A new blockchain-based anti-fraud and identity verification system is being built by...
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Metamask shares their official guide on what investors should expect when participating in a token sale for the first time; provides tips to ensure understanding of the projects, prerequisites to participate and how to avoid fraud. Source
This week had a bit of everything. Departures from the leading big...
Avant and Marlette Funding are battling state law in Colorado; the state has a 12% rate cap for consumer loans and both lenders advertise loans that exceed that limit; both partner banks that work with the online lenders have filed lawsuits against Colorado claiming the interest rates they charge are acceptable by federal law because of the charters they hold from their state. Source
In a report on the structured finance market, Fitch Ratings provides an outlook for 2017; says losses from auto loan asset-backed securities could increase with rising defaults; also notes increased risk from marketplace lenders and industry securitizations which have been reporting higher delinquency and loss rates; says the best performance is likely to be from residential mortgage and commercial mortgage securitizations. Source
P2P-Banking has launched an IFISA database to help UK investors compare IFISA providers; investors can filter search criteria by interest rate, term, loan type, minimum investment, account transfers and promotions among other criteria; the focus of the service is on P2P lending IFISAs however the database also includes other types of IFISA investment options. Source
Luvleen Sidhu took over as CEO of BankMobile in January after serving...
The new fintech company is called COIN and targets millennials and other...
AltFi reports that since the middle of March, Revolut has lost eight...
Climb Credit is integrating earnings potential into its credit underwriting models for student loans; firm offers student loans for individuals and through partnerships with educational institutions; its credit underwriting process for a student loan includes multi-factor data on the earnings potential of the loan's borrower in addition to the individual borrower's credit score. Source