Alternative credit underwriting and new data solutions for broadening credit underwriting have been emerging themes in recent quarters; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is currently researching alternative data underwriting and many fintech companies are developing new solutions for broadening credit availability and reaching more thin file borrowers; Sasha Orloff from LendUp discusses some of the important factors for consideration in broadening credit availability in his presentation at LendIt USA 2016 highlighting some of the initiatives that are currently developing in today’s market. Source
