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Open Banking Allows More SMB Data to Be Used in Financing Decisions
Open Banking Allows More SMB Data to Be Used in Financing Decisions
March 18, 2024  |  SMBs

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) represent a puzzle that banks have long struggled to solve. SMBs need fast, flexible and digital-first solutions that help rather...

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FTC Refunds $4.1 Million to Student Loan Scam Victims
FTC Refunds $4.1 Million to Student Loan Scam Victims
March 13, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The FTC is sending millions in refunds to victims of a student fraud scheme. The $4.1 million payments will go to some 27,000 consumers who were duped by a...

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Credit Spigots Continue to Tighten for Small Businesses
Credit Spigots Continue to Tighten for Small Businesses
March 08, 2024  |  SMBs

The traditional spigots of credit continue to tighten for small businesses. Blame higher rates, the continued fallout of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse last year, and skittishness...

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Fed’s Credit Data Signals Caution for Merchants
Fed’s Credit Data Signals Caution for Merchants
March 08, 2024  |  Economy

For merchants, reliant upon consumer spending — and credit as a way to enable that spending — the warning signals are flashing. The Fed’s latest...

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Consumers’ Total Outstanding Credit Leapt $19.5 Billion in January
Consumers’ Total Outstanding Credit Leapt $19.5 Billion in January
March 07, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers’ total outstanding credit leapt by $19.5 billion in January. Revolving credit accounted for $8.4 billion of the increase, while nonrevolving credit made up the...

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Dave’s ExtraCash Jumps 29% as Consumers Seek Emergency Funds
Dave’s ExtraCash Jumps 29% as Consumers Seek Emergency Funds
March 05, 2024  |  Earnings

Digital banking/finance platform Dave says its customers are seeking extra cash. More accurately, they’re seeking ExtraCash, the company’s cash advance program, which saw disbursements jump by double...

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UK’s FCA to Investigate Demands for Personal Guarantees on Business Loans
UK’s FCA to Investigate Demands for Personal Guarantees on Business Loans
March 05, 2024  |  Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority will investigate the use of personal guarantees by lenders for small business loans. The investigation was sparked by a “super complaint”...

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Nova Credit Launches Alternative Credit Data Platform for Lenders
Nova Credit Launches Alternative Credit Data Platform for Lenders
March 04, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Nova Credit has introduced its Nova Credit Platform, which is aimed at transforming how lenders manage and analyze consumer credit data.  This new platform provides a means...

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ChargeAfter Debuts Embedded Lending Hub for Banks
ChargeAfter Debuts Embedded Lending Hub for Banks
March 04, 2024  |  Loans

Point-of-sale financing firm ChargeAfter has debuted an embedded lending platform for banks. The Lending Hub, announced Monday (Mar. 4), is designed to let banks and financial institutions...

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