PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

Lending

In finance, a loan is the lending of money by one or more individuals, organizations, or other entities to other individuals, organizations etc. The recipient incurs a debt, and is usually liable to pay interest on that debt until it is repaid, and also to repay the principal amount borrowed.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

FinTechs Throw Lifeline to Subprime-Borrowing Consumers
FinTechs Throw Lifeline to Subprime-Borrowing Consumers
August 28, 2023  |  Loans

Consumers with low credit scores may find assistance in their uphill battle toward greater financial security. Financial stumbles may have long-lasting impacts on consumers whose...

READ MORE >
Fed Data Shows Pressure Building in Consumer Lending
Fed Data Shows Pressure Building in Consumer Lending
August 24, 2023  |  Debt

The Federal Reserve’s latest data on how loan performance at all banks is faring found pockets of resilience — and, perhaps, pockets of concern. Household debt has...

READ MORE >
CFPB Targets Heights Finance for Alleged Illegal Loan Churning
CFPB Targets Heights Finance for Alleged Illegal Loan Churning
August 22, 2023  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Heights Finance Holding, formerly known as Southern Management, and several of its subsidiaries, charging they have engaged...

READ MORE >
38% of Small Businesses Turn To Personal Funding Sources in Revenue Crunch
38% of Small Businesses Turn To Personal Funding Sources in Revenue Crunch
August 21, 2023  |  Commercial Payments

Three-quarters of Main Street businesses say they would close within 60 days of a cash crunch.  Consumer spending may be up, but so are prices, forcing consumers to...

READ MORE >
Versatile Credit, Nationwide Marketing Group, Wells Fargo Launch Financing Portal
Versatile Credit, Nationwide Marketing Group, Wells Fargo Launch Financing Portal
August 15, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Versatile Credit, Nationwide Marketing Group (NMG) and Wells Fargo have partnered to launch The Finance Hub, a consumer financing portal for merchants. This new collaboration provides a comprehensive, tailored...

READ MORE >
Apps and Alternative Data Key to Bringing Subprime Consumers Into Credit Mainstream
Apps and Alternative Data Key to Bringing Subprime Consumers Into Credit Mainstream
August 14, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Inflation may be cooling but it still pressures consumers. And, as PYMNTS has found in recent months, individuals are turning more frequently to their credit...

READ MORE >
Bank Loan Losses Hit Three-Year High at $19 Billion
Bank Loan Losses Hit Three-Year High at $19 Billion
August 09, 2023  |  Banking

American banks reported nearly $19 billion in loan losses during the second quarter. As the Financial Times reported Wednesday (Aug. 9), the $18.9 loan-loss rate...

READ MORE >
Momnt and Acorn Finance Launch Home Improvement Loan Partnership
Momnt and Acorn Finance Launch Home Improvement Loan Partnership
August 08, 2023  |  Partnerships

Momnt and Acorn Finance have teamed to offer a lending solution for home improvement merchants. The collaboration combines Acorn’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) lending platform with Momnt’s embedded financing offering...

READ MORE >
‘Shadow Bank’ Lending in India Outpaces Traditional Banks
‘Shadow Bank’ Lending in India Outpaces Traditional Banks
August 08, 2023  |  Loans

It’s reportedly a good time to be a “shadow bank” in India. These nonbanks are seeing a flood of investor money amid rising credit demand...

READ MORE >