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SBA Promotes Credit Union SMB Lending

PYMNTS

When it comes to small business (SMB) lending, the top two contenders for business owners are banks and alternative financiers or online marketplaces. The SBA and NCUA collaboration is a three-year agreement that aims to build upon that momentum, and heighten CUs’ share of the SMB lending market. Credit Unions In Growth Mode.

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Abrigo CEO Wayne Roberts announces retirement

Abrigo

He built a strong leadership team and an employee base that has been recognized consistently as one of the best places to work in Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C., He was named an Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Central Texas Award Winner. and in bank technology nationally.

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Q2’s Acquisition of Gro Came Through an Investor Introduction

Bank Innovation

This acquisition, the second of the year for Austin, Texas-based Q2, came about through a shared investor, Gro CEO David Eads told Bank Innovation. Q2 announced it was buying Cloud Lending, a cloud-based lending platform, in August. In 2017, […].

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Community Bank embraces digital to deliver $50M in PPP loans 

Bank Innovation

Pat Hickman told Bank Innovation. As of Friday afternoon, the Amarillo, Texas-based bank had received more than 1,250 […].

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Can a Mobile Lending App Save Millennial Credit Ratings?

Bank Innovation

It will reach Texas, Florida and New York in the next 10 to 12 months, according to the company, which claims that, in less than three Read More. Millennials hate credit — but a new service called Lenny is out to change that. Lenny is meant for mobile (of course) and launched today in California.

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Pawn Shops, Payday Lenders Benefit From Gov’t Shutdown

PYMNTS

Chad Prashad, chief executive of World Acceptance, told The Financial Times that the company is seeing increased demand in Texas and the Southeast, two areas where airports employ government workers. which operates a pawnshop in Austin, Texas, has seen its stock climb 20 percent since the closure of the government. Meanwhile EZ Corp.,

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California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation responds to OppFi’s attempt to block “true lender” challenge to loans made through bank partnership

CFPB Monitor

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has filed its opposition to Opportunity Financial, LLC’s (OppFi) Demurrer to the DFPI’s cross-complaint. OppFi has filed a motion to compel arbitration which is opposed by the plaintiff.