Interest Rates

No Hurry, But Rate Hike Looms For Sometime This Year (Maybe)
No Hurry, But Rate Hike Looms For Sometime This Year (Maybe)
June 08, 2016  |  Payment Methods

June is out. July looks iffy. But keep an eye out for, possibly, one and done for a Fed boost.

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OnDeck Launches Accountant Advisor Program
OnDeck Launches Accountant Advisor Program
June 08, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

Online lender OnDeck said on Tuesday (June 7) that it has expanded its Accountant Advisor Program. The firm said via press release that it has...

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The EU’s Efforts To Stimulate Economic Growth Are Failing
The EU’s Efforts To Stimulate Economic Growth Are Failing
June 02, 2016  |  B2B Payments

A mix of failed stimulus initiatives and ongoing problems with delayed and late B2B payments are combining to create an environment across Europe in which...

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Prosper Raises Risky Borrower Interest Rates
Prosper Raises Risky Borrower Interest Rates
May 26, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

Against a troubled landscape, one online lender, Prosper Marketplace, is boosting rates that it charges to risky borrowers, a move The Wall Street Journal said was geared...

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Able Exposes Sky-High (And Hidden) Business Loan Rates
Able Exposes Sky-High (And Hidden) Business Loan Rates
April 12, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small business short-term loans can be expensive, but worse, borrowers may not always know what they’re paying. That’s according to online SME lender Able, which...

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Will This Rally Be A House Of Cards?
Will This Rally Be A House Of Cards?
March 18, 2016  |  International

Stocks and commodities – especially energy – have jumped from lows seen not all that long ago. But caution would well serve those tempted to...

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Lending Club Shaking Up Fee Model
Lending Club Shaking Up Fee Model
February 29, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

When the legal system makes your business model a shaky one, change the model. That’s a shift online lender Lending Club is mulling over —...

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