Online Lenders news and trends

Fed: Two-Thirds Of SMBs Are Dissatisfied With Online Lenders

January 14, 2020
Why SMBs Are Dissatisfied With Online Lenders
Small Business Loan Fraud Puts FinServ On High Alert
B2B Payments // October 03, 2019

Though fraud technology has evolved to combat the monster of payments fraud, there is a growth threat for banks that innovators are also paying attention to as financial institutions (FIs) increase their appetite for such tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Online Lenders Prepare For A Recession
Economy // April 15, 2019

Online lenders in the U.S. including LendingClub, Kabbage, and Avant are gearing up for a slowdown in the economy and are taking a look at their risk exposure as they prepare for what they see as the inevitable. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Avant Brings SaaS Lending Tech To Banks
Loans // October 02, 2018

Avant is best known among its financial services peers as a FinTech firm, founded to throw automation and an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced underwriting process at the problem of creating accessible, affordable personal loans for consumers. Since its founding in 2012, the firm has specifically distinguished...

LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ
Security & Fraud // October 01, 2018

On Friday (Sept. 30), LendingClub officially closed the door on a two-year chapter in its corporate history that its current board and founding team would probably like to forget. Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have officially ended...

Interviews & Exclusives
Avant Brings SaaS Lending Tech To Banks

October 02, 2018
Avant is best known among its financial services peers as a FinTech firm, founded to throw automation and an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced underwriting process at the problem of creating accessible, affordable personal loans for consumers. Since its founding in 2012, the firm has specifically distinguished itself in a crowded field of tech-based underwriters, with its […]

Lenda: From Mortgage App To Mortgage In Five Days

January 23, 2018
Very few consumers review the mortgage application process as a high water mark in their lives. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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...

How Marqeta Uses Cards To Power Disruption In Lending

September 26, 2017
Neither a borrower nor a lender be, the saying goes. Although in a perfect world that might be the way to live life, we live in a world far from...

Quick Reads
Online Lenders Prepare For A Recession

April 15, 2019
Online lenders in the U.S. including LendingClub, Kabbage, and Avant are gearing up for a slowdown in the economy and are taking a look at their risk exposure as they prepare for what they see as the inevitable. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to […]

FinTechs Wary Of US Bank Charter Plan

August 15, 2018
Despite having the chance to apply for banking licenses with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, many online lenders are proceeding with caution. Get the Full Story Complete...

Otting Loosens Rules On Short-Term Small-Dollar Loans

April 26, 2018
Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, says that rules on short-term, small-dollar lending should be relaxed so U.S. banks are able to offer loans to cash-strapped consumers. Get the Full...

Chase Partners With AutoFi To Drive Online Auto Loans

January 12, 2018
JPMorgan Chase announced Thursday (Jan. 11) that it inked a partnership with AutoFi, the FinTech auto lending company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...