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SoFi Says Bye-Bye To 5 Percent Of Its Staff
February 01, 2018

Social Finance — the online lender better known as SoFi — will be laying off dozens of workers in its mortgage division, despite the fact that the home loans department was one that the firm was holding up as a potential generator for future growth....

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Aspiration CEO: Big Banks’ ‘Bad Decision’ Is My Gain
January 30, 2018

When Bank of America announced last week that it was terminating its free checking option for low-balance customers, a literal Tweet storm broke out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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UK Federation Of Small Businesses Says AltFin Is Just Heating Up
January 25, 2018

Small businesses face a mountain of financial challenges in the U.K., from late payments from their large corporate clients to a lack of access to easy, affordable financing. In an attempt to address many of these concerns, regulators have stepped in with initiatives, such as...

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Lenda: From Mortgage App To Mortgage In Five Days
January 23, 2018

Very few consumers review the mortgage application process as a high water mark in their lives. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Subprime Lending Power Player Victory Park Expands Overseas
January 16, 2018

Victory Park Capital — a Chicago-based investment firm — is a key player in the alternative financial services movement, providing debt capital for a string of familiar names in online lending. Avant, Elevate and LendUp, for example, are among the digital lenders that have worked...

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Does Tribal Lending Have A Future?
January 16, 2018

Scott Tucker’s pre-sentencing “apology” will not likely be remembered as one of history’s greatest all-time allocutions of contrition. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Have Cannabis’ Banking Plans Gone Up In Smoke?
January 09, 2018

Financial services for the cannabis industry have been a complicated issue for the 20 years that there has been a legal – or at least quasi-legal – cannabis industry in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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FICO Monopoly On Mortgage Lending Threatened
January 02, 2018

A change in how potential mortgage borrowers are assessed may be on the horizon. Soon, FICO may not be the only game in town.  The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) — the federal body that stands behind the guarantors of most American mortgages, Fannie Mae...

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What 2018 Will Mean For Marketplace Lenders
January 02, 2018

2017 was a tough year for some of the biggest names in alternative financial services in the U.S. – Prosper, OnDeck and LendingClub, in particular. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...