Access To Credit news and trends

Earnest and Nova Credit Team to Offer Loans for International Students
Loans // July 17, 2023

FinTech Earnest has teamed with Nova Credit to offer private student loans for international students. The partnership, announced Monday (July 17), is happening at a time when foreign-born students make up nearly 5% of the student population at U.S. colleges and universities, the two companies said in a news release. “Beyond...

Fannie Mae To Get More Credit Info On Home Borrowers
Consumer Finance // October 03, 2016

Fannie Mae is casting a wider net when it comes to scrutinizing credit details, according to The New York Times. Fannie Mae, which is the government-run entity that finances mortgages across the United States, is now revamping its risk assessment technology in an effort to...

Harvard Report On Credit Cards Bad News For SMEs
B2B Payments // April 15, 2016

New research published by the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government found that regulation is stifling access to credit cards and that the trend is bad news for small business owners. According to a release on Thursday (April 14), Harvard’s report...

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Cross River Bank and Current Launch Credit-Building Product

August 23, 2023
Cross River Bank has partnered with FinTech platform Current to launch a new credit-building product that will benefit Current’s over 4 million members. The credit-building product will enable Current members to establish or rebuild their credit histories through a single spending balance, the companies said in a Wednesday (Aug. 23) press release. Cross River will issue a […]

Earnest and Nova Credit Team to Offer Loans for International Students

July 17, 2023
FinTech Earnest has teamed with Nova Credit to offer private student loans for international students. The partnership, announced Monday (July 17), is happening at a time when foreign-born students make up nearly 5% of the student...