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CFPB Sues Cos Making Loans Against Future Pension Payments
CFPB Sues Cos Making Loans Against Future Pension Payments
September 14, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it has filed a complaint against multiple parties, accusing them of making loans against future pension payments....

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JPMorgan Poised To Dethrone Wells, Claim Largest US Bank Title
JPMorgan Poised To Dethrone Wells, Claim Largest US Bank Title
September 06, 2018  |  Banking

There’s a good chance that JPMorgan Chase could soon become the largest U.S. bank in terms of outstanding loans, dethroning current champ Wells Fargo. According...

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Ecuador Needs To Borrow More Than $1B
Ecuador Needs To Borrow More Than $1B
September 03, 2018  |  International

Ecuador announced last week that it needs to borrow more than $1.1 billion from international lenders as the country tries to fix its deficit. The...

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Lending Is Failing To Live Up To 2018’s Great Expectations
Lending Is Failing To Live Up To 2018’s Great Expectations
August 28, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

It was supposed to be a strong year for lending across the board, after a stumpy 2017, which saw numbers in both consumer and commercial...

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China Zeroes In On Online Loan Risk
China Zeroes In On Online Loan Risk
August 28, 2018  |  International

China is expediting the development of regulation aimed at preventing online lending risks and promoting market stability. According to Reuters, the decision was made after...

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UK Debt Advice Providers Lack Funding To Keep Up With Demand
UK Debt Advice Providers Lack Funding To Keep Up With Demand
August 27, 2018  |  Europe

As consumer debt levels in the U.K. are on the rise and debt collection groups are reportedly not paying voluntary contributions, providers of debt advice...

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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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The $70K Dent The Financial Crisis Put In The US Consumer’s Pocketbook
The $70K Dent The Financial Crisis Put In The US Consumer’s Pocketbook
August 21, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

While the Great Recession technically began in Dec. 2007, most people remember a different date as the “real” start to the Great Recession: Sept. 15, 2008....

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