Lending

In finance, a loan is the lending of money by one or more individuals, organizations, or other entities to other individuals, organizations etc. The recipient incurs a debt, and is usually liable to pay interest on that debt until it is repaid, and also to repay the principal amount borrowed.

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Fed’s Senior Loan Officer Survey Signals Pressure as Small Businesses Seek Credit
Fed’s Senior Loan Officer Survey Signals Pressure as Small Businesses Seek Credit
July 31, 2023  |  Banking

The traditional avenues of lending are narrowing, signaling tougher times ahead for smaller businesses seeking access to credit. As detailed Monday (July 31) in the...

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SoFi Deposits Grow 26% Year Over Year to $12.7 Billion
SoFi Deposits Grow 26% Year Over Year to $12.7 Billion
July 31, 2023  |  Earnings

SoFi’s earnings results showed a growing embrace of the company’s platform approach that brings savings, lending and spending together in a continuum of financial activity. Earnings presentation materials and...

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Report: Figure Technologies Lays Off 90 Employees and Plans IPO
Report: Figure Technologies Lays Off 90 Employees and Plans IPO
July 28, 2023  |  IPO

Figure Technologies has reportedly laid off staff and is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO). The firm laid off 20% of its staff — 90 employees —...

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Will Big Bank Capital Requirements Help Smaller FIs, FinTechs Gain Small Business Lending Share?
Will Big Bank Capital Requirements Help Smaller FIs, FinTechs Gain Small Business Lending Share?
July 26, 2023  |  Loans

As banks — especially larger players — grapple with a new capital reality, the opportunity may be there for smaller financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs...

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Regional Banks Cut Back on Lending to Preserve Capital
Regional Banks Cut Back on Lending to Preserve Capital
July 24, 2023  |  Banking

Regional banks across the United States are reportedly deciding to cut back on lending in order to preserve capital and improve margins. Banks are unloading...

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Ant Group Senior VP Peng Yang to Lead International Business Group
Ant Group Senior VP Peng Yang to Lead International Business Group
July 21, 2023  |  Personnel

Ant Group has appointed its senior vice president, Peng Yang, as president of the company’s International Business Group (IBG). Yang will report to Eric Jing,...

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Fed Official: AI Can Promote Bias in Lending Decisions
Fed Official: AI Can Promote Bias in Lending Decisions
July 19, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Michael Barr has become the latest regulator urging caution on the use of artificial intelligence. In a speech Tuesday (July 18), Barr — the Federal...

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Lenders and Vendors Catering to Commercial Spend Look to Lift Business Fortunes
Lenders and Vendors Catering to Commercial Spend Look to Lift Business Fortunes
July 17, 2023  |  Commercial Payments

Today’s future-fit commercial payment capabilities couldn’t have picked their go-to-market timing better. As businesses look to shape and refine their economic forecasts and downstream working...

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Will Higher Bank Capital Requirements Give FinTechs a Lending Edge?
Will Higher Bank Capital Requirements Give FinTechs a Lending Edge?
July 17, 2023  |  Banking

Higher capital requirements may have a negative ripple effect on banks — tightening the lending spigots even further. And the winners may be the FinTechs...

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