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Widening Borrower Protection’s Scope To SMBs
Widening Borrower Protection’s Scope To SMBs
January 29, 2020  |  B2B Payments

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...

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SEC Appoints Small Business Capital Committee Members
SEC Appoints Small Business Capital Committee Members
April 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed members to its newly-formed Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee as it works to support small business...

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India Alt Lenders Want Relaxed Restrictions
India Alt Lenders Want Relaxed Restrictions
April 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

India’s alternative finance community is calling on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to relax regulations on the market, particularly as they pertain to lending...

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Australia Unlikely To Expand Borrower Protections To SMBs
Australia Unlikely To Expand Borrower Protections To SMBs
October 01, 2018  |  SMBs

Business lending in Australia probably won’t face tougher loan regulation when it comes to small business loans. “The evidence and submissions provided to the commission...

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Rep. Cleaver Releases Initial Findings In Alt-Lending Probe
Rep. Cleaver Releases Initial Findings In Alt-Lending Probe
August 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO) has published the initial findings of a probe into the alternative small business lending market in an effort to...

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Cleaver Investigation Denounces Lack Of SMB AltFin Transparency
Cleaver Investigation Denounces Lack Of SMB AltFin Transparency
August 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO) has published the preliminary findings of his investigation into the alternative small business lending market in an effort to...

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CFPB Relaxes Supervision Of Military Lenders
CFPB Relaxes Supervision Of Military Lenders
August 13, 2018  |  CFPB

In a move that has surprised military families, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is planning to suspend routine examinations of lenders for violations of...

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California Closes In On Extending Borrower Protections To SMBs
California Closes In On Extending Borrower Protections To SMBs
July 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

California lawmakers are considering legislation that would extend disclosure requirements currently required by consumer lenders to lenders of small business loan products, according to Manatt,...

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Critics Point To Flaws In China’s SME Loan Rules
Critics Point To Flaws In China’s SME Loan Rules
December 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

China has initiated efforts to boost lending to small businesses, but some critics now say the rules imposed on banks to heighten their SME lending...

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