consumer loans

Personal loans are typically unsecured loans that consumers can use for a variety of different purchases. Unlike mortgages or car loans, which are used to specifically buy houses and cars, someone can use personal loans to do just about anything, from improving their homes to investing in a small business. Personal loans typically have fixed payments and lower interest rates than other types of consumer loans, like credit cards.

(source: lendingtree.com)

Paytm Stock Drops 20% After Downgrade for Scaling Back Loan Sizes
Paytm Stock Drops 20% After Downgrade for Scaling Back Loan Sizes
December 07, 2023  |  Loans

 Paytm’s stock hit a two-year low Thursday (Dec. 7) after it changed its small-ticket loan policy and brokers downgraded its stock.  The Indian FinTech had announced earlier...

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Buy Now, Pay Later Thrives Despite Rising Interest Rates
Buy Now, Pay Later Thrives Despite Rising Interest Rates
November 09, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm continues to see demand from investors, reportedly defying earlier concerns about rising interest rates affecting all BNPL lenders. Unlike traditional...

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Federal Reserve Survey Reveals Tightened Lending Standards and Weaker Demand
Federal Reserve Survey Reveals Tightened Lending Standards and Weaker Demand
November 06, 2023  |  Economy

Lending standards have tightened and demand has weakened in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Reserve’s October Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey...

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LendingTree: Consumers Seek Loans but Credit Availability Has Contracted
LendingTree: Consumers Seek Loans but Credit Availability Has Contracted
October 31, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

LendingTree continued to be affected by high interest rates and consumers having difficulty accessing credit in the third quarter. During the quarter ended Sept. 30, the...

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As Goldman Retreats From Retail, Consumer Loan Charge-Offs Hit 5.8%
As Goldman Retreats From Retail, Consumer Loan Charge-Offs Hit 5.8%
July 19, 2023  |  Earnings

Goldman Sachs’ retreat from Main Street banking continues — and the second quarter results showed the lingering impact. While Wall Street may be parsing the...

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Big Banks’ Consumer Loan Write-Offs Jump 73% in Q1
Big Banks’ Consumer Loan Write-Offs Jump 73% in Q1
April 18, 2023  |  Banking

America’s biggest banks are downplaying a massive spike in write-offs of bad consumer loans. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (April 18), the four largest banks...

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Synchrony Core Purchase Volumes Grow 11% as Charge-Offs Also Increase 
Synchrony Core Purchase Volumes Grow 11% as Charge-Offs Also Increase 
January 23, 2023  |  Earnings

For Synchrony Financial, consumer spending volumes remain robust, receivables increased — and loans past due are on the rise. As the largest provider of private...

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Growth of Business and Consumer Lending Slows in Eurozone
Growth of Business and Consumer Lending Slows in Eurozone
December 29, 2022  |  Europe

The growth of business and consumer lending in the eurozone slowed in November. According to the latest figures from the European Central Bank (ECB) published...

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Fed: Demand For Commercial, Consumer Loans Fell As Banks Tightened Standards
Fed: Demand For Commercial, Consumer Loans Fell As Banks Tightened Standards
May 05, 2020  |  Loans

As the coronavirus took hold of the economy, banks in the U.S. tightened standards on loans for both companies and individuals, according to the April...

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