The latest edition of Credit Union Tracker, a collaboration between PYMNTS and PSCU, found that 60% of credit union customers...
Mortgages are one of the last lending products to become fully digital as the process represents quite the challenge to...
Rob Pfeifer has been appointed to chief risk officer at Affirm; was previously chief financial officer; Pfeifer has been with Affirm since March 2013; prior to Affirm, Pfeifer worked in various financial analysis roles; he has extensive experience in forecasting, reporting and deal transactions.
Lennar Corp. is the largest homebuilder in the United States; they will leverage technology built by Blend to allow their customers to apply for mortgages online and through mobile devices; this will cut down significantly on the time to apply for a mortgage and Lennar hopes it will also help attract millennial buyers. Source
The economic downturn has caused financial hardship to businesses and individuals everywhere triggering impacts to cashflow and credit delinquencies. As...
AltFi asked four fintech executives about launching a company during a recession and three said entrepreneurs should move forward; the...
Low wage workers have always had a difficult set of expensive options when they try to cash their paychecks; bank accounts are costly because they cannot maintain certain balances and check cashing shops are not exactly cheap; WiseWage, a North Carolina based non profit is looking to offer another option; the company has struck partnerships with Regions Bank and Varo Money, among others, to offer a lower cost direct deposit; the prepaid cards have set fees which can be waived if enough is loaded each month; the program is meant as a test to see if they can enlist those who have dropped out of the financial system because of a lack of options. Source.
StreetShares provides loans for veteran-owned small businesses; following the California bizWin™ and VetBizWin™ initiatives, StreetShares has partnered with the Northern California Financial Development Corporation (Nor-Cal FDC) which will expand its business lending solutions with contract financing; Nor-Cal FDC is a licensed Financial Development Corporation and supports small business capital solutions for more than 3.6 million small businesses throughout California including a focus on companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. Source
The CredAgility platform is relied on by lenders globally for customer management solutions; enhancements to the newly released version 7.3 include expanded customer level views for client service representatives, improvements for compliance management, added self-service options and improved functionality for email and customer outreach. Source