consumer finance

Laplanche’s Upgrade Raises $62M To Reinvent Consumer Credit
Laplanche’s Upgrade Raises $62M To Reinvent Consumer Credit
August 23, 2018  |  Loans

When Renaud Laplanche founded LendingClub 12 years ago in 2006, the lending landscape was a very different place. Most consumer and business lending was done...

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Capital Float M&A Signals Step Beyond SMB Finance
Capital Float M&A Signals Step Beyond SMB Finance
August 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative small business lending firm Capital Float appears to be deepening its footprint in the personal finance market through the acquisition of Walnut. Reports in The...

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Millennials Bummed Over Social Security Prospects
Millennials Bummed Over Social Security Prospects
August 20, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

A new study shows that millennials are worried about their retirement, especially their chances of ever collecting Social Security (SS). The Transamerica Center for Retirement...

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Cabot Square Capital Sells 321 Crédito
Cabot Square Capital Sells 321 Crédito
July 25, 2018  |  Banking

Cabot Square Capital, a U.K. financial services firm, on Wednesday (July 25) sold its entire stake in 321 Crédito, a Portuguese consumer finance lender, to...

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Today In Data: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Today In Data: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
July 24, 2018  |  Today In Data

There is a lot to be happy about in 2018 — despite the sometimes dire tone of the headlines. Wages have been going up, consumers have reported feeling more economically...

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Trump CFPB Pick Questioned On Consumer Finance Experience
Trump CFPB Pick Questioned On Consumer Finance Experience
July 20, 2018  |  CFPB

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) held her own during intense questioning by Democratic Senators on Thursday (July 19)....

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Opposition Builds For Trump’s CFPB Mulvaney Replacement
Opposition Builds For Trump’s CFPB Mulvaney Replacement
June 19, 2018  |  CFPB

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has criticized President Trump’s reported pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying that Republicans are more concerned...

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Bridge Millennials And The Threat To Physical Retail
Bridge Millennials And The Threat To Physical Retail
May 14, 2018  |  Consumer Insights

Sometimes it pays to follow the scent. Each quarter for about the last 18 months, we’ve asked 4,000 consumers to tell us why they shopped...

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Mulvaney Pitches New CFPB Governance To Congress
Mulvaney Pitches New CFPB Governance To Congress
April 11, 2018  |  CFPB

In his first semiannual report to Congress, Mick Mulvaney said he is taking a narrow approach to running the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Mulvaney,...

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