Alternative Finances

Alternative Finances
State Regulators Investigate Payday Advances
August 08, 2019

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced it will lead a multi-state investigation into alleged violations of state regulations of the short term lending industry, specifically in the area of payroll advances.  On Tuesday (August 6), Financial Services Superintendent Linda Lacewell...

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Why Consumers Need Digital Banks To Be Better, Not Just Cheaper
July 30, 2019

Not having enough money can be a very expensive — a genuine problem for the more than two-thirds of all American workers who report living paycheck to paycheck. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Bringing Debt Management Into The Digital Age 
July 24, 2019

“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” 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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Plaid Rolls Out Liabilities Tool To Track Student Loan Debt
July 18, 2019

Plaid’s core business is centered on helping make it easy for developers get up and running with financial apps. That mostly until this point has been focused on areas like basic accounts (savings and checking) and, more recently, investments. But, as the U.S. faces $1.6...

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Microlending Bridges Gaps For Recent Immigrants
July 02, 2019

Karla Ogaro was a certified pharmacist in the Philippines before emigrating to Canada. Mohammed Aly, also an immigrant to Canada, was a dentist who ran a clinic that served over 2,000 patients in his native city of Cairo, Egypt. Josie Scapa worked as a nurse on two continents...

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Could Income Share Agreements Displace Payday Loans?
May 29, 2019

Income sharing is not a common method of financing as of 2019 — though, as of late, it has begun to get much more interest from investors and innovators, particularly in the context of student loan financing. The basic structure of the program in a...

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Startup Helps Millennials Finance Rent, Move-In Expenses
May 22, 2019

In 2010 a small, obscure New York State political party grabbed a lot of viral attention with a video by its candidate for the governorship, Jimmy McMillan. McMillan’s party name and his message are one in the same: “The Rent Is Too Damn High.” Get the...

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The Problems With Postal Banking
May 16, 2019

Last week presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and freshman New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a lot of headlines with the Loan Shark Prevention Act — a big, wide-ranging piece of consumer protection legislation that would do two main things. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Higher Fees Drive LendingClub’s Earnings Beat
May 08, 2019

Stronger-than-expected loan originations combined with increased transaction fees to push LendingClub’s quarterly earnings report past analyst expectations when the results went live shortly after the market closed yesterday (May 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...