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LendingClub’s Laplanche Starting New Online Lender

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LendingClub’s former CEO, Renaud Laplanche, who stepped down in May, sending shockwaves throughout the online lending industry, is gearing up to launch a new lender online called Upgrade. The loans will be issued by WebBank out of Utah and later purchased by Upgrade.

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I Can’t Connect to E-Tran – What Now?

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The SBA Utah District Office , for example, has established a Rapid Response Team with the Governor’s Economic Recovery Task Force to handle the requests. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Learn More. Learn More.

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SoFi’s Bank Charter Has Almost No Chance, Former SEC Chairman Says

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The charter, submitted to the State of Utah last June, would give the online lender the ability to collect deposits insured by the […].

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Call It Alt-Credit Or POS Lending, ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Just Got Bigger

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Utah-based FuturePay has consistently appeared in PYMNTS’ top 5 alternative credit apps, with its offer of flexible monthly payments for consumers and up-front settlement for merchants. Klarna also launched its new “Klarna: Swedish for smooother shopping” campaign in June. stores for Google Pay and Apple Pay users.

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Capitol Hill Hearing Examines ‘Rent-A-Bank’ Schemes To Sidestep Interest Rate Caps

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5) hearing before the House Financial Services Committee , representatives from several consumer groups said “rent-a-bank” schemes harm consumers through predatory lending. In terms of general practice, lenders, including those that operate online, must partner with chartered banks.). At a Wednesday (Feb.

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Goldman, JetBlue Team Up On Installment Loan Product

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Marcus , the online-only consumer banking and lending arm of Goldman Sachs, offers personal loans with no late fees of up to $10,000, with rates ranging from 10.99 billion despite buying startups and building call centers in Utah and Texas, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Why SoFi Has Changed Its Tune

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The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (July 12) that the online lender, commonly known as SoFi, with $10 billion in student loans and mortgages across its books, may be forced to don more traditional financial services garb as the online lending sector is buffeted about by negative headlines and looming regulations.

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