the processes used to verify customers. PayPal said in its senate submission that there were information asymmetries in the Australian system that made it difficult for young people and smaller businesses to access credit.

Lending 226

Lending Fintech National Strategy 226

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

However, Dave Gilbert, founder and chief executive officer of SMB alternative lending firm National Funding , said he’s seen a trend of growing traction within the small business community. If companies cannot volunteer even the most limited information, how can they be trusted to provide fair credit to small business owners?”.

National 167

National Regulation Capital Industry 167

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Now that banks have filed their third quarter financial reports , what did the lending picture look like last quarter? Nationally, the picture is a fine one. However, Q3 commercial lending is down from the beginning of 2014 (quarter ending 3/31/2014) by about $67 billion. banks is up $157 billion from the same period in 2013.

Lending 186

Lending South Carolina Miami Community Bank 186

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Military Lending Act, which applies to certain loans made to servicemembers already on active duty, prohibits the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in loans covered by the MLA. All parties to the dispute must give such written consent.

National 147

National Lending Report 147

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Biden Administration’s prioritization of fair lending as a law enforcement focus took center stage last week with the announcement that the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices “as force multipliers to ensure that fair lending enforcement is informed by local expertise on housing markets and the credit needs of local communities of color.”.

Mississippi 78

Mississippi Memphis National Tennessee 78

Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

Another example of using predictive AI is small business lending software that incorporates AI-driven lending intelligence. Abrigo Small Business Lending Intelligence powered by Charm provides loan rating risk scores, the probability of default, and how the score was calculated.

Examples 221

Examples Fraud Resources Risk Management 221

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Florida FinTech Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is partnering with London FinTech Liberis , to offer small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) an alternative funding source, FIS announced in a press release Wednesday (Jan. FIS merchants in the U.S.

Lending 131

Lending Florida Capital Fintech 131

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Chamber of Commerce (Chamber), Synchrony Bank (Synchrony), and National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) submitted comment letters in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s request for information, about medical credit cards and other lending products used to pay for health care expenses. Continue Reading

Industry 78

Industry Lending National Cards 78

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

Concerns about privacy breaches and unfair competition are on high after reports that National Australia Bank (NAB) is being tipped off when any of its business banking customers applies for a loan from a rival financial institution. “NAB believes in lending responsibly to our business customers.”

National 100

National Lending Report System 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2018

Between 2015 and 2017, the amount of lending to small businesses by the five leading online lending providers increased 50 percent, according to a new report from NDP Analytics, a Washington, D.C.-based The report, entitled “The Economic Benefits of Online Lending to Small Businesses and the U.S. based economic research firm.

Lending 103

Lending Online Community Washington 103

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2022

While creditors are allowed to price loans differently based on objective differences in creditworthiness, New York’s Fair Lending Law prohibits discrimination against protected classes for the granting, withholding, extending, renewing of credit or in the fixing of interest rates, terms or conditions of any form of credit.

New York 78

New York Lending Community Bank Community 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

With more financial institutions (FIs) turning to external third-party FinTechs to strengthen their small- to medium-sized business (SMB) and corporate offerings, the collaboration model is proliferating across national borders. National Australia Bank Chooses Eedenbull. Caixa Geral de Depósitos Chooses Backbase.

Fintech 341

Fintech National Groups Tools 341

Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? Recent headlines may lead bankers to believe that shunning commercial real estate lending is the safest path to limit or avoid credit risk, given stresses on CRE and regulatory concerns. But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community.

Risk Management 221

Risk Management Management Lending Capital 221

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In Mercado’s home nation of Brazil, he describes the last eight months as a “fundamental transformation” in a conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. million of whom would have basically no access to traditional financial services offerings, he noted, simply due to lack of available information about them. million people, 1.7

Lending 220

Lending Data Marketing Regional 220

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 7, 2019

I am pleased to share with our blog readers that Alan Kaplinsky, who leads our firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group, was recently awarded the National Law Review’s Go-To Thought Leadership Award in Consumer Finance for his work on our blog, Consumer Finance Monitor. We certainly hope that our readers will agree.

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Leadership National Lending Industry 60

Abrigo

JUNE 2, 2015

Overall auto lending at credit unions is up more than 30 percent in recent years, a positive sign that CUs remain competitive in an evolving banking landscape. Utilizing the Sageworks Bank Information platform, Sageworks recently examined how steadily auto lending at credit unions – specifically for new vehicles – grew in 2014.

