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Flexxbuy Unveils New Customer Financing Platform
Flexxbuy Unveils New Customer Financing Platform
April 14, 2017  |  Retail

Finding the right financing option for large purchases can be a rough process. From calling various lenders to speaking with family members about possible loans,...

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Max Levchin And Building Truly Honest Finance Products
Max Levchin And Building Truly Honest Finance Products
April 12, 2017  |  Loans

In February 2013, Max Levchin launched Affirm — a point-of-sale (POS) lender that would provide creditworthy millennials, who lacked credit cards and credit scores, the ability...

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InvestmentBank.com Launches New Service To Help Lenders Bank Roll M&A
InvestmentBank.com Launches New Service To Help Lenders Bank Roll M&A
April 11, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

InvestmentBank.com, a provider of M&A advisory solutions for middle-market businesses in the United States, announced Monday (April 10) a new service geared toward institutional debt lenders looking...

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Navient Can’t Guarantee It Has Student Loan Borrower’s Interest In Mind
Navient Can’t Guarantee It Has Student Loan Borrower’s Interest In Mind
April 04, 2017  |  Debt

Navient, the nation’s largest student loan servicer, has touted that it wants to help American borrowers, but based on a recent filing, the company is...

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Education Department Warns Student Loan Forgiveness Program May Not Be Valid
Education Department Warns Student Loan Forgiveness Program May Not Be Valid
April 03, 2017  |  Debt

The Department of Education warned in a legal filing last week that more than 550,000 people who signed up for a student loan forgiveness program in which...

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Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate
Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate
March 28, 2017  |  Loans

Defaulting on student debt has never been a good idea. The collection process is intense and one’s credit rating will be utterly ravaged for a...

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LendingHome Going After First-Time Home Buyers With New Product
LendingHome Going After First-Time Home Buyers With New Product
March 10, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

LendingHome, the San Francisco mortgage company, is aiming to expand its market for loans by going after first-time homebuyers. According to a report in TechCrunch, LendingHome...

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Pariti: A Get Out Of Debt Free Card?
Pariti: A Get Out Of Debt Free Card?
March 10, 2017  |  Debt

There’s the saying that “money is the root of all evil.” One area where most people are likely to believe that’s true is when it...

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Zopa Hits Lending Milestone And Gives Insight Into Borrowers
Zopa Hits Lending Milestone And Gives Insight Into Borrowers
February 01, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Zopa, the U.K.’s oldest marketplace lender, announced on Monday (Jan. 30) that it has become the first peer-to-peer lending platform to reach a $2.5 billion origination...

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