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The Millennials Are Coming (To Get A Mortgage)
The Millennials Are Coming (To Get A Mortgage)
December 13, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

Millennials just aren’t buying homes — they are the first generation of Americans since World War II who will meaningfully move away from that vision of...

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Avant’s Sailing Troubled Waters
Avant’s Sailing Troubled Waters
July 05, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

Whether or not Lending Club managed to get a month or so jump on the Fourth of July with its interpretation of fireworks, 2016 was...

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Transactional Credit Comes To Main Street Merchants
Transactional Credit Comes To Main Street Merchants
April 05, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

When most laymen hear the term “alternative financial services,” they immediately envision consumers (and small businesses) that are underserved by the traditional credit markets and...

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WebBank And Alt Lending’s ‘Perfect Storm’
WebBank And Alt Lending’s ‘Perfect Storm’
December 15, 2015  |  Alternative Finances

For the last 300 odd years, the term “perfect storm” has referred to a meteorological event wherein all of the wrong factors in a climate...

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Tossing Old Ideas On Emerging Economies
Tossing Old Ideas On Emerging Economies
December 08, 2015  |  Alternative Finances

Though confusing to non-financial professionals, a big loan is much easier for a bank to make than a small loan. Though the natural assumption is...

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Crowdsourcing And Legal Fees: Crowdfunding Justice Or Crowdfunding Criminals?
Crowdsourcing And Legal Fees: Crowdfunding Justice Or Crowdfunding Criminals?
November 17, 2015  |  Alternative Finances

The expression “crime doesn’t pay” was originally used in 1927 by the FBI as a motto. That, however, is not why most of us know...

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