Lending 150

Lending San Antonio CA Sacramento 150

CFPB Monitor

JULY 29, 2022

and related entities (collectively, “Harris Jewelry”), a national jewelry retailer that markets and sells military-themed gifts, to resolve their lawsuit which alleged that Harris Jewelry had engaged in unlawful sales and credit practices targeting servicemembers. State regulators may also supervise MLA requirements pursuant to state law).

National 78

National Retail Regulation New York 78

CFPB Monitor

JULY 9, 2020

More detailed information about the new OCC payments charter will be forthcoming in the near future, possibly by this fall, according to Acting Comptroller Brooks. The agency would first offer “Payments Charter 1.0”, which he likened to a basic national money-transmitter license. would add, the initial Payments Charter 1.0

National 78

National Company Payments New York 78

CFPB Monitor

MAY 7, 2020

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2019 activities is scheduled to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register. The Bureau states that an area of innovation that it is monitoring for fair lending and credit access issues is “artificial intelligence (AI), and more specifically, machine learning (ML), a subset of AI.”

Lending 78

Lending Report FDIC Policies 78

Abrigo

JANUARY 30, 2024

Attendees return from ThinkBIG energized and informed so they can continue positively impacting their institutions and, more importantly, their communities. Abrigo is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.

Conference 195

Conference Arizona Phoenix Fraud 195

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Reports late last week said the nation’s mid-sized lenders continue to push into the shadow lending segment. Earlier this year the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) introduced legislation to gain control of shadow lending practices.

Lending 100

Lending National Report Marketing 100

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

New rules may loom for technology providers pertaining to privacy — on a national level. In the banking sector at large, lenders are lending and shadow banks might be, too. Malta’s own financial watchdogs had failed to make sure the bank had followed proper procedures geared toward money laundering. Bankers Should Mull Risks of Junk.

National 100

National California Regulation United States 100

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

The the tool will decrease lending risks for holders of digital currency and allow for the rollout of decentralized lending markets that can provide digital currency loans on an unsecured basis, the announcement stated. million in cryptocurrency, CoinDesk reported.

Bitcoin 148

Bitcoin Fraud cryptocurrency Lending 148

South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans. Lending Discipline : Sensible pricing methodology is part of a loan hedging program, and some hedge providers also offer a loan pricing model.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank FDIC Community National 195

South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans. Lending Discipline : Sensible pricing methodology is part of a loan hedging program, and some hedge providers also offer a loan pricing model.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank FDIC Community National 195

Abrigo

AUGUST 12, 2019

Abrigo is bringing together the nation’s leading conferences on the new current expected credit loss (CECL) standard, MainStreet Technologies’ National CECL Conference, and the leading conference on lending, credit and portfolio risk best practices, Sageworks’ Lending & Risk Summit. Earn CPE credit hours. Have fun!

Conference 150

Conference Lending National Risk Management 150

CFPB Monitor

JULY 8, 2019

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2018 activities was published in today’s Federal Register. In addition to discussing the symposium and Data Point report in the section on “Access to Credit,” the new fair lending report discusses conducting supervisory reviews of alternative credit scoring models.

Lending 60

Lending Report Policies Compliance 60

Abrigo

JANUARY 25, 2021

The FinCrime track will focus on BSA/AML and fraud detection topics, while the Credit + Lending track will cover topics on managing credit risk and making smarter loans, faster. Receive continuing education credits The ThinkBIG sessions are informative and educational, but you don’t have to just take our word for it. SBA Lending.

San Antonio 195

San Antonio Conference Lending Texas 195

Abrigo

JULY 10, 2020

Both advisor ies further remind institutions that detecting and reporting fraud and other illicit activity is critical to our national security and protecting innocent people from harm. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending. Ag Lending. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk.

Fraud 195

Fraud Lending Software Analytics 195

Abrigo

MARCH 28, 2020

We need our lending institutions to help provide capital to these small businesses,” Briggs said. District SBA offices, not the national office, will facilitate getting new lenders approved, Drake said. “ If you have that information prepared, it will at least be available,” she said. Make smart SBA 7(a) loan decisions fast.

Lending 221

Lending Capital Guidelines Data 221

South State Correspondent

MAY 23, 2022

The graph below compares the loan repricing mix for banks under $2B in assets, over $25B in assets, and the national average over the last year. We need to analyze the current lending environment and the market’s future expectations to answer that question. The Lending Curve. Optimizing Loan Duration – Industry Comparison.

Lending 195

Lending Community Bank Community Capital 195

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I am pleased to share with our blog readers that Kristen Larson, an attorney with almost two decades of in-house experience advising midsized and large national banks on financial services matters, has joined Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group. She is resident in the firm’s Minneapolis office.

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Groups Minneapolis National Lending 78