Sub Prime Lending news and trends

Sub-Prime Lending’s Late-Year Bounce
Alternative Finances // November 20, 2018

According to the latest Q3 2018 TransUnion’s Industry Insights Report the back half of 2018 has been a good year for sub-prime borrowers looking for access to credit. In the year between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018, sub-prime consumer loan originations grew 28 percent between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018 across the...

Among Credit Invisibles, Parsing FinTech Risks And Rewards
Financial Inclusion // August 16, 2018

In lending, as in everything, there is risk, and there is reward. Technology has its lures for firms seeking to gain an edge in determining risk and reward.  AI and machine learning, in general, are supposed to help uncover untapped opportunities. To that end, FinTechs...

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Auto Sub-Prime Loans Reach Lowest Level In 11 Years

December 07, 2018
A new report has revealed that auto sub-prime loans have reached their lowest level in 11 years. According to Experian’s Q3 2018 State of the Automotive Finance Market report, sub-prime and deep sub-prime lending comprised 21.19 percent of the market, down 1.5 percent from a year ago. The decrease is mostly due to high growth rates […]