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As Banks Tighten Lending, Are Private and Alternative Credit Channels Gaining Ground?
As Banks Tighten Lending, Are Private and Alternative Credit Channels Gaining Ground?
February 05, 2024  |  Loans

The banks continue to tighten, the traditional channels are tougher to navigate in the commercial lending space. And against a backdrop where smaller firms are...

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Bank Liquidity May Be Squeezed by Drop in Loan Market Value
Bank Liquidity May Be Squeezed by Drop in Loan Market Value
April 07, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Banks’ market-value losses on loans have reportedly been rising along with interest rates. Ninety-seven percent of a sample of publicly traded United States banks reported...

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SVB Collapse Raises Knotty Questions About the Overseers and the Overlooked
SVB Collapse Raises Knotty Questions About the Overseers and the Overlooked
March 22, 2023  |  Regulation

Hindsight is always 20/20 — and, in the rearview mirror, the Silicon Valley Bank collapse was obvious to see. Big bank. Dominant player/big fish in...

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Wirecard’s End Appears To Begin In China
Wirecard’s End Appears To Begin In China
June 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

For Wirecard, does the end start in China? It’s well known by now that roughly $2 billion is unaccounted for in a story that continues to...

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BoE Gov Says Crypto Could Slow Bank Loans
BoE Gov Says Crypto Could Slow Bank Loans
February 28, 2020  |  Banking

The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Jon Cunliffe, said on Friday (Feb. 28) that digital currencies could potentially dry up lending for...

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Revenue-Based Financing Challenges The Bank Loan Status Quo
Revenue-Based Financing Challenges The Bank Loan Status Quo
December 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Traditional bank loans remain the undisputed leader in small business lending. Fueled further in the U.K. by regulatory initiatives (designed to spur competition in small...

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UK Treasury On The Defensive Over Bank Referral Scheme
UK Treasury On The Defensive Over Bank Referral Scheme
September 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. government’s bank referral scheme, designed to connect small businesses that were rejected for a traditional bank loan to alternative lenders, has faced its...

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FSB Says Higher Bank Capital Requirements Will Remain
FSB Says Higher Bank Capital Requirements Will Remain
June 07, 2019  |  Regulation

Europe’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Friday (June 7) that higher bank capital requirements, which were put on the books during the financial crisis,...

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Helping The Smallest Businesses Navigate Credit – And Taxes
Helping The Smallest Businesses Navigate Credit – And Taxes
May 22, 2019  |  Today In Data

The gig economy is gaining ground, as an increasing number of workers have specialized skill sets. But even the savviest of individuals may need help...

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