Alternative Lenders news and trends

FI’s $52 Trillion Threat
Banking // April 15, 2019

Shadow banking now has $52 trillion in assets under its belt. FinTech firms are crowding financial services’ flanks, looking for customers who crave mobile means of managing their financial lives. Last week’s Capitol Hill hearing — and our own data on just where we will...

Building A Better On-Ramp For Credit Repair
Alternative Finances // March 26, 2019

Self Lender Founder James Garvey never thought he would go into financial services, and certainly never thought financial inclusion would become a personal passion. As a software engineer by training, his area of expertise was online direct marketing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Rising Interest Rates And The Changing Mortgage Market
Loans // November 27, 2018

Climbing interest rates are taking their toll on the number of consumers in the market for new home mortgages. Mortgage applications for new homes are down 25 percent year over year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Pew Pushes Installment Loans As Regulated Payday Alternative
Alternative Finances // October 17, 2018

Short-term lending – specifically, payday loans – have attracted a lot of attention in recent years, from the media and from the regulators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Interviews & Exclusives
FI’s $52 Trillion Threat

April 15, 2019
Shadow banking now has $52 trillion in assets under its belt. FinTech firms are crowding financial services’ flanks, looking for customers who crave mobile means of managing their financial lives. Last week’s Capitol Hill hearing — and our own data on just where we will bank — helped spotlight the concerns that might keep traditional FI executives up at night.

Why The Cleveland Fed Pulled Their Online Lending Study

November 21, 2017
Last week, we told you a tale of two Fed studies, which were putatively about the same topic, but drew nearly opposite conclusions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Quick Reads
More Potential Homeowners Turning To Alternative Lending

November 02, 2017
A growing number of potential U.S. homebuyers are turning to alternative lenders to purchase their dream homes. 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 […]

How One Lender Hooks Millennials

December 04, 2015
The thought of getting a call from the bank that lent out a student or car loan might ring of nightmares to many but not from a new player in...