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SavvyMoney Debuts Personalized Loan Offer Automation Tool
July 22, 2024

Credit score solutions company SavvyMoney has debuted an offer automation tool for financial institutions (FIs). The offering, dubbed “Get My Rate,” is the first personalized offer automation tool created specifically for FIs, the company said in a news release Monday (July 22). “Unlike other conventional,...

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Discover to Sell $10.1 Billion Private Student Loan Portfolio
July 17, 2024

Discover Financial Services plans to sell its $10.1 billion private student loan portfolio. The company’s Discover Bank entered into an agreement to sell the portfolio to one or more strategic partnerships made up of funds and accounts managed by global investment firms Carlyle and KKR, Discover said in a Wednesday...

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eBay Debuts Working Capital Solution for Sellers
July 10, 2024

eBay teamed with embedded finance platform Liberis to offer sellers working capital. Business Cash Advance is designed to provide eligible eBay sellers in the United States up to $1 million in working capital in as little as 24 hours, according to a Wednesday (July 10)...

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Fig Financial Launches Personal Loan Service in Canada
July 09, 2024

Toronto-based lender Fig Financial says its personal loan service is now open to all Canadians. “We are providing a true alternative to banks for every Canadian who needs better lending options. And we are doing what the banks won’t: making this experience entirely online,” Francois...

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Report: Bank of Montreal Leads $2.55 Billion Loan in Nuvei Deal
July 08, 2024

Bank of Montreal is reportedly leading a group of underwriters launching a $2.55 billion loan to back the previously announced acquisition of Canadian payments processor Nuvei. The loan will have a seven-year term and will help fund the $6.3 billion leveraged buyout led by Advent International, management, Novacap...

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Former Visa CEO Carl Pascarella Talks the Future of Credit
June 14, 2024

When it comes to financial technology and payments modernization, there’s nothing like a seasoned veteran of the business for some perspective. Carl Pascarella, former CEO of Visa USA from 1993 to 2005, believes that the credit industry requires an upgrade. After following his time in...

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Stream Innovations Secures Warehouse Facility to Expand Home Improvement Loans
June 13, 2024

Stream Innovations has secured a $400 million warehouse facility from Goldman Sachs to expand its portfolio of home improvement loans. The company, which provides point-of-sale financing for home improvement and solar installations, currently has $670 million in loans under management and expects to originate $800 million...

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SBA to Launch Working Capital Pilot Program
June 04, 2024

The Small Business Administration (SBA) reportedly plans to launch a working capital pilot program that will include government-backed credit lines of up to $5 million. The pilot program is designed to be attractive to both lenders and borrowers and to provide small businesses with working...

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Report: MoneyGram Fails to Secure Lower Borrowing Costs on Leveraged Loan
May 24, 2024

MoneyGram International reportedly failed to secure lower borrowing costs on a $398 million leveraged loan before a deadline on Thursday (May 23). The company had aimed to convince lenders to cut the borrowing costs on the loan that helped finance Madison Dearborn Partners’ leveraged buyout of...