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Brazilian FinTechs Under Pressure as Delinquency Rates Soar
Brazilian FinTechs Under Pressure as Delinquency Rates Soar
March 25, 2024  |  Loans

Brazilian FinTech firms are reportedly grappling with a surge in loan defaults, leading to a crisis in the asset-backed credit market. The delinquency rates on...

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Florida-Based Liberty Savings Bank Taps Upstart to Provide Personal Loans
Florida-Based Liberty Savings Bank Taps Upstart to Provide Personal Loans
March 21, 2024  |  Partnerships

Florida-based Liberty Savings Bank has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace Upstart to provide personal loans.  The bank, which serves Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee County and has...

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Biden Cancels $5.6 Billion in Student Loans for Public Service Workers
Biden Cancels $5.6 Billion in Student Loans for Public Service Workers
March 21, 2024  |  Loans

The White House is canceling nearly $6 billion in student loans for public service workers. The cancellation, announced Thursday (March 21), applies to 78,000 teachers, nurses, firefighters and other...

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Small Business, Banks Embrace Credit Alternatives
Small Business, Banks Embrace Credit Alternatives
March 21, 2024  |  Loans

Banks — the stalwarts of traditional lending — are finding new channels and conduits to getting capital to borrowers, across alternative channels, and with FinTech...

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Are Brick-and-Mortar Bank Branches Cool Again?
Are Brick-and-Mortar Bank Branches Cool Again?
March 20, 2024  |  Banking

Digital banking is all the rage, right? Who can resist the convenience of using a bank app to balance accounts while waiting for the barista...

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AffiniPay Fee Lending Solution for Legal Industry Processes $125 Million
AffiniPay Fee Lending Solution for Legal Industry Processes $125 Million
March 20, 2024  |  Loans

AffiniPay has announced that its fee lending solution for the legal industry, Pay Later, has processed over $125 million in legal fees since its launch...

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Boulevard Launches Flexible Funding Offering for Salons and Spas
Boulevard Launches Flexible Funding Offering for Salons and Spas
March 20, 2024  |  Loans

Boulevard has added a new capital program to its client experience platform for self-care businesses like salons, barber shops, spas and med spas. The new...

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Open Banking Allows More SMB Data to Be Used in Financing Decisions
Open Banking Allows More SMB Data to Be Used in Financing Decisions
March 18, 2024  |  SMBs

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) represent a puzzle that banks have long struggled to solve. SMBs need fast, flexible and digital-first solutions that help rather...

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FTC Refunds $4.1 Million to Student Loan Scam Victims
FTC Refunds $4.1 Million to Student Loan Scam Victims
March 13, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The FTC is sending millions in refunds to victims of a student fraud scheme. The $4.1 million payments will go to some 27,000 consumers who were duped by a...

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