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Widening Borrower Protection’s Scope To SMBs

PYMNTS

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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OppFi files complaint to block “true lender” challenge by California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

CFPB Monitor

Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Colorado. Enters into contracts with borrowers for Program Loans which are only between the borrower and the Bank, define the Bank as the lender on Program Loans, and make clear that the Bank is the entity extending credit.

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Q&A: What Search Engine Optimization Can Offer the Financial Services Industry

Banking 2020

Entering search queries online is something that we, as consumers do all the time. This reason, among many others, is why marketers know that it’s something they need to pay attention to, if they aren’t already. Mobile should be at the forefront of your plan and definitely at the forefront of your search marketing strategy.

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Q&A: What SEO Can Offer the Financial Services Industry

Banking 2020

Entering search queries online is something that we, as consumers do all the time. This reason, among many others, is why marketers know that it’s something they need to pay attention to, if they aren’t already. Mobile should be at the forefront of your plan and definitely at the forefront of your search marketing strategy.

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What Is Psychographics? Understanding The ‘Dark Arts’ Of Marketing That Brought Down Cambridge Analytica

CB Insights

But by getting more granular, you could market to a segment of vegans who feel strongly about the mistreatment of animals, or to health-conscious people who feel guilty when they eat sugary energy bars. The app took the form of an online personality quiz. To see how this works in practice, let’s take a simplified example.