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Off The Continent And Into Puerto Rico For Online SMB Lending

PYMNTS

In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients. Verticals within the SMB realm that may be receptive to online lending, he said, include manufacturing and retail.

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Corporate Debt Has A Bad Side

PYMNTS

Corporate debt is putting pressure on some of the world’s largest markets. This week’s Data Digest examines the latest data on corporate debt, bad and good, across geographical markets and across company size. $70 and other western governments that prevent banks from lending.

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Ponce Bank serves the underserved

Independent Banker

They named the community bank after the Spanish explorer and governor of Puerto Rico, Juan Ponce de León, to honor its founders’ roots. “If The businesspeople recognized that and said, ‘Listen, we’ve got to essentially pull the community’s resources together so that we can lend and help businesses grow.’”.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2022 Edition

Jeff For Banks

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. and Puerto Rico banking laws and regulations. million in net income for an ROA of 0.73%.

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NY DFS announces multistate investigation of payroll advance industry

CFPB Monitor

In its press release, the DFS claims that the investigation will look into “allegations of unlawful online lending” and “will help determine whether these payroll advance practices are usurious and harming consumers.” Puerto Rico Comisionado de Instituciones Financieras. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.

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State AGs criticize CFPB plans to end MLA exams

CFPB Monitor

Section 987(f)(6)) that states the MLA “shall be enforced by the agencies specified in section 108 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. They cite to the MLA provision (10 U.S.C. 1607) in the manner set forth in that section or under any other applicable authorities available to such agencies by law.” Such agencies include the CFPB.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $240 million Week Ending June 25

Fintech Labs Insights

That makes the credit score provider the second most valuable alum (after Lending Club , currently trading at $6 billion). Puerto Rican marketplace lender. HQ: Puerto Rico. Tags: Lending, underwriting, consumer, loans, P2P, crowdfunding, investing. billion valuation. Canopy Tax (formerly Beanstalk).