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Widening Borrower Protection’s Scope To SMBs

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Borrower protection initiatives have taken aim at predatory lenders, both online and brick-and-mortar, with legislators at the state and federal levels addressing concerns that include a lack of transparency and sky-high fees and interest rates. small businesses had sought a loan online, compared to just 19 percent that did so in 2017.

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Crowdfunding, Deferred Loan Payments Jumpstart SMB Relief

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Each week, PYMNTS will round up some of the latest initiatives from governments, banks and FinTechs around the world to lend support for small businesses struggling as a result of the coronavirus. Pennsylvania Offers State-Level Support. A task force of U.K.-based

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Where Credit Unions Invest To Get The Best ROI

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In Pennsylvania, a local CU is working to enhance its members’ financial journeys with improved personalized experiences using data analytics solutions. Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) recently announced plans to implement tools from FICO to deliver “near real time” personalized alerts. Around the Credit Union World.

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Fundation Pulls Community Bank Into FinTech Collaboration

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The latest to do so is Provident Financial , a New Jersey-based bank providing consumer and business banking services in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Reports in American Banker on Tuesday (July 2) said the bank is collaborating with alternative small business lending company Fundation to strengthen its SMB lending position. “We

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B2B Fraudsters Find New Twists In Old Scam Favorites

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New scrutiny has hit a Pennsylvania public transport authority, SEPTA, with sources telling The Philadelphia Inquirer that allegations of fraud have led to involvement by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. percent of overall revenue to lending fraud, that figure jumps as high as 5.8 Mixing Internal and Internal Fraud.

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Bankers: Here's What We Do

Jeff For Banks

I work for The Kafafian Group, a community bank consulting firm based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. We offer an online portal where clients can view their reports down to the general ledger level. Many of my readers might not know what my firm does, so I want to dedicate this post to the problems we help community bankers solve.

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Here Is the Latest Credit Data To Keep Your Bank Safe

South State Correspondent

The Midwest continues to perform the best, followed by Pennsylvania. Multifamily, while the actual risk remains low, is increasing in risk by a factor of three due to the continued supply that is coming online this year in most markets. Below is a breakdown by state and their net probability of default increases, year-over-year.

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