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CFPB to Examine Mortgage Closing Costs, Rising Junk Fees
CFPB to Examine Mortgage Closing Costs, Rising Junk Fees
May 30, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is investigating junk fees that increase the closing costs on mortgages. Closing costs have risen sharply in recent years,...

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Goldman Sachs Alternatives Raises Largest Loan Partners Fund Since 2008
Goldman Sachs Alternatives Raises Largest Loan Partners Fund Since 2008
May 29, 2024  |  Investments

Goldman Sachs Alternatives raised more than $20 billion for senior direct lending. The total includes $13.1 billion in its West Street Loan Partners V fund,...

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Dimon Forecasts Problems in Private Credit Market
Dimon Forecasts Problems in Private Credit Market
May 29, 2024  |  Banking

JPMorgan Chase’s CEO is sounding a warning on the flourishing private credit sector. Jamie Dimon anticipates problems to pop up in the market, cautioning “there could be...

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Wells Fargo CEO: Regulators Restricting Corporate Lending Business
Wells Fargo CEO: Regulators Restricting Corporate Lending Business
May 29, 2024  |  Banking

Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf reportedly told investors Wednesday (May 29) that the bank could be doing more corporate lending and trading if regulators lifted the...

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M&T Bank Taps Rich Data Co for AI Decisioning Platform
M&T Bank Taps Rich Data Co for AI Decisioning Platform
May 27, 2024  |  Banking

Rich Data Co. (RDC) has taken another step in the global expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) decisioning platform for business and commercial lenders. The...

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Report: MoneyGram Fails to Secure Lower Borrowing Costs on Leveraged Loan
Report: MoneyGram Fails to Secure Lower Borrowing Costs on Leveraged Loan
May 24, 2024  |  Loans

MoneyGram International reportedly failed to secure lower borrowing costs on a $398 million leveraged loan before a deadline on Thursday (May 23). The company had aimed...

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Cash Flow-Based Underwriting Adds Real-Time Context to FICO Score
Cash Flow-Based Underwriting Adds Real-Time Context to FICO Score
May 24, 2024  |  Loans

The FICO score — what we might think of as the general “shorthand” for lending — was created back in 1989. In the decades since,...

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Q1 Earnings Show Lending Platforms’ Digital Path to Financial Wellness
Q1 Earnings Show Lending Platforms’ Digital Path to Financial Wellness
May 20, 2024  |  Personal Finance

Over the last several months, PYMNTS Intelligence data has revealed in separate reports that tens of millions of consumers would opt for a single point...

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CFPB Orders Western Benefits Group to Cease Operations, Pay $400,000
CFPB Orders Western Benefits Group to Cease Operations, Pay $400,000
May 20, 2024  |  Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Western Benefits Group to permanently cease operations and to pay a $400,000 penalty. The agency’s order also rescinds all the company’s existing agreements with consumers, the...

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