Alternative Finances

Alternative Finances
Lending Club’s Tough Fall
October 18, 2016

Lending Club has had a tough year. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree...

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Racecar Driver Scott Tucker Owes The FTC $1.27 Billion Over Deceptive Payday Lending
October 05, 2016

Professional racecar driver Scott Tucker and companies he owns reportedly owe the Federal Trade Commission $1.27 billion over deceptive payday lending practices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Prosper Shutting Down Secondary Market For Loans Later In October
October 04, 2016

Prosper, the P2P lending marketplace, is reportedly closing down the secondary market for its loans later this month. 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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As The Comment Period Comes To A Close, Legislators Diverge On Payday Lending
October 04, 2016

T-minus five days and counting. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive...

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Chase’s Push Into SMB Lending
September 27, 2016

Banks, especially big ones, aren’t all that interested in lending money to SMBs. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Heritus Starts Offering Merchant Cash Advance Leads
September 23, 2016

Heritus Marketing Group announced on Thursday (Sept. 22) that it began offering Merchant Cash Advance Leads. 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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Lending Club Has A New CFO
September 13, 2016

Embattled marketplace lender Lending Club has appointed a new CFO. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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The Fight For Financial Fiefdom
September 01, 2016

FinTech startups are escalating the fight for territory in the financial services sector. Once reliant on traditional banks for services such as deposit holding and access to services such as customer checks, FinTechs are beginning to obtain proprietary licensing and gaining independence from old-school banks.

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Is The Future Of Alt-Lending Playing Well With Others?
August 30, 2016

No one knows who exactly first said, “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” 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 newsletter, PYMNTS...