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Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate
Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate
March 28, 2017  |  Loans

Defaulting on student debt has never been a good idea. The collection process is intense and one’s credit rating will be utterly ravaged for a...

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LendingHome Going After First-Time Home Buyers With New Product
LendingHome Going After First-Time Home Buyers With New Product
March 10, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

LendingHome, the San Francisco mortgage company, is aiming to expand its market for loans by going after first-time homebuyers. According to a report in TechCrunch, LendingHome...

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Pariti: A Get Out Of Debt Free Card?
Pariti: A Get Out Of Debt Free Card?
March 10, 2017  |  Debt

There’s the saying that “money is the root of all evil.” One area where most people are likely to believe that’s true is when it...

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Zopa Hits Lending Milestone And Gives Insight Into Borrowers
Zopa Hits Lending Milestone And Gives Insight Into Borrowers
February 01, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Zopa, the U.K.’s oldest marketplace lender, announced on Monday (Jan. 30) that it has become the first peer-to-peer lending platform to reach a $2.5 billion origination...

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How Blinker Wants To Disrupt Car Sales
How Blinker Wants To Disrupt Car Sales
December 20, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

The problem, according to Rod Buscher, CEO and founder of Blinker, is that most Americans need a car — meaning they often don’t feel they have...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Higher Bank Fees For Underserved
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Higher Bank Fees For Underserved
November 22, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

The sixth annual Financially Underserved Market Size report found that 67 million adults in the U.S. who bank are part of the underserved market. They don’t...

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Whatever Happened To…Kabbage
Whatever Happened To…Kabbage
October 13, 2016  |  Whatever Happened To...

Cruciferous vegetables are hearty and packed full of fiber and vitamins. So when your financial tech company shares a similar name with the cabbage variety,...

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CFPB Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary
CFPB Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary
July 15, 2016  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Thursday (July 14) that it had marked its fifth anniversary by outlining five ways it has made a difference...

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