In small business lending — regardless of the size of the bank doing the lending itself — a high-touch approach and in-person visits to the branches are “key conduits” for extending credit, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has found. In its 2024 Small-Business Lending...
Embedded lending options are proving to be critical lifelines for individuals and the smallest businesses — particularly in an uncertain macro environment marked by relatively high interest rates. “Many times in life, when you expect it least, … and you need availability [and speed] when...
The private credit market is booming — and has the potential to reshape lending, and risk, too, in financial services. Generally and conceptually speaking, the private lending market, estimated by the International Monetary Fund to top $2 trillion at present, offers a capital “lifeline” of...
Student loans account for a growing number of complaints service members and veterans make about financial products. While consumers in general began filing more complaints when payments for federally owned student loans restarted in October 2023, service members face some unique challenges, the Consumer Financial...
For every fragmented ecosystem, there’s a digital innovation being built and scaled to streamline it. The global syndicated loan market, a $7 trillion-plus industry where loans are extended by multiple lenders to a single borrower, is no different. These loans, often ranging from millions to...
The benefits of swapping analog, manual processes for digital ones are obvious. But that doesn’t mean they don’t bear repeating — especially against a backdrop of fierce demand for streamlined, efficient and customer-friendly financial processes. “Digital basically upends manual, paper-heavy and operationally cost-intensive processes,” Andrea...
More consumers are making their loan payments on time, aided by slower inflation and other trends. Late payments on loans have leveled off after increasing earlier in the year, Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 13). Delinquency rates across all household liabilities — including credit cards, auto...
Parafin has begun offering financing to Walmart Marketplace sellers. Through the Walmart Marketplace Capital program, eligible sellers can access financing through Parafin, an embedded finance firm and an approved Walmart Marketplace solution provider, Parafin said in a Wednesday (Sept. 11) press release. The Capital by Parafin program...
Regulators have scaled back capital requirements for banks, reducing the holdings that must be on the books to buffer against economic and other shocks. But the ripple effect, even with the lowered “cushion” that must be in place, may be that the banks tighten access...
