The CFPB this week released a final payday lending rule, which rescinds a 2017 regulation under Obama-appointed CFPB Director Richard Cordray that required payday lenders to assess borrowers’ ability to repay.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, mortgage lender Quicken Loans filed paperwork to go public under parent company Rocket Companies (RKT). In its filing, the company listed the size of its offering as $100 million, a placeholder amount that will likely change.
Read MoreBoss Insights has been addressing the need for faster, digitized lending platforms since long before the coronavirus outbreak. CEO and co-founder Keren Moynihan shares how collaboration — with the media, accelerators, and Oracle — has helped her company tailor its offering specifically to Paycheck Protection Program applications.
Read MoreLending tech has — and will — be crucial for small businesses to access U.S. stimulus funds.
Read MoreMarcus was rolled out in 2016 and was the gilded, venerable investment bank’s first foray into consumer financial services.
Read MoreThere’s an old saying: Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Let’s hope some of the nation’s big banks aren’t making that mistake right now.
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