Tag: credit

April 16, 2024

As part of the deal, KBZ Bank will deploy the fintech’s credit modelling platform, CreditX, to “assess the creditworthiness of applicants across retail and SME products with higher accuracy and efficiency”. The AI-powered platform enables “real-time, paperless loan assessment” and […]

February 28, 2024

The deal with see the bank transfer the debt from its branded credit card programme in the US to Blackstone’s credit and insurance segments, which were consolidated last September. Barclays says the transaction is part of a move to release […]

February 21, 2024

On Valentine’s Day, fintech Neon Money Club launched an app to help financially like-minded people find love. Potential suitors will find one unusual hurdle prior to swiping right, though: They must have at least a 675 credit score. The app, […]

February 16, 2024

The partnership will see the bank adopt its partner’s embedded lending technology and credit intelligence network to induce a “second review” of a loan application should the applicant fail to meet its traditional lending requirements the first time around. A […]

February 15, 2024

The CFPB’s announcement of a proposed rulemaking to remove medical bills from consumers’ credit reports, as well as the special focus placed on medical debt in its annual report, indicates that reporting medical debt will continue to be a priority. […]

January 31, 2024

The facility builds upon a previous $250 million debt facility the fintech landed with Credit Suisse and Waterfall Asset Management in December 2022. Founded in 2016 and based in Los Angeles, USA, Sunbit provides a buy now, pay later (BNPL) […]

December 18, 2023

On December 15, 2023, the CFPB announced a settlement with a medical debt collector to resolve allegations that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), its implementing Regulation V, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), and the Consumer […]

October 26, 2023

U.S. Bank stepped into the buy now, pay later space Tuesday with the launch of Avvance, a new point-of-sale lending product. Similar to other BNPL checkout experiences, an Avvance button will now pop up at checkout on the websites of […]

October 3, 2023

On September 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Consumer Protection Circular, “Adverse Action Notification Requirements and the Proper Use of the CFPB’s Sample Forms Provided in Regulation B” (Guidance), concerning lenders’ obligations when using artificial intelligence […]

September 29, 2023

U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank, and its community development entity (CDE) – USBCDE, LLC – received $55 million of New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation from the U.S. Department of Treasury. The allocation is part of […]

September 26, 2023

As BNPL has soared in popularity, more research and polling is being conducted to understand who’s using it and how. To dig deeper into the background and circumstances of people who both receive and use BNPL offers, New York Fed […]

August 9, 2023

The company says its latest offering, SumUp Cash Advance, will help merchants in the UK finance their operations by furnishing advances of up to £20,000 based on their payment history. Merchants can then pay the advances back through payment acceptance […]

August 1, 2023

Banks have tightened lending standards as the Fed, beginning in March 2022, raised interest rates 11 times — the most aggressive pace in four decades. Policymakers, aiming to curb inflation to the central bank’s 2% target, increased the federal funds […]

April 7, 2023

Bank directors know that while there are many risks that all banks face — including some serious emerging issues — the major, ever-present risk that causes the most bank failures is credit risk. The question then becomes: how well do […]

March 10, 2023

In January, Q2 released the 2023 State of Commercial Banking Report, which analyzed data from Q2’s PrecisionLender proprietary database that includes commercial relationships from more than 150 banks and credit unions throughout the United States, along with other sources. Report […]

January 31, 2023

Over the past few years, numerous states have imposed interest rate caps on consumer credit. In recent blog posts, we discussed the efforts of both Michigan and New Mexico to impose a 36% annual interest rate cap. Last year, Congress […]

January 30, 2023

The company says the new funding facility will enable it to increase loan originations and grow its portfolio as it looks to accelerate its growth. It also plans to expand its product offerings to include retirement interest-only mortgages, term mortgages […]

December 29, 2022

Fears are simmering that inflation (and aggressive interest rate hikes to fight it) could push the economy into recession in 2023. Historically, the combination has indeed caused economic turbulence. The Federal Reserve this year lifted rates multiple times. Collectively, they […]

December 22, 2022

More than 132 million Americans across the country trust their finances to a credit union. As not-for-profit financial institutions, credit unions have the flexibility to offer members lower rates on loans, fewer fees and higher-yielding returns on their savings. While […]

December 8, 2022

In 2021 and 2022, the nation’s financial regulators began sharing their future expectations for banks related to the growing concern of climate risk. Their particular emphasis is focused on the impact of climate change on an institution’s credit risk. While […]