“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” -William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet A quick glance at the most famous lines written by Shakespeare for Romeo, in his most famous play, might lead one to conclude...
Of the scores of innovations and updates to consumer lending seen and written about over the last decade or so, speed is always offered as a central value proposition. Instead of spending days and weeks gathering paperwork, submitting materials and waiting around for a decision, consumers and businesses...
Petal, the New York-based FinTech that makes a credit card for consumers just starting out, announced Tuesday (Jan. 29) that it raised $30 million in venture funding. In a press release, Petal said Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures led the Series B round of fundraising. Other...
Could it be that the CFPB, under new Executive Director Kathy Kraninger, will be moving directly to eliminate the more controversial provisions of its payday lending rule? According to sources cited by American Banker, the CFPB will remove the controversial underwriting rules that would have forced lenders to...
Washington, D.C. is both a rich city and a poor city. Filled with federal workers and contractors, the nation’s capital has a high cost of living: Average monthly rent on an apartment runs about $2,000 and according to some estimates the base annual income needed to “live...
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” -Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens’ famous starter to A Tale of Two Cities, as it turns out, is a pretty good way to sum up the year 2018 from...
The conversation about credit in the U.S. has become one of extremes. There is a growing chorus of voices that eschew credit as a “dangerous trap” that lures consumers into spending more than they can afford, in part, they say, because credit products are designed...
The NY AG is looking into how state courts are a weapon against small business owners, who sign documents that allow merchant cash advance firms to do far more than charge exorbitant rates. Through confessions of judgement, these less than scrupulous lenders can drain bank...
According to the latest Q3 2018 TransUnion’s Industry Insights Report the back half of 2018 has been a good year for sub-prime borrowers looking for access to credit. In the year between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018, sub-prime consumer loan originations grew 28 percent between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018 across the...